Director, Corporate Finance (D623)

Purpose of Position

Reporting to the CFO you will be responsible for the timely and accurate processing/accounting for SMART’s North American and International entities in Accounts Payable and General Accounting.

Duties and Responsibilities

Accounts Payable

o With the support of the Accounts Payable Team Lead, manage the validity, accuracy and timeliness of payments and processing/coding for all local and international entities

o Responsible for maintaining and ensuring that all transactions adhere to authorization levels as per SMART’s authority policy and matrix

o Responsible for the maintenance of vendors master data in Microsoft Dynamics 365 in collaboration with procurement, order management and treasury

o Responsible for the maintenance and compliance of the Travel Corporate Cards and Out-Of-Pocket expenses reports  

General Accounting 

o With the support of the General Ledger and International accounting team, ensure the proper recording and reporting of accruals, payroll, bonuses, prepaid expenses, and other entries as required

o Review of capital assets and right of use asset accounting

o Assist with lease accounting in accordance with IFRS and US GAAP

o Review and maintenance of General Ledger accounting entries, including Operating Expenses accruals

o Review balance sheet reconciliations on a quarterly basis

o Ensuring the transactions are being recorded in the appropriate legal entity

o Working with the legal, tax and IS departments to set up new legal entities  

Corporate Accounting

o Responsible for the preparation of complete sets of financial statements for SMART Consolidated as well as each SMART international entity

o Preparation tax-filling ready financial statements for review by the SMART Tax department

o Responsible for the coordination of audits with external auditors, both locally and internationally

o Responsible for the preparation of monthly and quarterly consolidated financial statements submission to parent company

o Responsible for the maintenance of proper reconciliation for inter-, intra- company and related parties transactions

o Review and implement changes to accounting standards (US GAAP and IFRS) as applicable to SMART

o Ensuring that financial statements and protocols are complete and prepared in accordance with GAAP, IFRS and other regulatory compliance and reporting requirements

Finance Leadership 

o Provide guidance and support to team including setting expectations, performance goals, completing quarterly and annual evaluation reviews and developing coaching plans for each staff member

o Responsible for the identification of process improvement through the efficient use of technology and process review, and ensuring the group is appropriately staffed

o Facilitate training and succession of new staff including cross training, balancing workloads and ensuring adequate coverage for staff changes

o Ensuring corporate policies and procedures are adhered to and maintained

Internal Control 

o Ensure that internal controls documentation is updated and maintained such that the documentation is complete and accurate for the purposes of Internal Control compliance

o Oversee and assist with the implementation of remediation activities to correct identified internal control deficiencies and/or exceptions

o Maintaining the overall system of financial control across the SMART group of companies

o Reporting in a timely manner all financial metrics required by Foxconn and SMART

Education and Work Experience

o Recognized accounting designation with a minimum of 8 to 10 years post designation experience or equivalent.

o Must be a CA or CPA

o Experience in working with multiple legal entities located in different countries

o Strong written and verbal communication skills

o Strong relationship and leadership skills in leading a large team of transactional staff

o Process oriented with previous process improvement experience and success

o Strong ERP/ Microsoft Dynamics 365, Excel & Microsoft applications skill set

o Minimum 4 years supervisory experience in a transactional process area.

o Deadline oriented and results focused

Supervision 

o Lead a team of 4 direct and 10-12 indirect employees

Working Conditions

o Hybrid role, in office a minimum of 3 or 4 days per week, fast-paced work environment

o Typical office hours are from 0800-1700 M-F

o Timelines for reporting are tight, may require working on reports off normal business hours

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