Control Manager

Ambition. Curiosity. Resilience.

These 3 words describe and animate you? Join us! 

At the heart of our dynamic growth is a simple strategy: everything must be done to ensure that our incredibly talented teams have accelerated careers. This is why we pursue our dreams. That we are looking to the future. That we value talent more than title. And that’s why we seek candidates who will be better than ourselves. And if it were you?

 
Your main responsibilities : 

• Financial reporting

• Ensure compliance of financial reporting and reconciliations in monthly reporting (P&L, BS, CF, CAPEX) and quarterly reporting (supplementary schedules)

• Sign off on variance analyses of P&L, BS and supplementary schedules prepared by BSC accounting team

• Analysis and control of the figures to be reported (Cognos, ZBB, SCFD, BI)

• Country business sign off and functional supervision for BSC back office operations (OTC, PTP, Treasury, Intercompany, General accounting)

• Internal and external point of contact (“Country Controller”)

• Country sign off authority for legal statutory accounts overall quality and compliance with local laws and regulation

• Monthly (quarterly, year-end) closing for the Country

• Preparation and communication of instructions

• Coordination of the different stages of the process (contacts Business & dotted line Management of BSC accounting team)

• Problem solving

• Validation and approval of the manual journal entries and provisions

• Liaise with various departments re the closing

• Daily analysis of the financial results and undertaking corrective actions

• Control services

• Follow up of defined benefit plans and pensions

• Review provisions on BS and reconcile in particular provisions for claims and litigations with legal tool

• Ensure right shared base payments calculations in countries

• Perform target bonus calculations for all countries and align with countries

• Accounting for disposal/acquisition files

• Assets management: 

• Ensure adequate systems and procedures are in place to provide controls, safeguarding of assets and the efficient execution of financial activities

• Country Business support

• Manage projects, e.g. segregation of duties (improve our system access manage to avoid risks of fraud / implementation of Global Chart of Accounts); LEAN process redesign; stock revaluation harmonisation; account reconciliations

• Maintain relationship with local managers, BSC´s, zone finance and zone functional areas

• Standardise processes and calculation methodologies cross-countries

• Manage internal audit issues related to Finance:

• Review/validate Finance related internal audit issues prior to issuance of audit report

• Monitor Finance audit issue closure as per defined action plans

• Reflect results of audit issues in Internal Control Framework and Finance Excellence Program

• Manage external audit issues related to Finance:

• Plan and coordinate external audit process with statutory auditors

• Discuss external audit issues and findings prior to issuance of audit report, manage implementation of remediation plans

• Manage a team

• Management of the PD Accountant Manager

• Lead the OPR cycle and target setting process.

Your benefits :

• Type of contract : permanent contract

• Attractive salary package consisting of a fix part and variable part (bonus and profit-sharing and participation bonuses)

• Meal vouchers

• Holiday cheques and present cheques

• Sharing our products with your friends

Your profile :

• With Bac +5 training, you have initial field experience in financial field

• You are ready to travel to our Lille office once per a week to be in contact with our local team

• You are comfortable in English both written and spoken

• You want to flourish in a dynamic environment and a company that allows you to develop your potential

• You are said to be strong in conviction, autonomous, with product sensitivity, involved and with a sense of customer service

• Our values ​​inspire you and you refer yourself to each of them