Financial Executive/Manager (Contract)

Provide support during the legal entity separation process. Oversee and execute finance actuals, closing, and reporting activities for assigned reporting unit(s) to ensure timely delivery and accuracy. Perform thorough sanity checks of the Profit and Loss (P&L) statement and coordinate variances analysis against actuals, including comparisons to prior periods. Monitor the Balance Sheet, conduct financial variance analysis, and address open items to ensure financial stability and accuracy. Review integrity and quality of all sub ledgers, including balance reconciliation, to identify and resolve discrepancies. Coordinate documentation pertaining to accruals, provisions, and special items to support accurate financial reporting. Actively oversee the financial closing process, lead pre-close meetings, define and implement mitigation actions to address issues, and drive improvements to meet defined deadlines and ensure correctness of actuals. Provide evidence for the Internal Control Framework and follows up on remediation plans. Communicate with internal and external auditors. Collaborate closely with Financial Shared Services, FP&A, Business Units, and Centres of Expertise (like tax and treasury) to ensure alignment and integration of financial activities across the entities under your responsibility. Proficient knowledge and proficiency in ERP systems, particularly SAP (SAP ECC 6 version). Experience with a carve-out is a strong plus. Experience working with a Shared Service environment is a plus.