Country Financial Controller

Main Purpose of Role:The Financial Controller role is to provide a first class financial reporting, planning and control, whilst acting with complete integrity and ensuring that management has an accurate understanding of the financial position of the company and providing a broader business support role to the Managing Director and the wider Russia team.Main Duties & Responsibilities: •Maintain accounting records as per local GAAP. •Produce accurate and timely monthly/yearly financial reports both internal & external. •Forecasting of detailed P&L and cash requirements. •Monitor and analyse the financial performance of the business, against budget and forecast, including profit and loss and cash flow. Budgeting, working alongside local team. •Co-ordinate internal and external financial audits. •Liaison with Banks, Auditors & Statutory Authorities, as required. •Leadership of all legal matters •Production of monthly and year end accounts packs. •Strong contribution to commercial contracts review & project financial management •Resolving queries that may arise with regards to finance via liaison with Group Finance, external suppliers and customers. •Credit control process, ensuring customers to pay to terms. •Reconciliation of Bank accounts & petty cash. In order to perform employment duties financial control officer is to know the following aspects: Russian Federation legislation concerning accounting and reporting regulation Russian Federation legislation concerning taxes and receipts Russian accounting USA GAAP accounting standards Methods and mode of payments Operational execution procedures and document management in accordance with accounting spheres Economic analysis methods of operational and financial company s operations Company s structure, strategies of its development Settlements rules with debtors and creditors Methods and terms of accounting balance-sheets and recording preparation Internal performance standards SOX related Internal Controls The person appointed to the post of financial control officer is to meet the following standards of: Higher vocational (economic) education and three years minimum employment experience in the same occupation; Teamwork skills; Advanced user PC skills; English language skills set; Advanced Microsoft Excel user; Adherence to standards of Ethics in business communication. Additional requirements: Sociability; Responsibility and accountability; Punctuality.