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Nord Anglia Education · 2 weeks ago

Regional Financial Controller

Miami, FL

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Nord Anglia Education is the world’s largest premium international schools organization, dedicated to providing transformative educational experiences. The Regional Financial Controller will oversee financial reporting, manage accounting ledgers, and ensure compliance with internal controls and audits while leading a financial accounting team.

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Responsibilities

Be the primary interface with external auditors for management of interim and year end testing procedures and deliverables for both US and Latin American schools

Primary interface with the Group finance teams

Driving best practice and supporting with finance and accounting expertise for the region

Responsible for clustered, shared services, SLA targets performing general accounting, purchasing and receivable processes

Knowledgeable and responsive to the business needs and wants, with the ability to adapt accounting policies, procedures and financial reporting systems as required

Lead the reporting deliverables for the region

Continuously improve the financial close process and reduce reliance on manual and inefficient processes across the schools

Work on internal controls to make improvements and reduce risks

Work cross-functionally with other teams (i.e. Regional HR / Regional IT) to understand requirements for finance and vice versa

Business strategy and planning on the accounting considerations of potential contracts/ transactions

Responsibility to review the month end, quarter end and year end accounts of the schools, ensuring monthly accounts are prepared on a timely basis in compliance of accounting policies and procedures of Nord Anglia Education

Interpret, review and approve monthly journals

Manage the external audit, ensuring our schools are audit ready and come through the annual audit cycle successfully with a clean bill of health

Review of month end balance sheet identifying reasons for movements and month on month variances ensuring significant balance sheet movements are well explained and documented

Ensure all reporting deliverables are sent on time, reviewed, accurate and in the correct format for month end, quarterly and year end reporting packs

Leading compliance of new schools accounting with group accounting policies

Responsibility for the accounting and filing of any regional holding or dormant companies

Leading on Opening Balance sheet work with new acquisitions

Work with Group FC to align, enhance and standardize financial reports and to develop and implement financial and commercial processes and systems that are consistent, robust, auditable and secure

Encourage Best Practice processes across the region and work with schools and Group FC to improve efficiency of month end closing with a target reporting deadlines

Manage the region’s Design Reference Group (DRG) of Finance System experts to share best practices, draw out effective and efficient process improvements, recommend and drive system improvements

Interpret financial; transactions, contracts or events along with Group FC providing appropriate analysis for accounting treatment in accordance with IFRS requirements

Regularly review the effectiveness of internal controls covering financial and compliance controls

Work with the Group Controls Officer to help implement internal controls with respect to the Region’s financial reporting while managing continuous improvements of our internal control environment in the schools using the controls platform

Manage clustering and shared services with clear SLA targets that drives effective, efficient processes

Provision of financial control support to the school finance teams

Support the Regional Financial Director

Responsible for the daily management of the financial accounting team

Lead financial reporting and shared services recruitment, development, and performance of the team to ensure high levels of employee engagement and loyalty

Work to maximize effectiveness of the finance function while building for the future and aiming for the best people, in the right roles, in the right structure

Actively developing the teams’ skillsets through performance management and personal development plans

Be prepared to act as coach and mentor to colleagues both inside as well as outside the finance function

Qualification

Professional accounting qualificationsIFRSUS GAAPFinancial systems knowledgeRisk identificationProcess improvementInternal controls developmentEnglish communicationHighly analyticalExcel skillsInter-personal skills