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Position Purpose:
- Plan, organize, control, and identify business opportunities and exposures for the organization and assist local and area management to achieve its targets.
- Ensures integrity and compliance of the financial statements and ensures that necessary procedures and controls are in place and aligned with internal and external requirements.
- Lead, manage and motivate the team to meet/exceed KPIs and to build increased organizational capabilities across functions.
Major Accountabilities:
- Provide independent general business, entrepreneurial, consultative, analytical, interpretive, strategic, & financial counsel to attain sales, operating profit & key product market share objectives
- Lead & direct finance & control function to ensure integrity of financial information, statements, internal controls, SOX compliance, effective / efficient administration, effective management of working capital & optimum financial & execution of finance/tax plans to maximize the country’s after-tax operating income
- Monitor & enforce compliance to ensure legal compliance , local country’s laws & regulations & consistent application/compliance with company's corporate policies, procedures, ethics & adequacy of internal controls including internal & external audit recommendations.
Job Requirements
Education:
- University degree in business or related field Advanced degree in Business, Finance or Economics
- MBA preferred
- Relevant tax and/or financial planning certifications preferred
Language:
- Fluency in French and English
Experience:
- 15 years overall Experience
- Extensive experience (7-10 years) with full P&L and Balance Sheet responsibility for all facets of a blue-chip multinational business (Healthcare or consumer health experience would be a plus.)
- Solid experience (minimum of 5 yrs.) in building and leading a world-class finance team
- Multi-country financial operations experience is a plus point for this position, as is local- country experience, particularly as a country or regulation CFO.
- Country-level experience should have included FP & A as well as accounting and internal controls responsibilities.
- At least 10 years of operational financial experience in direct support of a business with experience as a controller or Finance Director within a finance division
- A proven track record establishing and ensuring strong internal control compliance