European Controller

Position Title: European Controller                        

Reports To: Corporate Controller

Exempt

Position Summary

Responsibilities and Duties

• Manage and oversee the accounting system, including internal controls
  
  
  
  • Responsible for the design and maintenance of the accounting function to ensure separation of duties and strong controls
  
  
  • Monthly journal entries and account reconciliations are performed
  
  
  • Close monthly books
  
  
  
  


• Manage the accounting team
  
  
  
  • Lead accounting team meetings
  
  
  • Manage team workload
  
  
  • Review team’s work and serve as subject matter expert
  
  
  
  


• Financial reporting
  
  
  
  • Review and monitor financial performance within NetSuite to ensure that the financials are updated and accurate
  
  
  
  


• Financial forecasting
  
  
  
  • Forecast revenues and cost of sales based on projects in place as well as projects that will be signed (pipeline revenues)
  
  
  • Forecast expenses based on historical figures as well as prospective spending plans
  
  
  
  


• Oversee cash flow and cash management using NetSuite and online business bank accounts


• Support Financial Summaries for quarterly review
  
  
  
  • Past quarter financial review
  
  
  • Forward looking financial forecast
  
  
  
  


• Financial office management
  
  
  
  • Reconcile interoffice activity
  
  
  • Ensure compliance with local statutory reporting requirements
  
  
  • Quarterly VAT filing/review
  
  
  • Work with local accounting firms on annual financial reporting and tax filings
  
  
  
  


• Compensation
  
  
  
  • Support all employee comp and special payments
  
  
  • Support annual reviews and compensation budgeting
  
  
  • Support year end profit sharing and bonus review
  
  
  
  


• Oversee Accounts Receivable
  
  
  
  • Project invoicing review
  
  
  • Monthly revenue recognition support
  
  
  • Oversee timely purchase order requisition
  
  
  • Oversee collections
  
  
  
  


• Oversee Accounts Payable
  
  
  
  • Review proper expense coding among several dimensions (chart of accounts, projects, business units and office locations)
  
  
  • Ongoing cost containment strategy
  
  
  
  


• Liaison to external CPA/tax advisor regarding tax and financial statement matters


• Process improvement, documentation of work


• Manage Banking relationship and compliance
  
   

Education, Skills, and Experience

• Advanced degree in Accounting


• Chartered Accountant and/or CPA certification


• Experience translating financials from IFRS to US GAAP


• Experience operating in an ERP, preferably NetSuite


• Controllership experience in a private company, or auditing experience, preferably with a multi-national company


• Knowledge of internal controls


• Cash and revenue forecasting


• Knowledge of management accounting


• Knowledge of tax planning and financial planning


• Manage and operating financial aspects of multiple offices


• Ability to prioritize workload and manage competing priorities


• Ability to work independently, as a self-starter, and to collaborate with cross-functional teams

• Supervises staff, including hiring, scheduling and assigning work, reviewing performance, and recommends salary increases, promotions, transfers, demotions, or terminations.


• Manages others through subordinate supervisors.