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Calderys

FI - Financial Controller (Month End)

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Mission

The Month-End Controller is responsible for overseeing the end-to-end month-end close process globally, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with group accounting policies. This role acts as a key liaison between the Shared Service Centre (SSC), regional controllership teams, and group to deliver high-quality financial results and to continuously improve the efficiency of the closing process.

Responsibilities

  • Manage the month-end calendar, ensuring transparency, adherence to deadlines, and proactive resolution of bottlenecks.

  • Lead and oversee the month-end closing process, ensuring all activities are completed accurately and on time.

  • Ensure consistency in ways of working and roust control of trial balance, P&L, and balance sheet positions.

  • Collaborate with BPO partners and regional accounting teams to ensure effective execution of closing activities.

  • Identify, report, and support remediation of control or process issues identified during the close cycle.

  • Drive standardization, automation, and continuous improvement in the month-end close process to reduce cycle time and increase accuracy.

  • Support group audit and compliance requirements, ensuring documentation and evidence are complete and readily available.

  • Prepare and present closing KPIs and performance metrics to management, highlighting improvement opportunities.

Requirements

  • Qualification (CA/MBA or equivalent) or advanced level in career.

  • Month End Process Experience

  • Experience in similar role for at least 7 years.

  • SAP or major ERP experience including

  • Experience managing BPO organisation in delivering month end process

  • Soft skills required:

  • Good organizational skills, ability to manage workload to ensure all key deadlines are met.

  • Strong presentation skills.

  • Problem solving and a growth and enterprise mindset.

  • Continuous Improvement Experience. Challenging status quo,

  • Stakeholder Management.

  • Analytical Thinking.

  • Thrive on working in a highly collaborative and diverse culture.

However, if you have the following, it would be a plus:

  • Excel skills at advanced level, some experience of predictive analysis

  • Experience working in Finance/Controllership or accounting areas.

  • Global Process Owner experience

  • Implementation of systems and processes