SUEZ - Financial Controller

Role Summary/Purpose:

The statutory finance manager will report to the regional CFOs and will work with the outsourcing accounting providers and HQ controllership, accounting, treasury and tax departments to insure each of our legal entities are in compliance with local regulations - including Stat and Tax filings and legal entity ledgers processes and balances are compliant with internal policies and procedures as well is ownership for legal entity monthly, quarter and annual closing and reporting processes.

Essential Functions:

- Primary recipient of output (all financial statements) from the outsourcer for all legal entities operating in the South Asia Region mainly covering India and Bangladesh

- Own the Balance sheet and prepare/review STAT to IFRS as applicable 

- Work with outsourcer to review and complete Governmental Forms specific to LE/Country.

- Own completeness and accuracy of legal entity financials, as we close books by legal entity, for management purposes.

- Support management audit questions related to business transactions.

- Work with outsourcer to ensure adherence to Suez requirements (Policy, Procedure, Consolidation requirements).

- Inputs on tax (direct and indirect) related filings.

- Review Country by Country Reporting (CBCR) information for accuracy and completeness.

- Review and approve Stat financials - working with the outsourcer and Stat Leader.

- Sign local LE rep letter for statutory audit purposes.

- Address group/ statutory auditor query related to business transactions.

- Own cash forecasting for legal entity as required by HQ Treasury.

Responsible for all accounting functions :

- General ledger accounting : payables and receivables; payroll; completeness and accuracy of financial statements, and cash management for all legal entities in the region 

- Drive consistent and effective policies and procedures during monthly/quarterly close process including account reconciliations, account reconciliation audits, SUEZ smart data submissions, representation letters and adjusting entries.

- Ensure IFRS and local statutory finance records are maintained in timely, accurate and complete fashion.

- Ensure Controllership & Compliance of all Finance

- Activities & Documentation within Local Statutory and Tax policies & requirements.

- Support special projects related to internal control over financial reporting as determined by Business Controller.

- Lead annual pre-close, and monthly controllership reviews with key operations and financial management personnel.

- Drive closure of open audit issues and proactively work to prevent future issues / manage risk.

- Lead resulting corrective action process implementation and follow up throughout the organization.

- Perform financial analysis of balance sheet accounts to ensure compliance, integrity of account balances/financial reporting and effectiveness of business processes.

- Maintain permanent establishment operating structure - in line with HQ policies

- Support ad-hoc treasury and tax requests