Job Description
This position is responsible for all US GAAP, statutory, legal and fiscal accounting & reporting requirements for Eaton’s legal entities in Russia. The role is to be based in Eaton’s Moscow office.
The role provides financial leadership to Russia on all accounting activities including strategic development, tactical deployment of all aspects of US GAAP, statutory reporting, planning and control. The incumbent is also responsible for improving and reviewing campus finance processes and structure and for the statutory accounting/audits, corporation and income tax accounting. The Chief Country Controller works on simplifying financial structures e.g. legal entities, banking and tax. S/he ensures end to end process improvements by partnering with other process stakeholders to improve process efficiency, effectiveness and internal control.
The Chief Country Controller is accountable for all matters associated with internal controls, internal auditing, external audit, statutory reporting and financial advice, as well as for ensuring compliance with Corporate Policy and legal requirements; functions as an agent of change to improve systems and procedures.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Deploys EMEA Finance Vision, driving country teamwork, business partnering, customer service and transaction processing & compliance execution efficiency & effectiveness. Ensures Vision project deadlines are met. Implement Oracle and migrate transaction activity & accounting processes to the ISSC as directed
Participates as a key business partner to the Operations and EMEA leadership team. Contributes to business strategy development and operational execution of business plans. Helpes create the future state of Russian Country vision and deployment actions.
Develops AO team organizational capability & capacity as proactive Sector/Operation business partners and customer service oriented professionals with responsibility for end to end transaction & compliance process improvement.
Drives end to end campus processes standardization. Identifies standard process deviation, process inefficiency/ineffectiveness and opportunities for process improvement. Devises corrective action plans & partners with Operations/Shared Services to address.
Provides external benchmarking analyses for financial performance as well as administrative and operational process efficiencies.
Monitors performance and providing financial information and analysis to various levels of management to enable the business to meet and respond to financial targets.
Deploys EMEA Compliance Framework for campus structure. Ensures a ‘risk inventory’ is taken, deploying the standard ‘risk inventory’ process and ensuring satisfactory mitigation of risks identified. Ensures country reviews are executed in compliance with the standard country review process and issues are reported to senior Finance leadership.
Supervises and coaches Country Accounting Managers & direct reports. Drive/improve employee engagement and managerial effectiveness.
Deploys, monitors and ensures compliance to USGAAP, local GAAP, corporate policy, WHQ/EHQ guidelines internal control, compliance and risk frameworks and other requirements. Plans, controls and coordinates to ensure current and future corporate and regulatory requirements are identified and complied with in a timely and cost effective manner. Actively maintains the control environment in the campus. Executes Balance Sheet Reviews (as per financial policy) and ensures Corporate ledger monthly balance sheet reconciliations and reviews.
Desired Skills & Experience
Professional accounting qualification required; accounting degree preferred.
10-15 years of financial management experience.
Experience in finance/ accounting and auditing within a multinational (manufacturing) company preferred.
Experience of Russian statutory reporting requirements.
Knowledge of US GAAP; exposure to Sarbanes Oxley & IFRS, US FAS 109 tax reporting.
Sound practical knowledge of corporate income tax /indirect taxes.
Ability to act and represent Eaton as board member of multiple legal entities.
Experience of best practice implementation/end to end process improvement in accounting & reporting.
Able to work as part of a team, adhere to company standard processes, practices & policies.
Proven leadership skills; deploying strategic change and building organizational capability.
Excellent working knowledge of the English and Russian language.
Effective communication and manager of people skills essential.
Ability to operate and deliver independently without day to day supervision.
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