Regional Head of ATR & Financial Controlling - Europe

Key Responsibilities:

• The Regional Head of ATR & Financial Controlling will be responsible for Europe region in the following matters:
• Main partner of Regional CFO/Head of Finance to achieve regional objectives and support finance & business outcomes as a dependable business partner. Collaborate with other functions, Centres of Excellence (CoEs) as necessary to achieve the right outcomes for the Region & Maersk
• Drive optimal Working capital for the region
• Drive & develop efficient processes, challenge the status quo and strive for automation opportunities
• Translate Organization objectives into actions and drive these by developing and maintaining an engaged team
• Accurate completion of Books of Accounts as per defined periodicity & timelines for scoped legal entities within the Region for both the Maersk Group and Local Statutory books
• Ensure adequate controllership to drive accurate reporting of Balance Sheet Exposure with required Accounting Adjustments and development of plans to mitigate future exposures
• Ensure appropriate execution of Internal controls for the Region and & improve Control Effectiveness scores
• Own the conduct of Statutory Audit for scoped entities within the Region along with Group Audit with respect to timely completion, filing and mitigation of audit observations. Support other Audits like Tax Audit, Transfer Pricing Audit, or any other Audit as initiated by different Authorities
• Help in furthering the global Fast Forward Finance (FFF) Vision and help take the function to the next level

Required Experience and Skills:

• Preferred Accounting Qualification CA / CMA / ACCA / CPA /CIMA. MBA Fin/ Dip IFRS considered in exceptional cases
• Minimum 15 years of post-qualification experience with 8-10 years in Accounting
• Business knowledge to understand customer and compliance implications of issues
• Influence and collaborate cross functionally in a matrix organization.to solve issues
• Strong leader of leaders with ability to thrive in a transformative environment
• Ability to challenge status quo
• Enterprise mindset

Personal Characteristics:

• Attention to detail, especially concerning books of account; but also an ability to absorb the big picture in terms of organizational goals and priorities
• Strong performance orientation
• Strong business partnership skills & stakeholder management
• Ability to lead leaders of teams
• Ability to do what it takes to meet deadlines, especially period closes
• Open-minded and ability to work in a diverse, international environment
• High integrity and personal ethics, professional in communication
• Ability to challenge the status quo, looking to work smarter and find optimization opportunities
• Ability to work with organizational vision & functional priorities and motivate the team

Primary Internal Stakeholders:

• Frontline or Onshore Regional Controller
• Regional Finance Head/ Regional CFO
• Regional Finance Leadership team
• Platform (Technical)Teams
• Process organization (Functional Process Owners/ Global Process Owner)
• ATR Consolidation and CoE teams
• Respective Regional Leaders in Order to Cash (OTC)/ Purchase to pay (PTP)
• Treasury and Tax team
• Copenhagen Headquarter accounting, governance and risk control colleagues

Primary External Stakeholders:

• External Auditors

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