Financial Controller

**BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT**

Akselos provides the world’s most advanced engineering simulation software. It is 1000X faster than legacy approaches enabling enormous opportunity across the full infrastructure lifecycle. Our products will optimize infrastructure designs at an unprecedented scale. Whether it is a wind turbine, pressure vessel or large floating structure, we deliver the impossible Today, Akselos’ technology protects critical multi-billion dollar assets for some of the largest energy operators on the planet, recognised by class societies, and changing the game for engineers in an increasingly digitised world.

Akselos was born globally: our offices are found in Vietnam, Switzerland, the United States, UAE, and the United Kingdom, and our team members are in 5 more countries around the world.

Akselos is a VC-funded scale-up growing at a fast pace globally (+100 employees).

The position should be located ideally nearby Akselos offices in the following countries: in Netherlands, Switzerland, U.K or Portugal.

**POSITION BACKGROUND**

Following our recent growth, we are looking to hire a financial controller whose role will be to oversee accounting operations and build out the department and processes. The role will be bringing expertise in accounting standards and processes in-house to the company. There will be opportunity to grow and build alongside the company.

The additional resource will be responsible for the following areas and activities:

- Global Accounting / Reporting / Internal Control
- Global Tax Compliance

**ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**

**Financial Operations / Reporting / Internal Controls**
- Oversee financial operations
- Manage Group Treasury and Cash Flow, optimising cash balances
- Responsible to Initiate and implement systems to ensure accurate and timely consolidated financial statements preparation on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis
- Coordinate and perform with the help of external accountants and local admin (VN) quarterly and annual closing of the mother company and its subsidiary
- Manage relationships with external auditors and other stakeholders, and ensure compliance with all relevant laws and regulations
- Administrative control - payroll, expenses, receivables and payables management
- Accounting administration of the financial systems of Akselos (Netsuite by Oracle)
- Build the department and processes to ensure efficient operations, shareholder satisfaction and compliance

**Global Tax Compliance**
- Ensuring compliance with administrative duties related to filings in various countries
- Managing ad-hoc projects with Big 4 consultants to ensure global tax compliance
- Assisting sales executives in structuring deals with foreign customers

**QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS**

**Education**:

- Accounting certification (ACCA, CPA or equivalent) - strictly required
- Degree in finance/accounting/administration or related topic

**Professional experience**:

- Proven experience of 3-10 years in an accounting/ auditing role working with international firms
- Plus : experience working in a Big 4

**DESIRED SKILLS AND JOB-RELATED DEMANDS**
- Fluent in English speaking & writing (mandatory)
- Working Knowledge of Finance and Auditing Best practices
- Experience with ERP, Netsuite, Oracle or similar is a plus
- Experience with matrix reporting and working with teams in global locations
- Analytical and methodical, with great attention to detail and accuracy
- Willingness to grow with the company
- Strong critical thinking skills along with financial acumen
- Adaptability and flexibility to changing priorities and deadlines.

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