The mission of the Function Controller comprises 3 roles:
⮚ The main job scope of the Function Controller is to monitor and improve the operating costs of the relevant Functions Activities in Singapore, and to provide decision support to Management. This includes the production of regular financial and management accounts, budgets and forecasts, in close coordination with Business/Function Controllers in Europe.
⮚ Finance Transformation: The Function Controller will drive projects related to digitalization and optimization of processes in Finance
⮚ Support to Heads of Integrated Functions ( HR, Legal, Finance, Procurement...) based in Singapore to get an overview of relevant financial KPI across APAC
Primary responsibilities :
- Supervising Integrated Functions’ expenses across the APAC region and assisting Heads of Functions in obtaining a comprehensive view of their costs.
- Responsible for computing regional business cases for cross-country improvement initiatives, and providing actionable scenarios and way forward,
- Build a strong customer relationship with Functions managers, providing lean and applicable information,
- Support the definition of cost allocation models to support cross-Functions and cross-entities charge back
- Contract management / Service Level Agreement (SLA) : Ensure the Cost Reimbursement Agreements’ content is up-to-date, compliant to current country regulations/laws, sufficient to protect Company interests, which support all activities within the Company
- Accountable to establish the annual budget (includes ensuring budget adherence, investigate any budget deficiencies and provide solutions/improvement) & quarterly forecast of the respective business activity / function, in liaison with Heads of department,
- Responsible for an accurate intercompany re-invoicing process, closely following up on intercompany transactions and reconciling intercompany positions to ensure no discrepancies in quarterly balances,
- Managing projects related to the transformation of Finance for greater simplification and digitalization of our process, such as:
Automatization of Dashboard and reporting
Audit existing finance processes and identify areas for improvement and automation
Develop and implement new financial tool using SAP, Google suite - Support the development of Financial models, forecast and budgets
- Keep abreast with all organizational changes and business developments, countries’ financial related regulations,
Secondary Responsibilities :
- Other corporate or ad-hoc duties as required and assigned by supervisor(s), such as Business Case, ad-hoc analysis
Personal & Interpersonal Skills :
- Excellent organizational and multitasking abilities,
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to handle internal stakeholders,
- Independent with strong analytical and problem-solving skills,
- Team oriented and willing to ensure maximum efficiency,
- Ability to translate complex data into actionable scenarios
- Expertise in Google Suite, Excel including advanced functions, formula and data manipulation
- Self-motivated and enthusiastic, willingness to take responsibilities and challenges,
Professional skills:
- Expert in Financial Systems and Digital solutions (SAP, SAP Analytical Cloud, Google Sheet...)
- Proven experience in Finance transformation projects or similar role
- Finance or Accounting Bachelor’s / Master’s undergraduate,
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in Controlling / Audit,
- Accounting knowledge, transfer pricing and commercial understanding are desired,
- Ability to work in an international & dynamic environment and quick adaptation to changes
