Global Business Controller (Region Japan/Australia)
Role Description
At RGF Staffing our focus is on creating new value for our society to contribute to a brighter world where all individuals can live life to the fullest. We are a Global staffing agency operating across 11 countries, supporting 275,000 people each day to find jobs. We create opportunities for life.
In this role you will act as a Finance Business Partner to our operating companies, offering strategic insight, advice and support to the local CFOs while managing the creation of information and insights to support both the OpCo and Executive Management Team.
Due to the continuous growth and transition of the organization, the tasks and duties of this role may evolve over time.
Key Accountabilities
Providing quality financial outputs, including:
- In year management and long-term forecasting for assigned business unit.
- Ensuring the month end actuals are correctly reported and in-line with forecast expectations.
- Highlight future performance concerns; developing gap closure plans, leading the discussions with the OpCo to achieve budget, ensuring all plans have clear owners, specific, time bound and driven to execution.
- Identification and management of financial risks and levers to increase/decrease cost.
- Working with the Executive team to set annual budgets.
- Providing financial support and inputs to for Investment opportunities and business cases.
- Working alongside Operating Companies (OpCos) to create a culture where data is accurate and complies with company policies and procedures.
- Holding the OpCos to account through regular scrutiny, review & challenge and working with them to drive forward process improvements.
- Create financial reporting and analysis on request.
Role Requirements
- Master’s degree in accounting, finance or economics, preferably supplemented with Post Master (CPA); 3-6 years of progressive experience in Business/ Commercial Finance position preferably within an international organization.
- Business English and Japanese is essential; Strong verbal and written communication skills to influence at all levels.
- Track record of commercial excellence strong business acumen.
- Works well in a team and individually, is confident and enthusiastic.
- Highly analytical, motivated, with excellent collaboration skills; leverages understanding of key business drivers to deliver results.
- Strong prioritization and time management skills, proven experience of providing high quality support to senior leaders.
- Advanced in MS Office programs.
- Strong collaboration & matrix management skills required, planful, comfortable with the detail.
- Work to identify areas for improvement, change driven, entrepreneurial spirit, comfortable working with ambiguity.
- Strong business acumen, able to see the bigger picture and work at a strategic level yet know the details.
- Some travel may be required.
Interested?
If you recognize yourself in the described profile and you would like to work in an international and changing environment, don’t hesitate to apply! You can send your resume including a motivation letter via email to Stephaen Vereecken, Global Director Finance & Control RGF Staffing: stephaen.vereecken@rgfstaffing.com. If you have any questions regarding this job opening Stephaen is happy to answer them.
Commitment from RGF Staffing
RGF Staffing believes that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business and we are committed to creating an inclusive work environment which respects, values, celebrates and makes the most of people’s individual differences. We are committed to attracting, developing and retaining our people by offering an inclusive workplace where talent is recognized, developed and rewarded.
