Area Business Controller

Supports Control processes and production of high quality financial data
and reporting
Key Responsibilities:
* Review SAP/Kewill (and other operational systems) interfaces ensure differences gets resolved by Error handling teams and ensure that operational transactions are accurately, adequately and completely recorded in the required timeframes
* Control over quality, accuracy, completeness and timeliness of Revenue by monitoring timeliness and accuracy of estimates, timeliness of customer invoicing, ensure and control approvals of credit notes in line with authority matrix and ensure timely and accurate invoicing (if invoicing cannot be done immi: revenue estimation) in operational files
* Control over quality, accuracy, completeness and timeliness of costs by monitoring timeliness of creating POs, , review of open POs (POs without IRs, workflows without PO) and release where appropriate.
* Prepare and review weekly and monthly CM1 reports as required by different stakeholders to ensure CM1 reported is accurate, complete and includes resolution of aged accruals to ensure that manual accruals are avoided. such includes review of pass through charges, review of job profitability, resolution of profit/loss outlayers/ empty jobs, resolution of aged accruals, special treatments in customer/vendor contracts (vip's/volume commitments if applicable)etc.
* Review profitability of jobs on a weekly basis with a particular emphasis on ensuring all loss making jobs are signed-off by the appropriate authority (defined in the Area Local authority matrix) and that each and every job shows the most accurate CM1 according to the knowledge at that moment
* Ensure that all jobs are soft-closed and hard closed on time (as determined by Global guidelines) and deviations from planned CM1 and actual CM1 is reported, monitored and controlled
* Act as business partner to resolve SOD conflicts (if any), revenue leakages, contingencies that could result in a loss
* Strong business partner in implementation of new clients from job costing, invoicing and Finops process design perspective.
* Assist the CEN SME to improve operations finance processes and participate in identification of opportunities to improve operational systems (Kewill, FACT)
* Where a warehouse is used, the contract logistics business controller is also expected to ensure controls are in place in the warehouse. This includes and not limited to:
* Inventory count (bonded and non-bonded) and reconciliation on bonded warehouse own customs systems vs what is in customs registration with Authorities
* Review of blue color staff cost versus volume (e.g. number of orders)
* Drive Control Manual
Required knowledge & Skills:
* ‎3 plus years' experience in financial operations knowledge
* ‎2 years' experience in Finance/Controls
* Hands on experience in warehousing / Cold chain operations will be a value add and preferred
* Knowledge of SAP R3 / FACT will be value add and will be preferred
* Good communication and presentation skills
* Strong analytical skills and advance knowledge