
Vice President of Finance & Accounting
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITES
Accounting:
- Oversee daily operations of the Accounting, Finance and Controllership function.
- Direct all aspects of accounting operations and policy and oversee all transactions related to general ledger, receivables, payables, payroll and financial reporting.
- Prepare and analyze the financial results with respect to revenue, profits, costs and compliance with budgets.
- Understand and provide insights into variances and trends.
- Negotiate transfer prices together with business and finance leaders across the organization.
- Ensure that data used in the budgeting, planning, and reporting processes are accurate and sound.
Financial Operations:
- Support FP&A team in all financial and budget activities monitor, analyze and present monthly operating results against budget.
- Prepare financial analysis and support decision-making processes relative to new product development and R&D investment, capital investment, channel and revenue opportunities, product manufacturing, marketing expenditures, strategic partnership/JV opportunities, and contract negotiations.
- Partner with CFO to drive business results, analyze business performance and develop actions plans and/or countermeasures to achieve targets.
- Manage components of working capital to strengthen the company’s free cash flow.
- Work across the organization and other legal entities to understand revenue and cost drivers, as well as develop plans to improve profitability.
Reporting and Compliance:
- Manage the preparation of financial statements and all regular and ad hoc financial reports on a monthly and annual basis including year-end closing per U.S. GAAP/IFRS.
- Manage the preparation of executive financial briefings, outlooks, and forecasts.
- Prepare for commercial-related legal, contract, risk management, security and insurance matters.
- Ensure compliance and filing of all external reporting, tax returns, customs declarations and others where applicable.
- Coordinate and/or prepare tax schedules and filings, verify tax alternatives and coordinate internal and external audit activities within U.S. legal frameworks.
- Oversees implementation of new Business Services function, including centralization and standardization of core accounting processes.
- Works closely with Finance PMO office/team to drive team and technical transformation.
Leadership:
- Continue to maintain an organizational structure to effectively accomplish the department’s goals and objectives while taking responsibility for selecting, hiring, training, developing, and disciplining staff.
- Develop staff to reach their fullest potential and contribution to the organization.
- Manages relationship with external auditors (Big 4 firm).