AVP - Legal Entity Control - CA/CPA

Roles & Responsibilities:

What we're looking for :

- Fair knowledge of LEC function including month close processes, account reconciliation and substantiation, etc.

- Strong financial background experience including exposure to IFRSs and external/regulatory reporting or Financial Control function for large scale organisation

- Formal accounting or business qualification e.g. ACMA, ACA, ACCA, CPA or equivalent

Skills that will help you in the role :

- Exposure to Front to Back Trade Flows

- Understanding of SAP/Hyperion and other reporting tools

- Experience of working with Senior Management Required to provide detailed analysis and information on complex queries/problems and communicate to stakeholders on proposed solutions and recommendations

- Minimal supervisory oversight and able to perform duties with minimal or no guidance

- Assertiveness, tenacious and control focused

- Responsible for stabilizing and consolidating migrations, improving processes, and significantly delivering process efficiencies / review model.

- Lead a team and responsible for key broker / dealer entity controllership function

- Liaising with the entity Controllers and Consolidation group. Includes having an understanding of financial reporting and consolidation process.

- Needs to understand the Business and Structure of the Legal Entities assigned.

- Production of the monthly and year-end US GAAP & IFRS Financial Statements. This includes P&L, BS, Off BS reporting, various schedules & disclosures as per the Regulatory requirement.

- Ensuring Financial statements are complete, accurate, prepared in a timely manner, and are in accordance with GAAP on a legal entity and a consolidated basis.

- Implements quality assurance practices to ensure accuracy, quality and timeliness of team output

- Drives and develop productivity improvement initiatives

- Identifies and drives improvements in the implementation of the financial control framework across areas of responsibility

- Ensure proper training of the team members and provide direction wherever required. Focus on execution

- Ownership of key controls supporting the General Ledger and other reporting applications including managing the SOX compliance.

Qualification, Experience & Skills :

- CA / CPA : 7 plus years of Post qualification in Audit /Financial Services / Banking or other Industry. Knowledge of US GAAP / IFRS

- Team management skills.

- Strong ability to communicate (oral and written) in English with all regions.

- Self starter, problem solver and ability to work with minimal supervision.

- Strong analytical skills

- Strong organizational and summarization skills

- Excel system skills and ability to learn Finance specific systems

- Must be able to work well and complete tasks under tight deadlines

- Identifies and pursues innovative business initiatives that provide a material contribution

- Builds and commercially leverages sustainable networks across their Group and in dealings with regional controllers

- Accountable for team engagement and satisfaction

- Responsible for team (individual) career development and talent management

- Responsible for team technical guidance and direction