Senior Controller I

Company Description

At Nielsen, we are passionate about our work to power a better media future for all people by providing powerful insights that drive client decisions and deliver extraordinary results. Our talented, global workforce is dedicated to capturing audience engagement with content - wherever and whenever it’s consumed. Together, we are proudly rooted in our deep legacy as we stand at the forefront of the media revolution. When you join Nielsen, you will join a dynamic team committed to excellence, perseverance, and the ambition to make an impact together. We champion you, because when you succeed, we do too. We enable your best to power our future.

Job Description

Job purpose:

Support all aspects of local controlling and accounting in the local market. Assist with the coordination of activities between Operational Controlling, Revenue Controlling and Business Finance. Perform local accounting activities specific to the respective market.Support the local core finance processes.

Job Responsibilities:

Support the local controllership function ; provide financial oversight on the local

business

Ensure compliance with all relevant laws, regulations, and accounting standards.

Ensure adequate performance and reporting on the following :

o US-GAAP accounting/closing, accruals, and account reconciliations

o Financial closing and consolidation

o Procure-to-pay functions (invoice & payment processing, T&E, etc)

o Intercompany transactions and reconciliation

Ensure compliance with all relevant global, regional or local policies, procedures and

guidelines

Support change locally with regard to standardization, simplification, automation

initiatives as governed by the Global or Regional COE core teams or by Finance

leadership

Assist in producing monthly closing dashboard, and quarterly and year-end reporting

packs in accordance with corporate requirements for the local market

Support Operational Controller to maintain internal controls and SOX documentation

and ensure effective control environment through active coordination with the Group

Controller and the Global and Regional COE core teams

Support the Operational Controller during local internal audit and compliance review

assignments, including any SOX or distributed audits

Maintenance of local statutory accounts and ensure ongoing compliance to local

regulation for the local legal entities

Assist in the statutory and tax accounting and audit processes and act as the single

point of contact for external auditors and/or tax and statutory authorities or

consultants

Measurement:

Leadership: Curious, Collaborative, Inclusive, Proactive, Accountable, Committed

Financial: Global COE and Internal Control metrics, Internal and External Audit observations, Adherence to closing deadlines

Values: Open, Connected, Useful, Personal

Qualifications

Education:

Chartered Accountant or CPA

Local or international Accounting qualification (CA,CPA, ACCA, ACMA, or other)

preferred

Fluency in English and local language mandatory; third regional language preferred

Experience:

4 - 6 Years with minimum 4 years of relevant professional experience in accounting

or financial controlling

External audit or public accounting experience preferred

Knowledge and experience with local statutory requirements and statutory audits

(Local GAAP, statutory financial statements, tax calculations, VAT returns) preferred

Knowledge and experience with US-GAAP and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) preferred

Experience with ERP systems (preferably SAP) preferred

IT-PC literate (Google for Work, Microsoft Office)

Experience in automation/transformation projects leveraging AI preferred

Strong communication skills, team player, leadership traits

Additional Information

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