Job from partnerJAG Talent is partnered with a leading Media company to hire a Country Controller into their Global Finance team. This role reports into the Group Country Controller based in London and works alongside a SSC which is based in Budapest. This role will lead and manage a corporate entity based out of Israel and so requires a Hebrew speaker.
Responsibilities:
- Key partner to local business (Israel) on accounting matters
- Ownership of local statutory, taxation and local filings (including indirect tax and any other local taxes ), local GAAP and Company law compliance
- Lead on audit for the entity
- Month end close in local and US GAAP ledgers with transitional project into standardised SSC processes. All schedules and reporting for US GAAP reporting as required by Corporate.
- Ownership of the Balance Sheet (including all inputs)
- Balance sheet commentary, clearing of certain open items managed accounts (locally managed accounts), responsible for local balance sheet reconciliations and review of high risk GBS balance sheet reconciliations
- Judgemental decision making on bad debt and other balance sheet accounts
- Review the calculation of bad debt reserves, secondary reviews of AR ageing
- Oversight and tracking of Barter transactions and other significant items such as productions
- First draft of technical accounting papers
- Review of the financial results (FP&A does first pass of P&L commentary) to ensure completeness and accuracy of financial statements
- Review of the Tax Pack
- Ad Hoc projects and work as required for Controllership.
- Qualified accountant with PQE – min 1 year but more is preferred.
- Preferable Chartered Accountant and worked in audit training firm
- IFRS and USGAAP Knowledge
- SAP experience ideal
- Preferable Media and tech industry background
