Associate Operational Controller

Summary

The job is for a Local Controller at Nielsen, responsible for supporting all aspects of local controlling and accounting, ensuring compliance with laws and regulations, and leading the local Operational Controlling team. The role also involves coordinating activities between various teams and functions, maintaining internal controls and SOX documentation, and assisting in producing monthly closing dashboard and quarterly/year-end reporting packs.

Requirements

• Chartered Accountant or CPA
• Local or international Accounting qualification (CA,CPA, ACCA, ACMA, or other) preferred
• Fluency in English and local language mandatory; third regional language preferred

Responsibilities

• Support all aspects of local controlling and accounting in the local market
• Assist with the coordination of activities between Operational Controlling, Revenue Controlling and Business Finance
• Perform local accounting activities specific to the respective market
• Support the local controllership function and lead the local Operational Controlling team; provide financial oversight on the local business
• Ensure compliance with all relevant laws, regulations, and accounting standards
• Ensure adequate performance and reporting on the following : o US-GAAP accounting/closing, accruals, and account reconciliations o Financial closing and consolidation o Procure-to-pay functions (invoice & payment processing, T&E, etc) o Intercompany transactions and reconciliation
• Ensure compliance with all relevant global, regional or local policies, procedures and guidelines
• Support change locally with regard to standardization and simplification initiatives as governed by the Global or Regional COE core teams or by Finance leadership
• Assist in producing monthly closing dashboard, and quarterly and year-end reporting packs in accordance with corporate requirements for the local market
• Support Operational Controller to maintain internal controls and SOX documentation and ensure effective control environment through active coordination with the Group Controller and the Global and Regional COE core teams
• Support the Operational Controller during local internal audit and compliance review assignments, including any SOX or distributed audits
• Maintenance of local statutory accounts and ensure ongoing compliance to local regulation for the local legal entities
• Assist in the statutory and tax accounting and audit processes and act as the single point of contact for external auditors and/or tax and statutory authorities or consultants