Senior Accounting Controller Lisboa

Overview

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Responsibilities

• Build a strong,
  - based, transparent and efficient
  - way communication and partnership with the region/entities/process stakeholders under coverage.
• Ensure that the Group Accounting Control Plan is properly rolled out and monitored in the regions/entities under coverage.
• Perform oversight review of control
  - ups in the regions/entities under coverage. Estimate and report deficiencies identified in the accounting controls and prepare associated reports to Senior Management and governance bodies.
• Ensure Regional Finance teams comply with control obligations and have fully implemented the Group Accounting Control Plan and all procedures prescribed by the Infinity Platform.
• Obtain and analyze certificates covering accounting streams from the different entities/regions under scope.
• Develop a good understanding of the production and control
  - up of the entities/regions under scope and report problems concisely with action plans to remediate.
• Contribute to related reports for the accounting function.
• Monitor recommendations issued by General Inspection/Internal Audit, Regulators and External Auditors in the regions.
• Follow up operational risk incidents involving Finance and their impact on the control framework; monitor remediation plans and timelines.
• Hold regular (at least quarterly) Internal Control Committee (FORCC) meetings with the regions/entities to review accounting control issues; contribute to the Accounting and Financial Risk Committee (AFRi
  C) for allocated regions and transversal topics; hold
  - hoc meetings with Regional Finance when needed.
• Ensure other Control Plans are properly rolled out.

Main Tasks

• Experience in control, finance or audit (preferably in the banking and/or financial sector).
• Strong accounting expertise.

Soft Skills

• Organizational skills
• Critical thinking

Language Skills

• English proficiency (if applicable to role)

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Consulting

Industries

• IT Services and IT Consulting

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