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Purpose of the role:
The Country Finance Lead plays a critical role in ensuring strong Financial Risk Management and Control for high-risk locations, where local knowledge and local presence of
finance is mandatory to conduct business. The Country Finance Lead is the official finance representative of the company to all external local private and public institutions in
the Country and the single point of contact in finance for the specific location, hence will be required to navigate the finance organization to right place incoming questions and
requests.
Key Responsibilities:
Financial Risk Management & Control
• Support ATR, OTC and PTP by consulting on local specifics rules, government regulations
• Acknowledge and be aware of what is in the books, while ensuring all one-off transactions, provisions and periodic movements
of key balances are documented by ATR, to ensure integrity and credibility of our financial statements
• Area Tax compliance, support on frontline Tax assessments and oversee Tax filings
• Execute, Manage and Control E2E Financial processes for non-GSC entities (until offshored) and JVs performance management
• JVs performance management and Boards engagement, incl. consolidation of all preparation needed ahead of board meetings
• CAPEX controlling, especially on physical assets
• Support frontline business functions by providing expertise on financial procedures and assess impacts, ensuring alignment
with APMM GAAP for e.g., Reviewing Investment proposals, Sustainability reporting etc.
• Have sufficient overview and assurance of compliant B/S and P&L together with ATR (given the local liability)
• Support ATR in timely closure of Audit processes and review final Audit observations
• Anchor point for RICC in the frontline and drives overall effectiveness for the Area and action plans for open audit issues
• Provide continuous support in reducing trapped cash and optimize working capital processes to fund the business.
• Will support the Area Cash Flow Controller, but only for the specific location
• Will support the Area Financial Compliance Lead, but only for the specific location
• Will support the Area Finance Transformation Lead, but only for the specific location
Experience Requirements:
Accountable for:
• Ensure financial compliance toward any local government
• Statutory financial reports are prepared on time and in
accordance with local regulations, with no gaps or unreported
provisions together with ATR
• Internal and external audits are closed without any significant
findings, and appropriate follow-up actions are taken on open
finding to close them
• Country Financial Compliance
• Optimized cash flow, minimum liquidity in each country
Key Interdependencies:
Internal stakeholders
• Stakeholders across all functions and levels in the Area
• Area Legal department
• Regional Financial Controlling team
• Area ATR, OTC and PTP teams
External stakeholders
• External notary or law firms
• Accounting consultants
• External legal advisors
• Government authorities and Ministries
• Local banks, Central bank
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