Controller - SoLA Región

at  Zoetis

The position will be responsible for the controllership activities in the SoLA region (Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, , Peru, Paraguay and Bolivia), including the preparation and analysis the financial statements in USGAAP, timely and accurate performance of statutory activities (IFRS/Local Gaap) in the related countries, SOX and Internal Controls compliance and finance business partnership.

• Responsible for the preparation of the Accounting statutory fillings of SoLA region in accordance with countries’ legal requirements, in connection with proper coordination of the external auditors (KPMG) work. Partner with Zoetis Tax team to ensure appropriate tax accounting in the financial statements.
• Lead the preparation of the Monthly Financial Statements Review in USGAAP, providing explanation for variances in Balance Sheet and P&L accounts. Perform reconciliation of statutory and management P&L. Drive controllership rigor across the financial statements, ensuring financial statements are fairly stated. Lead proactive actions to mitigate exposures/risks and drive actions to solve potential open items/reconciliation topics.
• Act as a Business Partner to achieve the financial metrics in the SoLA region, including credit limits monitoring, sales orders and commercial policy advisory. Ensure value creation to the Business Units, providing insights that support the best decision-making, including the management of accounts receivables, payments, preparation of incentive programs and other accounting policies. Accomplish optimum balance between the finance business partner role and the fiduciary controllership requirements, ensuring that policies and procedures are duly followed.
• Ensure excellence of Internal Controls performance, acting as a Compliance champion in the region. Ensure SOX controls effectiveness by ensuring timely and consistent control performance in GRC. Lead proactive Internal Controls continuous monitoring by taking proactive activities that detects, prevents and remediate internal controls deficiencies. Partner with ZSOX control teams
• Ensure service level excellence from Shared Service Center teams from Accounting (R2R), Accounts Receivable, Credit (O2C) and Accounts Payable (P2P) located in Costa Rica and Poland.
• Coordinate the activities related to cashflow management, including relationship with local banks and alignment with Brazil and SoLA Cluster leadership.

• Responsible for the preparation of the Accounting statutory fillings of SoLA region in accordance with countries’ legal requirements, in connection with proper coordination of the external auditors (KPMG) work. Partner with Zoetis Tax team to ensure appropriate tax accounting in the financial statements.
• Lead the preparation of the Monthly Financial Statements Review in USGAAP, providing explanation for variances in Balance Sheet and P&L accounts. Perform reconciliation of statutory and management P&L. Drive controllership rigor across the financial statements, ensuring financial statements are fairly stated. Lead proactive actions to mitigate exposures/risks and drive actions to solve potential open items/reconciliation topics.
• Act as a Business Partner to achieve the financial metrics in the SoLA region, including credit limits monitoring, sales orders and commercial policy advisory. Ensure value creation to the Business Units, providing insights that support the best decision-making, including the management of accounts receivables, payments, preparation of incentive programs and other accounting policies. Accomplish optimum balance between the finance business partner role and the fiduciary controllership requirements, ensuring that policies and procedures are duly followed.
• Ensure excellence of Internal Controls performance, acting as a Compliance champion in the region. Ensure SOX controls effectiveness by ensuring timely and consistent control performance in GRC. Lead proactive Internal Controls continuous monitoring by taking proactive activities that detects, prevents and remediate internal controls deficiencies. Partner with ZSOX control teams
• Ensure service level excellence from Shared Service Center teams from Accounting (R2R), Accounts Receivable, Credit (O2C) and Accounts Payable (P2P) located in Costa Rica and Poland.
• Coordinate the activities related to cashflow management, including relationship with local banks and alignment with Brazil and SoLA Cluster leadership