Director Accounting Services (Global Controller) job at Living Goods | Apply Now

Accounting, Reporting and Internal Controls:

• Maintain accounting, statutory financial reporting, financial controls, and information systems to ensure adequate records, appropriate authorizations of transactions, and safeguarding of assets.

• Drive overall ownership and accountability regarding Controller-ship initiatives across the organisation, including key Controller-ship metrics (statutory financial statement filings, statutory audit requirements, account reconciliations, etc.)

• Interpret and implement Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and other standards applicable to LGs operational jurisdictions.

• Compliance focal point for accounting issues.

• Initiate process improvements.

• Coordinate and lead all local and international audit and proper filing of statutory and tax returns.

• Prepare for and manage all external audits and support country specific audits in collaboration with country finance leads.

• Research and resolve technical accounting issues, including consultation with external auditors, and country accounting teams.

• Ensure legal and regulatory compliance with regard to all financial functions across all LG operations and jurisdictions.

• Assume a key role in collaboration with the Financial Analysis and Grant reporting teams in annual planning, budgeting and in monitoring revenue and expenditure against budget.

Treasury:

• Oversee cash flow planning and forecasting, and ensure availability of funds as needed.

• Oversee banking relationships of the US entity ·

• Ensure banking relationships are appropriately maintained at the country level.

• Oversee financial strategies and activities, investments and asset management Leadership Development.

• Governance:

• Support the CFO in engaging the Board’s audit and finance committees around issues and trends in financial standards and accounting policies.

Management and Advisory services:

• Provide controller leadership to the rest of the organization and support the countries and operations teams to understand the implications of transactions and other matters by providing expertise and accounting guidance.

• Lead direct and matrix reports in general accounting in support of organizational objectives.

• Leverage strengths of the current accounting and finance team members help to clarify roles and responsibilities and develop and implement training programs in order to maximize and reach best individual and organizational goals.

• Advise management about complex financial accounting and reporting issues and transaction structuring, and current technical accounting developments.

• Manage and support general accounting and financial reporting teams, and interactions with accounting shared service organizations including account reconciliations, closing processes, general ledger & financial systems maintenance, and accounting compliance.

• Maintain an environment of excellence and a “can do” culture that facilitates the success of LG