What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounting Director position at SGS?
Business Partnership and Development
The Business Controller plays a key role in partnering with the business to drive value and outcomes. They must have strong analytical background and business acumen to provide financial support and make recommendations to different levels of management. Additionally, they must be able to prioritize and work to tight deadlines with several competing demands.
Responsibilities
• Partner with the business to deliver transparent financial insights and analysis to drive value and outcomes in the business
• Be an agile thought partner to Business providing financial support on all matters with a focus on Accuracy & Integrity of Business Unit financials, Decision support, Financial analysis and modeling, Financial processes & systems, and Compliance with financial/ethical requirements.
• Maintain a growth, efficiency and process improvement mindset and challenge the status quo.
• Focus on adding value to the business by influencing decisions and identifying opportunities to invest, saving cost, avoiding/migrating risks, forecasting future business results, establishing, and interpreting leading indicators.
• Establishes and maintains strong controls and compliance practices.
• Supports Financial controller, Finance compliance lead in assigning and monitoring relevant controls, securing accountability also in assigned Units where applicable, including contributing or developing Units-specific SOPs/Operating instructions where necessary.
The Business Controller plays a key role in partnering with the business to drive value and outcomes. They must have strong analytical background and business acumen to provide financial support and make recommendations to different levels of management. Additionally, they must be able to prioritize and work to tight deadlines with several competing demands.
Responsibilities
• Partner with the business to deliver transparent financial insights and analysis to drive value and outcomes in the business
• Be an agile thought partner to Business providing financial support on all matters with a focus on Accuracy & Integrity of Business Unit financials, Decision support, Financial analysis and modeling, Financial processes & systems, and Compliance with financial/ethical requirements.
• Maintain a growth, efficiency and process improvement mindset and challenge the status quo.
• Focus on adding value to the business by influencing decisions and identifying opportunities to invest, saving cost, avoiding/migrating risks, forecasting future business results, establishing, and interpreting leading indicators.
• Establishes and maintains strong controls and compliance practices.
• Supports Financial controller, Finance compliance lead in assigning and monitoring relevant controls, securing accountability also in assigned Units where applicable, including contributing or developing Units-specific SOPs/Operating instructions where necessary.
