Microsoft Corporation Job for Controller

Microsoft
Corporation is an American multinational corporation headquartered in
Redmond,
Washington, that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports and
sells computer software, consumer electronics and personal computers
and services.

Its best known software products are the Microsoft Windows
line of operating systems, Microsoft Office office suite, and Internet
Explorer web browser. Its flagship hardware products are the Xbox game
consoles and the Microsoft Surface tablet lineup. It is the world’s
largest software maker measured by revenues. It is also one of the
world’s most valuable companies.

Job Title:  Controller

Department: Finance & Administration
Reports to:   Subsidiary Controller – Nigeria
Level:   60/61

Job’s Purpose:
This position is responsible for
the Finance and Admin functions of Nigeria. The position is responsible
for financial integrity of the subsidiary, compliance with statutory law
and regulations as well as internal policies, controls, planning,
forecasting and reporting requirements. Further, this position supports
the management by providing value add analysis and being actively
involved in decision making process around topics such as revenue,
headcount, marketing and other resources deployments etc.

Core Job Responsibilities:

•   Business Partnering: Be an effective partner of the Country
  Manager and the subsidiary Leadership Team, providing insightful
  analysis and finance perspective to the decision making process in the
  subsidiary with focus on the long term financial objectives.
•   Internal Controls & Compliance:   Ensure internal controls are
  in place and in compliance with corporate policies, procedures and
  statutory requirements.   Improve education and awareness within the
  subsidiary.
•   Cost Efficacy:   Lead the cost efficacy efforts in the subsidiary,
  by improving processes, increasing efficiency, identifying
  opportunities to do more with less, leveraging technology and making
  cost efficacy a company wide effort.   Manage procurement and RE&F
  activities.
•   People Development:   Effectively lead employees by providing the
  necessary training, development opportunities and ensuring we have the
  right resources in place.
•   Planning & Operational Excellence:   Deliver timely and
  accurate information to the CM & WCA leadership team. Provide
  meaningful analysis for Revenue and P&L in both forward looking as
  well as in actual results. Operational excellence and execution of
  monthly forecast, Mid Year Review and Planning, providing solid
  financial services (e.g. AR, AP, Tax etc).
•   Accounting and reporting:   Ensure financial statements are
  presented accurately, timely and in line with corporate policies and
  statutory requirements. 

Contacts:
This position has frequent interaction with the Country Manager, subsidiary controller, HR and MEA HQ. 

Qualifications/ Requirements:

• Chartered Accountant or equivalent
• Experience in the design, implementation and monitoring of internal controls and compliance.
• Strong understanding and experience in multinational financial
  operations with good understanding of US GAAP and local statutory
  requirements.
• Strong management skills and demonstrated ability to drive the
  effective implementation of procedures and policies to support
  operational business requirements across regional and organizational
  boundaries.
• Team player with ability to manage cross group and cross country boundaries.
• Highly developed analytical and organizational skills
• Strong knowledge of MS Office
• Minimum four years of demonstrated work experience in finance and business management
• A demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and effectively (oral
  and written), establish trust quickly, and create win-win situations.
• MBA (Added advantage)
• Experience in working in multiple organizations with emphasis on
  communicating and decision making with demonstrated ability to work
  under pressure
• Experience with business processes and systems should include
  systems development, planning, forecasting, order processing, invoicing,
  credit, collection and sales credit tracking.

MS Competencies:

Core Competencies   Proficiency Level

• Strategic Thinking   3
• Action Oriented     3
• Conviction and Courage   3
• Decision Making     3/4
• Drive for Results   3
• Managing Systems and Processes 3/4
• Communication Skills   3/4
• Interpersonal Skills   3
• Dealing with Ambiguity     3
• Customer focus     2/3
• Integrity and Trustworthiness      4

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