Senior Entity Controller

#Job number :SEFEGR00692


Finance & Treasury


London


Permanent

In this role, you will take ownership of the monthly preparation and review of key financial data and business commentary for specific entities, presenting your findings to senior groups within Finance.

In this role, you will take ownership of the monthly preparation and review of key financial data and business commentary for specific entities, presenting your findings to senior groups within Finance.

You will also be responsible for financial control and reconciliation of key General Ledger balances in SAP ERP, ensuring the substantiation of these balances. Additionally, you will collaborate closely with the technical accounting team to ensure that their advice is effectively implemented, both for ongoing business activities and any new structures adopted.

What you will do?

  • For specific entities, ownership over monthly preparation and review of key financial data and business commentary, and presentation across senior groups within Finance.
  • For specific entities, Financial Control and Reconciliation of key General Ledger balances in SAP ERP and substantiation of these balances.
  • Work closely with the technical accounting team to ensure advice given is seen through to physical implementation, both for existing business activity as well as new structures taken on.
  • Critical review and analysis of global subsidiary financial reporting to support group control function.
  • Support reporting and control work streams within any Finance Change initiatives.

What you’ll bring to the role?

  • Strong expertise in IFRS: business segments, national and international subsidiaries, consolidation, and group reporting.
  • Proactive and decisive mindset, with experience working to tight close timescales.
  • Qualified Accountant, with experience post qualification.
  • Exposure to the accounting and/or controlling function in a large or medium sized multinational business, either in practice or industry.
  • Experience of a commodities or trading business would be an advantage.

Our offer to you

In return we offer a competitive starting salary supported by a comprehensive, and broad reaching benefits package which includes

  • bonus earning potential
  • non-contributory pension
  • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and volunteering days
  • buy / sell holidays
  • life assurance
  • medical and dental insurance
  • range of optional flexible benefits

We are committed to supporting your career growth with opportunities to develop both your knowledge and experience through a blended approach to learning.

About SEFE

As integrated midstream energy company headquartered in Berlin, SEFE Securing Energy for Europe ensures the security of energy supply in Germany and Europe and drives the green energy transformation. SEFE is active in trading & portfolio management, sales, transportation, and storage of energy and has its strongest presence in Germany and the UK. SEFE employs around 1,500 people and supplies over 50,000 customers, in particular industrial customers, and municipal utilities in Germany and seven other European markets. With a sales volume of around 200 TWh of power and gas, SEFE plays a central role in the stability of the energy supply in Germany and Europe. SEFE is owned by the Federal Government of Germany.

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