Financial Controller Global Accounts

We are looking for a persistent, agile, results-oriented and experienced Financial Controller Global Accounts to enhance the Finance department of Asendia. In this position you will be responsible for various global accounting and controlling tasks.
 
Location: Remote
Position: Full-time
Closing Date: 01.04.2022
 
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Your Tasks

 

Control global account financial data and metrics (prices, costs, quantities, weights, etc.) / Create and maintain a weekly P&L at customer level, identifying issues and formulating actions to improve margins / Ensure that all revenue (including manual processes such as returns) & surcharges are invoiced on time and correctly / Margin analysis and ad hoc analysis to compare and verify supplier costs / Cost assurance, checking that suppliers' invoices are in line with agreed rates (e.g. dynamic pricing for air freight due to COVID, which can change every week) / Supporting the business with financial data for feedback on QBRs and other ad hoc requests / Provide financial KPIs including average DIM weights for airfreight, last mile percentage surcharges, linehaul rates, average kilo rates, etc.
Relationship with customers and suppliers / Finance contact for handling customer queries, approving credit notes and resolving disputes / Contact with suppliers to resolve billing issues and request credit notes.
Communicating global account performance to the group / Prepare monthly financial data (revenue and margins) and explanations for the monthly Board presentations, including analysis of variances against budget and latest forecast / Working closely with the Group's international subsidiaries to update global account performance.
Budgeting & Forecasting / Maintain a forward-looking projection / Regularly re-forecast global account revenue and margins and explain variances against budget and previous forecasts / Responsible for the budget process.
Improve the visibility of the global account team's performance / Develop additional analytics to provide financial data and metrics on other "non-key account" activities (on some key identified pathways, on the team's new business pipeline, etc.).

 

 

 

Your Profile

 

Persistence, tenacity, work force, structured and results-oriented, combined with great personal responsibility and high analytical skills are just some of your strengths
You have a Bachelor's or Master's degree in finance/controlling with more than 5 years of professional experience, have ERP knowledge (SAP) and experience in accounting policy
You are motivated, reliable, accurate and have a pragmatic approach to moving your projects forward
Your strong communication and presentation skills (fluent in English) ensure the capability of working with people of various levels of hierarchy and from a variety of backgrounds, in an international environment
You have a high team spirit and appreciate collaboration with colleagues from different countries and cultures. Colleagues can always rely on you
You are prepared to travel

 

 

About Asendia

 

Our mission is to excel in every interaction with our customers. Our values are trust, friendliness, ease of use and our commitment to sustainability.

Employee wellbeing and corporate social responsibility is at the heart of our core values. We wish to instil a strong culture of corporate social responsibility within every employee and hope to create a positive and productive environment where employees can thrive.

 

How to Apply

If this sounds like the kind of place you would like to work and the sort of role you are looking for, then get in touch, we are waiting to hear from you.
 
You can apply via the LinkedIn advert here
 
Or, please send your application in English to discovery@asendia.com mentioning the reference "Asendia 22-02"
 
For further information, please contact:
Ms Bilkis ISMAEL, Head of Controlling
bilkis.ismael@asendia.com