Senior Financial Controller - Oceania

We Offer:

At Maersk, our ambition is nothing less than to become the global leader in integrated logistics, offering a truly end-to-end service that makes trade simpler and easier than ever.

But we also need talent of all levels with just as much ambition to match. If you share our drive and commitment, the opportunities are limitless.

By combining our scale and resources with an entrepreneurial mindset, we’ll give you the chance to take on bigger challenges, grow faster and develop yourself further.

The Position

Maersk’s strategy is to become an integrated container logistics company, providing end-to-end solutions for our customers. We have an exciting opportunity to be at the heart of the Ocean and Logistics growth journey at Maersk in the Oceania Area.

Scope of responsibility spans across Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands.

This role is the Area owner for all accounting, controllership and compliance related matters as well as the senior liaison between the frontline, Global Shared Service Centres (“GSC”) and the APA Regional head office.

This includes full ownership of the Area financial statements, financial and management reporting, business controlling, working capital, operations control framework, SG&A cost control and leadership for the corporate Finance process improvement agenda, including legal entity simplification and ERP implementations.

Key Responsibilities

Owner of all accounting and controllership deliverables in the Oceania Area

• Ensures a timely and accurate pre close FLASH, book close and management reporting data in collaboration with GSC AtR, Business Controllers, FP&A and FBPs.
• Drives Business Control framework for L&S Health Metrics to ensure accurate and timely job file management by Operations and Site Controlling activities to improve cash flow, reporting accuracy and eliminate balance sheet risks for Logistics.
• Enhances Control Framework through RICC compliance, Balance Sheet heatmap and hard close, balance Sheet reconciliations and timely audit findings closure.
• Owns and provides insight into monthly Financial Statements to outcome owners and validates and approves all audited Financial statements before signature from Directors.
• Drives improvement of working capital management in a high growth environment in close collaboration with GSCs.
  
  

Point of Contact for compliance and corporate accounting issues

• Ensures adherence to the Global Authority Matrix (GAM)
• Supports any accounting matters in relation to Investments
• Ensures together with Country compliance officers that all local rules and regulations are complied with.
• Collaborates with Compliance, Legal and Tax functions to ensure accurate reporting and risk mitigation.
• Works with external parties, vendors and internal stakeholders to ensure that all audit and tax related matters are dealt with timely and efficiently.
  
  

Transformation partner for all relevant projects

• Is a sparring partner to our Finance Transformation project (ie Legal Restructuring, SAP S/4Hana roll-out, offshoring, M&A).
• Drives process improvements through close cooperation with GSC Functions including maximising GSC penetration and reducing frontline transactional finance cost.
  
  

Required Experience, Skills And Competencies

• Experience in Senior Finance Leadership role
• Tertiary qualification in Accounting and Finance
• Member of a Professional Accounting body (CA, CPA)
• Strong technical understanding of accounting standards
• Knowledge of Tax and Compliance
• Big 4 experience is a plus
• Ability to lead, mentor and manage finance teams across Areas/GSC
• Ability to drive performance across a wide range of deliverables
• A demonstrated track record of successful cross-functional leadership, collaboration, and relationship building
• Create a collaborative environment striving for results
  
  

Strong business ethics, conducts all activities with honesty and integrity in line with company values; looks out for the best interest of the company.

Preferred candidates will be required to undertake reference checks as well as pre-employment screening, including a National Police Check. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements. Where applicable, background checks including Employment History and Education History (including Qualifications) may be required.



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