Business Controller

Manila City, Metro Manila
Permanent
Full-time

23 days ago
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Company Descriptionib vogt is firmly committed to supporting the decarbonisation of the global electricity sector. The company focuses on the global development of turnkey PV plants and battery storage projects as well as the expansion of its IPP portfolio. In these areas, the company performs all integral services of the value chain from development, financing, and EPC, to O&M and asset management.Headquartered in Berlin, Germany, ib vogt has established various offices across Europe, Asia Pacific, the Americas, and Africa as part of its presence in over 40 countries. The company works together with numerous partners globally, augmenting its in-house team of over 900 staff. ib vogt has built or has in construction more than 4 GW of PV power plants globally with a project pipeline of more than 60 GWp.Job DescriptionJob SummaryThe Business Controller has a key role to measure and report on the performance of Philippines entity and project/projects against budget/forecast. This role will also work on the implementation of improvements to processes and systems to ensure that the Finance function keeps pace with the growth of the business.Job Description

Responsible for all Philippines entity and project-related matters including but not limited to project/entity structure, financials, audit, cashflow planning, reporting process, planning, budgeting, and overall strategy
Main contact person in Philippines to support liaise with HQ/region finance, local service providers on all Finance related matters

Prepare and/or review full sets of accounts, bank reconciliation, month-end closing requirements
Prepare and/or review quarter-end and year-end statutory and management accounts
Ensure on time payment of supplier's invoice, intercompany loans and employee's reimbursements and liquidations with corresponding complete authorization
Review corporate tax returns, VAT, and other tax-related documents for accuracy and compliance
Partner business development and project team to provide timely and accurate monthly entity budget/forecast, project performance tracking as well as cashflow monitoring and reporting
Support process and reporting improvement effort, including process streamlining, data structure standardization, system implementation and reporting automation etc

Qualifications

Prior experience of at least two years as a project analyst/project controller
Education: Finance/ Business/ Accounting Graduate, min 5 years’ experience
Core technical skills: Accounting, project controlling, financial forecasting & statistical analysis
Secondary technical skills (desired): financial modelling, data analytics
Computer literacy: Advanced excel and other reporting tools such as Power Querry, Power BI would be highly desired
Soft skills: analytical and problem-solving skills, proactive, good communication and presentation skills, meticulous, organized/ systematic, able to present financial information to a non-financial audience
Personal attributes: high integrity
Traits: Team player, hardworking, hands-on, confident, flexible, able to look at process improvement and has a positive learning attitude

Additional Information

Possibility to work flexibly
A truly international working environment with colleagues from all over the world
An open-minded, friendly and highly motivated team
Interesting and challenging tasks in a growing future-oriented industry
Very good opportunities for professional and personal development
Competitive remuneration and other benefits as per local markets

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