Job Title: Africa Controller
Hiring Organization: GE
Healthcare
Location – Locality: Nairobi
Location – Region: Kenya
Industry: Healthcare
Job Type: Full
Time
Salary: KES
Date Posted: 05/07/2024
The
incumbent will be responsible for controllership activities in respect of GE
HealthCare’s (GEHC) operations and legal entities in the Africa LCT. He/she
will ensure timely and accurate US GAAP closing and reporting on a monthly and
quarterly basis; provide technical controllership guidance to both finance and
operations leaders; and manage the local statutory and tax
reporting obligations for the GE HealthCare (GEHC) Africa legal entities. The
Africa LCT Controller will report into the EAGM Controller.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Legal
Entity management including ERP reduction and LE entity reduction. Capital
structure fix of entities (debt/equity/quasi loan) and establish
process/ownership of LE cashflow management involving cross functional
team including treasury/tax/ controllership.
- Establishing
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, GEHC Data Request (DR) submissions, representation letters and
adjusting entries.
- Work
closely with the COE teams to ensure the appropriate level of support is
provided by the COE teams, as well as being a point of contact for issue
resolution and support, as appropriate. Monitor, Identify and rectify
process defects in processes run by BPOs and other COEs to ensure timely,
accurate reporting.
- Monitor
& drive GEHC initiatives, simplification projects, integration
projects, IT finance projects and International region transformation
projects. Provide leadership on these projects.
- Monitor
and drive special projects related to internal control over financial
operations & reporting AND business growth with P&L and Functional
Finance Leaders as determined by EAGM Zone Controller & LCT CFO.
- Ensure
Controllership & Compliance of all Finance Activities &
Documentation within Local Statutory, GEHC Business practices, policies
& requirements.
- Plan
and budget the resources necessary to complete all activities on-time and
in accordance with authoritative guidance.
- Perform
financial analysis of balance sheet accounts to ensure compliance,
integrity of account balances/financial reporting and effectiveness of
business processes.
- Work
closely with financial and operational leadership to pro-actively assess
and manage financial risk. Identify potential risks & opportunities
and communicate effectively. Interpret finance risks & opportunities
to local circumstances & present workable solutions.
- Partner
with GEHC Internal Audit for internal GEHC 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.
- Manage
relationship with auditors to drive efficient & effective audit
processes (audit planning, debrief meeting, audit fees etc.)
- Monitor
and review that appropriate Internal Controls are in place, in line with
GEHC GAP, US GAAP, and critically examine potential issues where financial
risks & opportunities may be drawn out.
- Ensure
that the balance sheet account reconciliations are completed within GEHC
guidelines.
- Ensure
compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley 404 requirements.
- Partner
with GEHC Tax leader to manage the relationship with Tax Advisors to drive
efficient & effective tax processes (CIT/ VAT/WHT tax returns
preparation, tax audit support, FAS 109 completion).
- Ensure
readiness for tax field audits and establish right archiving mechanism for
processes owned by GEHC and monitor/test archiving mechanism for processes
owned by business teams and BPOs and ensure compliance to GEHC Map 20.20.
Required
Qualifications
- Qualified
ACA, CIMA or ACCA or Masters in Accounting, Finance, or other business
related-field, with at least 10 years progressive accounting or finance
experience
Desired
Characteristics
- External
Auditing Firm graduate (Big four preferably)
- Strong
controllership analytical skills – able to link financial results to
operational performance drives
- Experience
leading cross-functional projects / process improvement within operations
/ finance function
- Adaptable/Flexible:
being open to change in response to new information, different or
unexpected circumstances, and/or to work in ambiguous situations
- Team
Leadership & excellent collaboration and communication skills
- Support
a positive environment despite constant changes
- Self-starter
& a quick learner with a commitment to meet deadlines
- Strong
attention to details & experience with data analytics
- Strong
PC skills, experience with ERP and reporting systems
- Experience
working in a matrixed environment
- Strong
interpersonal skills and excellent verbal/written communication skills and
the ability to communicate complex business issues in a clear/concise
manner
- Integrity:
accepting and adhering to high moral, ethical, and personal values in
decisions, communications, actions and when dealing with others
- Self-starter
and a quick learner with a commitment to meet deadlines
- Strong
experience in internal controls (including Sarbanes Oxley 404)
- Strong
attention to details
- GE
HealthCare is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our
company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color,
national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran
status, or disability status.