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ACN is the world’s largest direct selling telecommunications company offering highly competitive services to consumers and small businesses in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. ACN was set up in 1993, by four entrepreneurs in the USA. Since the establishment ACN has been one of the fast growing company in the world. ACN offers alternative services to customers for daily use, such as fixed and mobile telephony and internet. They also offer services like digital telephony with visual phones. ACN's annual turnover has grown to more than one half billion and the company is steadily growing.The ideal candidate is a well-rounded, self-starter who brings a high level of energy, can thrive in an entrepreneurial environment and can seamlessly switch between several disciplines: a reporting role working with accounting analyzing and reporting on month end results; an analytical role investigating and building models around key drivers of revenue and cost and doing hands on problem solving as well as forecasting; and a leadership role providing recommendations on alternative business strategies.  
The ideal candidate is outgoing, will proactively speak up and make actionable recommendations and is not afraid to challenge the status quo. The right person will have previous FP&A experience, accounting and experience building analytical models and doing analysis of complex data. The European Controller will be working hand-in-hand with managers across the company and will be expected to contribute to the profitability of the company.

Tasks

• Analyze month end reporting looking at metrics and variance analysis and as needed provide verbal and written explanations to management.
• Oversees the development and preparation of complex spreadsheets and financial models that will facilitate automated analysis and interpretation of results as well as calculations; explaining trended operational metrics, rate/volume fluctuations and variances, fixed/variable variances in results.
• Plans and directs the execution of special studies to analyze reports and results and prepares recommendations for policy, procedure, control or action. Develops, interprets and implements accounting concepts or techniques for analysis, planning and control.
• Analyze data source and flow for accuracy in business volumes, currency translations and application of calculations.  Develop and implement audits and controls for key revenue and cost driver hierarchy, application, appropriate product sets, etc.
• Ongoing monitoring of current processes and implementation of process improvement and automation where applicable and develop appropriate process documentation.
• Help develop and analyze components of forecasts and budgets
• Utilizes programming skills to retrieve information directly from the existing Billing, A/R and Provisioning systems. Will also utilize these same skills to interact with financial systems analyst to aid automation and increased efficiency of current processes
• Act as business partner with management to provide recommendations to improve month end analysis, forecasts and general analytics

Skills

Well organized, dependable, punctual, strong work ethic

Independent thinker with excellent verbal and written communication skills

Self starter with high degree of energy, who can work independently and in team environment

Models high interpersonal skills

Ability to work with diverse users and interact with various departments and levels of positions, including top executives

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and or Finance required, MBA preferred
• 6-8 years of progressive accounting and financial analysis experience
• Experience in business modeling, data analysis and interpretation, and effective and accurate forecasting
• Advanced analytical skill set - ability to analyze problem, develop solution, direct effort & monitor progress.
• Experience in strategic analysis and business partnering
• Advanced spreadsheet and system skills required; Access and SQL preferred
• Strong understanding of PC, Windows environment and general ledger applications.
• Strong operational knowledge of Accounting – financial statements and GAAP principles.
• PeopleSoft and AS 5 experience is a plus