Financial Controller at GE Healthcare

January 26, 2011 | Posted by admin | 637 views

Financial Controller Job
Location: IIkoyi – Lagos, Nigeria
Job Number: 1297359
Business: GE Technology Infrastructure
Business Segment: Technology Infrastructure Healthcare
About Us: At GE Healthcare, our vision involves looking at Healthcare in a completely new way.Focusing on earlier, pre-symptomatic disease detection and prevention, instead of late diagnosis.Helping clinicians access more information and intervene sooner with targeted treatments so their patients can leave longer, fuller lives.
We believe we can help make that happen – and we’d like you to be a part of our mission. As a global leader, GE can bring together the best in science, technology, business and human resources to redefine the frontiers of healthcare.
Something remarkable happens when you bring together people who are driven to make a difference – they do.
Posted Position Title: Financial Controller
Career Level: Experienced
Function: Finance
Function Segment: Controllership
Location: Nigeria
City: IIkoyi Lagos
Role Summary/Purpose: The Controller provides technical Controllership guidance to both finance and operations leaders for a specialist area within controllership; and/or provides strategic operational controllership leadership for a Country or Region with some complexity. The Controller may manage team of accountants.
Essential Responsibilities Establish standard operating procedures (SOPs) for operational and transactional processes impacting the financial statements, including closing, reporting and analysis
Drive consistent and effective policies and procedures during monthly/quarterly close process including account reconciliations, account reconciliation audits, GE Corporate Data Request (DR) submissions, representation letters and adjusting entries.
Monitor & Drive GE and GEHC corporate initiatives, simplification projects and integration projects. Provide leadership on these projects.
Plan and budget the resources necessary to complete all activities on-time and in accordance with authoritative guidance.
Ensure that the balance sheet account reconciliations are completed within corporate guidelines
Ensure US, GE & local GAAP finance records are maintained in timely, accurate and complete fashion
Ensure Controllership & Compliance of all Finance Activities & Documentation within Local Statutory, GE Corporate & Business practices, policies & requirements
Ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley 404 requirements
Performs quality assurance on all documentation.
Research and advise on complex technical accounting issues
Support commercial and operations leaders/teams to understand financial/accounting implications of transactions and other matters by providing GE expertise and technical accounting guidance.
Reports finance status and key metrics to the Business Regional or Global Controller
Special projects related to internal control over financial reporting as determined by Business Controller.
Drive business growth through simplification processes with P&L and Functional Finance Leaders
Participate in annual pre-close, quarterly CFO risk reviews and monthly controllership reviews with key operations and financial management personnel..
Partner with GE Corporate Audit Staff and Finance Managers for internal GE compliance reviews. 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.
Qualifications/Requirements: Bachelors degree in accounting, finance, or other business related field and 5 years progressive accounting or finance experience; OR high school diploma / GED and 8 years accounting or finance experience
Demonstrated proficiency in U.S. GAAP, local GAAP and authoritative accounting literature (i.e. FASB pronouncements)
Desired Characteristics CPA / CA or GE Corporate Audit Staff
Experience working in a global business environment with sound understanding of global process and transactional flows
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to communicate complex business issues in a clear/concise manner
Strong analytical skills: able to clearly link financial results to operational performance drivers, generate alternatives and drive positive change
Clear thinking/problem solving: successfully led projects/process improvements within operations/finance functions; able to quickly grasp new ideas
Adaptable/Flexible: being open to change in response to new information, different or unexpected circumstances, and/or to work in ambiguous situations
Integrity: accepting and adhering to high moral, ethical, and personal values in decisions, communications, actions and when dealing with others