Dentsu - Associate Director - CCoE Team

Job Description:

- Enable the setting up of a Regional CCoE team, including onboarding new scope of activities from In-market finance teams.

- Work with the Transition Manager to apply and implement standard stage-gate transition methodology to ensure seamless transition of activities and to mitigate risks.

- Ensure timely and accurate delivery of Monthly Financial Reporting along with all other associated activities and reports.

- Ensure strong control over Balance Sheet reconciliation process and subsequent reviews with key stakeholders.

- Maintain oversight of Central HQ entity w.r.t R2R Accounting activities, local ERP and BPC reporting, Forecasting etc.

- Identify and establish internal SLAs, KPIs, RACI and process documentation (SOPs) for all reporting processes in Regional CCoE.

- Support Regional & Market stakeholders on key BS improvement projects, for eg. Balance Sheet forecasting, Improved BS reporting processes etc.

- Monitor Regional & Market KPIs to identify potential areas of improvement. Standardise existing BS reporting and compliance processes to achieve scale.

- Perform benchmarking analysis with other Regions & Markets to identify and implement best practices in the Region.

- Responsible to support interim and year-end Audit.

- Implement Internal Control Framework (ICF) and manage the controls self-assessment process for the Region & Markets.

- Partner with Controls Assurance team in the annual J-SOX controls effectiveness attestation process

- Establish effective governance with Market/Regional stakeholders to obtain timely feedback.

- Performance management, training & continuous development of the team.

Professional Skills:

- Qualified Chartered Accountant with 12+ years of post-qualification experience in Accounting, Consolidation, Financial reporting, Controllership.

- Should be effective at planning and must have a strong grasp of every functional area of the organization, its internal and external drivers, resources required to meet expectations, typical and atypical risks, and marketplace dynamics.

- Strong communication skills (verbal & written). Able to communicate effectively with various stakeholders, across different regions and levels.

- Strong teamwork and collaboration skills.

- Demonstrate high level of responsibility and commitment to the assigned activities. Agile and flexible to changing needs and adhoc requirements.