Financial Controller

Wärtsilä•Houston, TX

11d

About The Position

Wärtsilä is seeking an experienced Financial Controller to join its global Energy Storage Business organization within the renewable energy sector. This role offers a unique opportunity to establish financial controlling and accounting practices from the ground up for a newly formed business. The Financial Controller will be responsible for local processes, financial information, and external financial statutory reporting, ensuring an accurate representation of the legal entity's risks, rewards, and financial standing. The position will provide essential company-level support, high-standard financial reporting in line with Wärtsilä Group Directives and Policies, and adherence to local accounting requirements. The role is crucial for the legal entity's financial operations, including preparing and reporting quarterly financial figures and tax notes, staying updated on local legislation, and managing external and internal audits.

Requirements

SAP and other relevant reporting tools
Strong leadership, networking, communication skills
Problem solving & service excellence skills
Fluent in English
Adaptability
Innovation
Team working, Relationship building
Cooperation with different external and internal stakeholders
Cultural sensitivity
Corporate Governance and Code of Conduct
Analysing skills
Internal Control knowledge
Auditing (both external and internal) knowledge
Local accounting & tax laws and principles
Wartsila accounting and IFRS knowledge (both international and local)
Subject matter expertise on Financial Statutory Accounting

Responsibilities

Ensuring correctness of company financial information
Preparing and reporting quarterly financial figures and tax notes
Continuous follow-up on local legislation changes and requirements
Collecting and preparing financial information, reports and analyses to internal and external stakeholders and authorities, e.g. local statutory reporting
Preparing statutory local adjustments and bridge calculations
Providing and presenting Financial Review material to the company Board of Directors Meeting
Co-ordinating external auditing, internal auditing and internal control reporting of the company, as well as remediation of relevant internal controls
Supporting and participating in development and optimizing of projects which require financial competence and support, in cooperation with global process owners and other stakeholders
Supporting and advising the businesses in financial processes related to statutory, tax and company compliance
High performance culture in accordance with Wärtsilä and strategy, vision, mission and values
Responsible for local Sub-Group or/and Tax Group or/and branch reporting (if applicable)
Preparing and maintaining local Delegation of Authority (DoA) documentation. Managing system authorisations, Power of Attorneys, Letter of Authorities e.g. for local banks
Approving items according to company Delegation of Authority
Reporting (mandatory) financial statistics to local authorities
Tax related compliance (Income tax, value added tax)
Co-ordinating property related insurance matters and insurance claims together with Group Risk Management and Businesses
Co-ordinating with regional accountants in other countries within own area
Company secretarial tasks
Accounting tasks related to sales-, and purchase invoices
Involvement in possible changes in the company legal structures (mergers, acquisitions, liquidations)