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Title: Assistant Controller 1 Job at GE Nigeria
Post by: Jobrib on Aug 21, 2013, 11:31 PM
Job Title: Asst Controller 1

Employer: General Electric (GE)

Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Job Number: 1824799

Business: GE Healthcare

Business Segment: Healthcare Eastern & African Growth Markets

Posted Position Title: Asst Controller 1

Career Level: Experienced

Function: Finance

Function Segment: Controllership

Relocation Assistance: No

Role Summary/Purpose: The Assistant Controller I provides technical Controllership guidance to both finance and operations leaders

Essential Responsibilities:

•    Maintain the financial ledger of a legal entity in compliance with local laws/GAPs, tax codes, government regulations and filing requirements.

•    Book Journals to reflect financial activities in compliance with above same (may include some or all of: accruals, fixed assets, stock/inventory, accounts receivables, accounts payables, expenses, payroll)

•    Ensure timely and defect-free account reconciliations.

•    Ensure all expenses paid & recorded in ERP system, ensuring compliance within SOPs and business/company policies.

•    Participate in regular balance sheet reviews and variance analyses

•    Provide accurate and timely statutory & management reporting

•    Provide Ad hoc reporting for Corporate/Business requests

•    Partner with GE Corporate Audit Staff and Finance Managers for internal and external GE compliance reviews.

•    Drive closure of open audit issues and proactively work to prevent future issues / manage risk. Lead resulting corrective action process implementation and follow up throughout the organization.

•    Execute on policies and procedures during monthly/quarterly close process including account reconciliations, account reconciliation audits, GE Corporate Data Request (DR) submissions, representation letters and adjusting entries.

•    Participate in annual pre-close, quarterly CFO risk reviews and monthly controllership reviews with key operations and financial management personnel..

•    Ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley 404 requirements

•    Perform financial analysis of balance sheet accounts to ensure compliance, integrity of account balances/financial reporting and effectiveness of business processes.

•    Participate and provide input into GE Healthcare simplification initiatives

Qualifications/Requirements:

1. Bachelors degree in accounting, finance, or other business related field and 1 year progressive accounting or finance experience; OR high school diploma / GED and 4 years accounting or finance experience

2. Demonstrated proficiency in U.S. GAAP and local GAAP

Additional Eligibility Qualifications:

Desired Characteristics: 1. CPA / CA

2. Experience working in a global business environment with sound understanding of global process and transactional flows

3. Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to communicate complex business issues in a clear/concise manner

4. Strong analytical skills: able to clearly link financial results to operational performance drivers, generate alternatives and drive positive change

5. Clear thinking/problem solving: successfully led projects/process improvements within operations/finance functions; able to quickly grasp new ideas

6. Adaptable/Flexible: being open to change in response to new information, different or unexpected circumstances, and/or to work in ambiguous situations

7. Integrity: accepting and adhering to high moral, ethical, and personal values in decisions, communications, actions and when dealing with others

8. Confidence/Assertiveness: strong influencing skills

9. Experience working in a matrixed environment

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