Financial Controller at British Council

, , Nepal -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

30 Jan, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

01 Nov, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Financial Control Processes, Professional Accounting Standards, Influencing, Negotiating, ERP Experience, International Experience, Multi-Cultural Experience, Statutory Reporting, Tax Review, Cash Flow Management, Audit Processes, Financial Insight, Financial Discipline, Client Needs, Training, Transformation

Industry

Non-profit Organizations

Description

Working with people in over 200 countries and territories, we are on the ground in more than 100 countries. Work closely with the MSP to ensure the financial accounts are completed correctly and in a timely manner, and numbers are reported accurately. Deliver retained financial processes supporting P2P, O2C, R2R and CLM ensuring consistent, accurate and robust financial accounting in line with accounting practices and corporate policies. Provide retained in-country specific activities/processes, local, complex statutory/tax reporting, managing retained banking responsibilities, liaising with local authorities, supporting sanctioned countries and management of escalations raised by in-country teams and the MSP. Provide financial accounting support to sanctioned/embargoed countries. Contribute to statutory reporting, tax review/filing, cashflow reporting and audit processes. Provide Cash flow information and manage payment runs and debt management processes, and by extension, influencing these processes across the global network. Develop Cash flow forecasting and management and liaise with the central Treasury team. Manage the provision of information to internal / external auditors. Implement and report on the progress of audit recommendations. Implement new or updated accounting and reporting requirements in line with professional accounting standards; communicate change effectively with internal stakeholders, ensure appropriate training. Work alongside the transformation team to centralise and move activity to an MSP environment. Implement financial procedures, policies, and systems necessary to meet the organisation's global reporting. Ensure high levels of professionalism are demonstrated by everyone and that client and customer needs are reflected in ways of working. Champion financial accounting, providing a good standard of financial insight and financial discipline. Promote learning from our experience across the unit and wider organisation. Liaise with other specialist finance functions such as Tax, Treasury, Finance Policy, and Global Process Owners as needed. Pro-actively identify unusual or complex transactions and recommend appropriate professional accounting treatments. Produce periodic reports relating to financial accounting. Minimum/essential Experience and knowledge of financial control processes and Professional Accounting Standards (including relevant local requirements where applicable) for Commercial and/or Charitable organisations. Good influencing and negotiating experience. ERP experience. Experience of working in international and multi-cultural organisations.

Responsibilities

The Financial Controller will work closely with the Managed Service Provider (MSP) to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting and compliance with accounting practices. They will also manage cash flow forecasting, statutory reporting, and liaise with internal and external auditors.