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3M VP – Finance, Asia Area Controller in Singapore, Singapore
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Job Description:
Geographic Scope of Responsibility: Japan, Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia, Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand and India
Job description: The Asia Area Controller will be responsible for managing the resources required to close our monthly financial close process, ensuring compliance with all internal controls. This will require working in strong partnership with the broader finance organization as well as the Asia leadership team. Will report to 3M’s Vice President – Finance and Assistant Corporate Controller
Key to the success of this role will be the management and development of our finance controller resources.
Key Job Responsibilities:
Primary responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
Responsibility for producing accurate and timely financial statements (income statement and balances sheet) in accordance with U.S. GAAP and local country laws in partnership with our shared service organization
Ownership of the country statutory financial statement preparation activities across Asia
Oversight of country treasury and tax operations if the country does not have global tax and/or treasury support in place
Managing the clear, timely and accurate communication of material items impacting financial results
Responsibility for timely and accurate account reconciliations processes for the entities across the Area, in partnership with the shared service organization
Internal liaison with other finance disciplines including Internal Audit, Tax, Treasury and business finance teams
Ensure the team is equipped with the necessary skills and tools to perform their roles effectively.
Promote a collaborative and results-oriented work environment.
Attract, develop, and retain talent
3M contact point for various external financial and regulatory bodies
Ensure compliance with all applicable tax laws, accounting standards, and corporate policies.
Implement and maintain robust internal controls to safeguard company assets.
Represent Finance on the Area Leadership Team where necessary
Senior finance voice for general guidance
Project leadership for key Global/Area projects
Communication with Area team on a regular basis: key metrics, progress on priorities, project updates, compliance developments etc.
Responsibility for Key Metrics/Compliance including but not limited to country statutory financial statements; financial reporting controls; on-time compliant & accurate area financial statement; open audit comments and delivering on the operating plan headcount and cost targets
Applicable local sustainability reporting requirements such as Japan, India and others as appropriate
Support of corporate-wide initiatives related to tax plannings; cash repatriation; merger, acquisition & divestiture activities and other matters required to operate US-based multi-national company
Your skills and expertise:
Candidates should have the following qualifications and experience:
Minimum of ten (10) years of experience in Finance, including at a senior leadership position
Minimum of three (3) years of experience leading or participating on project teams
Experience navigating transformation, change and complexity in US-based multi-national company
SAP knowledge and team management experience
Bachelor’s degree or higher in Accounting, Finance and/or Economics from an accredited university
Work Location: Home Country, please note that the position is open for all Asia locations. A relocation package is not authorized for this role.
Travel: May include up to 20% (domestic/international)
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