Senior Corporate Controller

The organisation

ORIX Corporation is an international financial services company with operations in 38 countries and regions worldwide.

ORIX Europe is a financial holding company fully owned by ORIX Corporation and maintains oversight on the asset management companies Boston Partners, Harbor Capital, Robeco, Transtrend and the joint venture CanaraRobeco that are located in the EU, the US and India. Together, these group companies manage around EUR 300 billion of assets worldwide through a broad range of investment strategies and investment solutions.

ORIX Europe its core activities are group consolidation, reporting, tax and internal auditing. In addition, ORIX Europe provides support functions to expand strategic business lines in Europe, develops internal communication to increasing effectiveness of ORIX Europe group and manages external subsidiaries abroad to seek investment opportunities as there is a strong ambition to grow through acquisitions and/or private equity activities.

The position

Are you an experienced Finance specialist with extensive knowledge of investment strategies and solutions? Can you develop management reports, and coordinate subsidiaries on monthly actuals and other financial activities while incorporating top-level accounting standards? Then this position at ORIX Europe will suit you well!

The Finance & Business Control department (including Tax) is one of the key departments of ORIX Europe. The headquarter is located in Rotterdam and the department itself is responsible for the ORIX Europe group wide finance strategy, the consolidated financial reporting to ORIX Corporation in Japan, including the statutory reporting for ORIX Europe, tax calculations and filings and for ensuring that the right laws and regulations are followed. The departments also play a key role in new Business Development activities and the ORIX investments in Europe.

Tasks & responsibilities

Your main responsibilities include:

• Corporate Control of the subsidiaries: Coordination with the Finance / Control departments of subsidiaries on monthly actuals compared to budgets and forecast
• Monthly group management reporting to ORIX and ORIX Europe Management Board
• Financial analysis in terms of profitability analysis compared to budget, targets and strategy projections
• Financial forecasting: modelling, coordination and preparing forecasts
• Participation in the annual ORIX Europe Group budget process and analyzing contents, and reporting of the budget towards ORIX Corporation
• Periodic variance analysis on financials and support of the Reporting team by preparing specific disclosures
•   Coordination and overview of PPA impairment testing and net investment hedges
• Asset under Management (AuM) reporting: coordinate monthly and quarterly AuM reporting
• Accounting standards: Follow and identify developments, additions and updates to global accounting standards (IFRS, Dutch GAAP and USGAAP) and translate these into the daily processes
• Project management for ORIX Europe overarching initiatives (i.e. integrating acquired business, process improvement initiatives)
• Periodic meetings, dialogue, and coordination of group accounting topics with ORIX Headquarters and/or Group Auditor

Candidate profile

• General Knowledge and specific skills
• At least 10+ years of work experience in finance and control related functions
• An academic degree (in Accounting/Finance or Economics), preferably supplemented with relevant control/audit qualification (RC/RA certification or other similar certifications like CMA, CPA, etc.)
• Experience with financial market processes and products, preferably in the asset management industry
• Excellent analytical skills and able to translate complex material to the point analysis
• Comfortable with handling and navigating large amounts of data
• Skilled in MS Office and most preferable in MS Excel and knowledge of programming languages (i.e. Python, SQL)
• Good leadership, excellent interpersonal skills and communication skills (verbal and written)
• Strategic thinker that loves to take initiative in a constantly changing environment
• Team player with an international mindset eager to work in a culturally diverse environment
• Entrepreneurial mindset, high standards and aimed at continuous improvement
• Fluent in English (verbal and written)

The offer

As Senior Group Controller you will report to the Head of Group Finance & Business Control and be part of a highly educated, experienced and driven team of Financial Controllers and Business Controllers. The organization provides an optimal learning environment in an international company and is known for its inspiring, open, entrepreneurial, and exciting working environment.

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Financially sound organization with various growth and development opportunities
• Great location at a modern office in the heart of Rotterdam
• Diverse organization with challenging goals and ambitious collegues

Interested?

You can apply to this position by using the link below.