Regional Finance Compliance Manager, MEA

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What you will do

Finance Compliance Manager is the key role reporting to Regional Finance Compliance Director for Europe, Middle East and Africa and LATAM. You will be responsible for governance of Finance, Business, Procurement and HR operations, conduct periodic financial audits for different business units in the region.

As a member of the finance governance team you will be assisting the MEA management team to evaluate the effectiveness of internal controls and supports them in developing corrective plans to resolve identified gaps and also support the internal audit team and business units during the internal auditing period. You will work within a vibrant environment that provides a platform for you to use your industry knowledge and experience to deliver our business objectives for the region.

How you will do it

As an experienced finance Compliance Manager you will be responsible to drive the business to ensure effective financial and operational internal controls are in place and are operating effectively. You will make sure that the Johnson Controls SOX Common Control Matrix is followed and run periodic audits to ensure that all the business units within the region are complying with the internal control requirements.

As a Finance Compliance Manager you will be the key individual to drive all the internal control remediation actions. You will support the business units in the region and both internal - external auditors for SOX purpose during the audit phase, after-which you will be also responsible to review the audit reports with key stakeholders and develop reports and accurate/achievable sustainable remediation action plans which are executed on targeted time. As a finance compliance professional you will support the management team to create and on time submit Management representation letters in every quarter, share on timely basis the control environment reports, and action plans. You will play a vital role of finance compliance partner for the business units in MEA region and identify the risk at country or entity level. You will also be assigned special projects as per the business needs.

You are pro-active and self-motivated enjoying the challenge of working independently to drive your region’s growth, approaching issues from a broad multi-functional perspective to develop strategies that achieve long-term goals.

What we look for

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and professional accounting qualification or relevant advanced certifications (CPA, CIA, or equivalent)
• Minimum 8 years of increasing responsibility working in public accounting and/or an American multi-national corporation in a Finance Management position within GCC
• Significant working experience with Sarbanes Oxley, US GAAP, and Risk Assessment process
• Background in multiple project management
• History of demonstrating global business acumen with experience in working successfully in a multinational, matrix driven organization
• Analytical and process oriented with proven ability to drive accountability and results
• Demonstrated cross cultural awareness
• Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Ability to 25% travel (post-covid)

Preferred

• Experience with HFM, iScala, Oracle and SAP
• Comparable industry experience is a benefit

Your benefits
Besides a very pleasant and international work environment Johnson Controls offers various opportunities for future growth, a competitive salary, regular monthly bonus after 6 months of employment, fully covered meal vouchers, monthly free workplace massage, winter vitamin package, onsite FIT days and a flexible benefit allowance so you can choose to tailor the rest of the benefits to suit your individual needs.You will be based in Johnson Controls offices in the vibrant city center close to the river and Eurovea shopping center. The onsite facilities include a fitness center, coffee machines, canteen and nursery. If you are relocating to Bratislava to join JCI you will be eligible to receive a housing allowance to help you get your new life set up!

Salary starting from 2850 EUR/month gross (plus a regular monthly bonus after 6 months of employment) based on relevant experience.This salary is our minimum advertised salary. We value each and every employee who joins Johnson Controls, therefore ensuring our compensation package aligns with your professional qualifications and competencies to the open position you are selected for.

Who we are
Johnson Controls is powered by your talent. We are the power behind the customer mission. Together we are building a world that’s safe, comfortable and sustainable. Our diverse global team creates innovative, integrated solutions to make cities more connected, buildings more intelligent and environments more comfortable and secure. We are all about improving outcomes for our partners. Tomorrow needs your talent. Tomorrow needs you. So let’s talk today.