Director of Finance / Controller - J. Morrissey

175K Regional Controller – Business Area USA
 

• Business partner of the BR VP and local management. Support in creation, driving and execution of strategy and financial decision-making for individual companies as well as for the business area in total
• Assist VP and local management understand their financial performance and achieving their financial commitments
• Support finance functions in local companies, development of the functions
• Analysis, review and quality check of monthly financial and operating reporting packages.
• Commenting and presentation of financial outcome for monthly business reviews for the business area. Analysis of outcome compared to budget and last year
• Implement and carry out projects in co-operation with Group Finance, for example implementation of changes in financial policies, use of BI and other tools, digitalization, sustainability reporting etc
• Assist in data warehouse implementation, assistance and education to the local mgmt.
• Assisting the local companies to evaluate and calculate investment projects and their returns
• Oversee that the companies are in compliance with Internal control, Group Policies etc.
• General understanding of accounting GAAP and support to the local companies in group reporting under IFRS
• Liquidity planning/forecasting and treasury.
• Communication with auditors and tax authorities.
• ERP implementation support to local companies

We see that experience from manufacturing business is important and that the person need to be quite “on-hands” to assist the companies rather than be to be on a high theoretical level to far from the operations.


CFO: USA Holding Company
 

• Manage daily accounting, treasury, and investment functions.
• Manage implementation and ongoing compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley financial accountability reporting, liaising with counterparts to ensure uniform application of standards.
• Administer general ledger activity, including reconciliations, journal entries, and financial closing.
• Direct accounting functions, including monthly close, accounts receivable/payable, reconciliations and regional payroll administration.
• Establishing delegation of authority and segregation of duty matrix for the regional operating companies
• Develop and maintain relationships with regional banks
• Support the implementation of financial systems
• Oversight of HR and Sustainability compliance and initiatives       

Independent
Responsive
Trustworthy
Innovative
Self-Motivated
Organized
Strong Communication Skills
Attention to detail