Job Title: Finance Controller
Department: Finance
Industry: Automotive / Consumer Luxury
Reporting Line: Reports directly to the Finance Director
Role Overview
This role supports senior finance leadership by handling a broad range of accounting, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and financial analysis activities. The position also oversees external service providers responsible for transactional accounting processes, including accounts receivable, accounts payable, and billing, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely delivery.
Key Responsibilities
Communication & Stakeholder Support
Provide day-to-day coordination and support to finance team members, including regional and global finance counterparts.
Monitor, control, and follow up on outsourced accounts payable and receivable processes.
Build and maintain strong working relationships with commercial and business teams to support operational and financial needs.
Monthly Closing & Financial Accounting
Prepare manual journal entries related to payroll, social insurance, accruals, tax, and account reclassifications.
Reconcile cash movements related to payroll, social contributions, and tax liabilities.
Perform inventory, revenue, and cost-of-goods-sold reconciliation and analysis.
Manage fixed asset registration and depreciation, including lease-related accounting.
Conduct balance sheet reconciliations.
Support tax calculations.
Analyze selling, general, and administrative expenses.
Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting
Prepare financial forecasts and budget revisions from an accounting and control perspective.
Complete reporting packages accurately within agreed timelines.
Deliver ad hoc financial analyses and reports in a timely and efficient manner.
Management & Performance Reporting
Input inventory and sales volume data for actuals and forecasts.
Analyze product-level margins.
Prepare profit and loss statements and validate financial mappings.
Report intercompany profit and loss details and balance sheet movements.
Reconcile intercompany balances and perform validation checks.
Tax & Compliance
Respond to tax-related inquiries and reporting requests from regional or global headquarters.
Coordinate with external tax advisors for annual tax filings and payments.
Liaise with logistics and forwarding partners to support import tax adjustments resulting from year-end true-ups, as required.
Governance, Controls & Audit
Implement and maintain internal control frameworks and compliance requirements, including SOX-related processes.
Identify key business risks and support mitigation action plans.
Coordinate internal and external audit activities related to finance and internal controls.
Qualifications & Requirements
Minimum of three years of hands-on finance experience in a multinational or international business environment.
Strong background in accounting operations and financial processes.
High standards of professionalism, integrity, and confidentiality.
Reliable, detail-oriented, and able to work with a strong sense of urgency.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate across organizational levels.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
Business-level fluency in English.