Job Title: Regional Financial Controller
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Employer: Oracle Corporation
Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) provides the world's most complete, open, and integrated business software and hardware systems with annual revenues in excess of $35bn, and over 105,000 employees worldwide, operating in 145 countries globally. Over the past 5 years, Oracle has consistently delivered earnings growth comfortably ahead of target. Oracle has acquired in excess of 60 companies since January 2005, including Peoplesoft / JD Edwards, Siebel, Hyperion, BEA & SUN Microsystems The Global Controller Operations (GCO) Team is a key part of Oracle's World Class Finance organisation in EMEA. This progressive and innovative team comprises a dynamic group of approximately 100 financial professionals responsible for Financial Controllership of all Oracle entities within EMEA.
Job description: The Controller Senior Director is responsible for the all the Financial risk and compliance aspects of Oracle's legal entities in Sub-Saharan Africa. This incorporates financial risk assessment with other key organizations within Oracle, support for local statutory & tax compliance, SOX, oversight of local audits, Board of Directors responsibilities, new entity setup, key member of the regional governance board and ensuring that adequate financial controls are in place and adhered to.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Ensure that all African legal entities have adequate controls and risk assessment processes in place.
• Ensure full compliance with local regulations with the support of our financial advisors
• Identify and evaluate new and emerging risks and quality issues faced by the firm.
• Recommend and implement controls to mitigate risks identified.
• Direct periodic internal reviews or audits to ensure that compliance procedures are followed.
• Advise internal management or business partners on the implementation or operation of compliance programs.
• Oversight of internal or external auditors in compliance reviews.
• Direct the continued development and implementation of compliance-related policies and procedures throughout the entities
• Review or modify policies or operating guidelines to comply with changes in standards or regulations.
• Prepare monthly/quarterly risk assessment updates for Corporate Governance Board
• Devise and implement a risk & compliance assessment model covering Banking, Procurement, Tax, Treasury & Policies
• Developing action plans; measuring and analysing results & initiating corrective actions;
• Member of Board of Directors with full fiduciary responsibilities
• Local point of contact to liaise and support SOX controls in conjunction with Global SOX team
• Local point of contact to liaise and support Business Assessment & Audit
• Local point of contact to liaise and support Compliance & Ethics and Legal teams
• Support Central GCO Financial Controller, Local Statutory & Tax Compliance, Local Inventory Audit and Control Management (Spares/Assets), Revenue Recognition support, Support Payroll Org with local compliances
• Legal Entity Setup, new territories compliance assessments, lead co-ordination with Legal, Tax, Compliance, Treasury, Controllers
• Order to Cash, Support Customer documentation requirements (Naira to USD conversions, if required), Local support for Collections as necessary, Legal/Bankruptcy support, Establish a Global Partner Due Diligence Model with Compliance and Sales
• Provide input into the development of the strategic agenda for GCO in Africa
• Lead complex Regional projects/initiatives
Desired Skills and Experience:
QUALIFICATIONS/COMPETENCIES:
• Professionally Qualified Accountant
• Additional Risk qualification advantageous
• 10+ years industry experience of which at least 7 must be at leadership/management level
• Strong Background and Experience in Risk Management, Compliance and Internal Audit
• Strong leadership skills including ability to lead in a global organisation
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Influencing, persuasion & negotiation skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Problem identification and solving skills
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