Finance Lead - Controllership Middle East
Hewlett Packard (HP)
Total years of experience :18 years, 11 Months
Oversee country accounting operations and ensure controls are maintained over accounting transactions and financial reporting.
Ensure that Middle East entities comply with local regulatory requirements, corporate policies, IFRS and local GAAP.
Manage the monthly closing cycle including the monthly provisions and month end accruals. Manage and lead the balance sheet accounts reconciliation and leading action plans to close reconciling items. Analyze and report the financial statement fluctuations.
Own the bank accounts management, cash flow forecast and relationship with the banks including managing bank signatories, Ensure bank accounts are reconciled on monthly basis.
Review and ensure compliance of tax filings across the region. Manage the relationship with tax advisors and tax authorities.
Ensures accurate financial statements are prepared in accordance with IFRS and locally accepted accounting principles. Work jointly with the external auditors to generate the audited financial statement and file it on time as per the regulation requirements.
Develop and document business process and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls
Lead and coordinate compliance reviews for Middle East and Africa. Oversee and perform internal control testing in compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley. Monitor compliance to accounting policies and procedures.
Support risk assessment, control self-assessment and disclosures control processes. Summarize and help developing abatement plans. Ensure that Company and business policies and processes are being proactively monitored, reviewed and assessed for existing or potential compliance violations and concerns.
Develop and communicate consistent and effective financial policies and procedures aligned with MEA region and global requirements.
Support internal audit and functional teams to ensure effective controls in place to mitigate any adverse compliance findings. Drive closure of open audit issues and proactively work to prevent future issues / manage risk. Lead resulting corrective action process implementation and follow up throughout the organization
Provide ongoing support and guidance to functional teams on financial compliance related issues, FCPA processes and Sarbanes Oxley compliance.
Investigate compliance matters and manage audits relating to emerging risks as well as corrective actions.
Maintain and continuously improve compliance measures, dashboards, and metrics.
Responsible for audit engagements planning, execution and supervision.
Evaluate internal control systems and provide appropriate recommendations to the management for identified control weaknesses.
Schedule, supervise and direct audit staff and review engagement working papers to ensure compliance with the firm audit methodology.
Manage overall assignment delivery and keep the Audit Manager and Partner informed of the progress and material audit findings.
Review financial statements prepared under the IFRS and draft audit reports.
Supervise and perform multiple concurrent audits of large banks and multinational companies.
Develop strong understanding of IFRS, ISAs and BASEL accords.
Coordinate with other auditors to resolve issues as part of group audits.
Assume responsibility for budgeting, planning, execution and completion of audit engagements.
Administer and utilize CAATs tools to improve audit efficiency.
Participate in internal audit engagements of multinational companies.
Review internal controls and conduct audit substantive testing.
Participate in preparing financial reports and management letters.
Document audit issues and participate in writing audit reports.