Cluster Controller South Asia - Mumbai, India - NielsenIQ

NielsenIQ

Verified Company

Mumbai, India

1 week ago

Posted by:

Deepika Kaur

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Description

Company Description

NielsenIQ is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, marital status, protected veteran status or any other protected class.

Job Description:

At NielsenIQ, the Cluster Controller lead's all aspects of
local controlling and accounting for cluster of countries. Coordinate activities between
Operational Controlling, Revenue Controlling and Business Finance. Supervising local accounting activities specific to the respective markets. Maintain and monitor the local core finance processes.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Cluster Controller will be responsible for:

Manage
local controllership function and lead the local Controlling team; provide financial oversight on the local business
Ensure adequate
performance and reporting on the following by leveraging both onshore and offshore teams:
US-GAAP accounting/closing, accruals, and account reconciliations:
Financial closing and consolidation

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Procure-to-pay functions (invoice & payment processing, T&E, etc):

Intercompany transactions and reconciliations:

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Revenue recognition & Contract Management:

Receivables and Collections Management

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Ensure compliance with all relevant global, regional or local policies, procedures and guidelines
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Drive change locally in cluster with regards to standardization and simplification initiatives as governed by the Global or Regional COE core teams or by Finance leadership

Produce
monthly closing dashboard, and quarterly and yearend reporting packs in accordance with corporate requirements for the local markets
Ensure effective control environment through active coordination with the Group Controller and the Global and Regional COE core teams
Support and guide markets for all
local internal audit and compliance review assignments, including any
SOX or distributed audits, lead discussion with auditors and design control environment to mitigate any risk identified in the audit finding
Manage the
statutory and tax accounting and audit processes and act as the overall supervisory point of contact for external auditors and/or tax and statutory authorities or consultants
Provide leadership to local team in managing local board of directors with signature authority and directorship accountability for all local legal entities as may be needed under local and global statutory requirements
Lead and execute on initiatives and ways of work to continually evolve the finance function under the umbrella of the Global COE
Collaborate with the Global COE, Group Controlling and Business Finance teams to maintain or implement bestinclass policies for Revenue accounting and manage risk
Develop and implement procedures and operational ways of work in a standardized, efficient, and effective manner for all markets in the cluster in the realm of OTI, I2C, and Cash Application under the umbrella of the Global Controllership Organisation
Enhance & promote appropriate systems configuration, implementations, and IT environment to ensure effective and efficient execution of continuous finance processes
Maintain thorough and current understanding of GAAP. Keep abreast of emerging accounting and reporting standards. Support the implementation of new accounting pronouncements as required.

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Communicate and collaborate routinely with finance colleagues at regional levels, providing direction related to key processes and related changes, the sharing of best practices and keeping them abreast of initiatives that have a global impact

Qualifications:

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOU

A successful Cluster Controller will achieve a balanced coordination and seamless execution of all Controllership and general financial accounting related activities. S/he will have delivered on all process governance and controllership metrics. S/he will have promoted leadership and talent development and have willingly demonstrated values and behaviours as a senior finance leader.

QUALIFICATIONS

Degree in Finance or Accounting and
Chartered Accountant
qualification is a must:
Fluency in English mandatory; second or third regional language preferred

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8- 12 years relevant professional experience with large team management in a medium to large international company; experience with POC model preferred

Experience in implementing global processes and systems
Experience in driving process improvement within a Finance organization
Successful track record of development/delivery of complex solutions
Must have broad knowledge of
US GAAP, with strong
technical accounting, process, and controls background:
Experience with ERP systems (preferably
SAP, MS Office) and IT-PC literate