Department Description:

Opella Healthcare Participations BV (OHP) is a holding company based in The Netherlands.

OHP will operate as a sub-holding of the Consumer Healthcare subsidiaries with the goal to facilitate the financial management activities (e.g. manage the dividend-in and dividend pay-out process, etc.)

Core activities/Areas of result

Purpose of the job: Responsible for the accounting and controls for all financial transactions within Opella Healthcare Participations B.V.

Main responsibilities of the OHP Controller:

Monitor the timely and accurate reporting for Group reporting by GBS A2R
Ensure that Ways of Working & Governance are in accordance with the Dutch participation exemption Regime
Ensure timely and accurate external reporting (e.g. to Central Bank)
Manage and monitor the dividend in and dividend out process
Manage and monitor the cash position and future cash needs together with Treasury
Manage and monitor costs to be cross charged by Finance/GBS in & out to OHP
Ensure that legal restructurings/acquisitions initiated by the Group are processed accurately in the books
Statutory financial reporting: support the process and do consistency checks
Manage periodical external reviews
Maintain and ensure compliance with the Group Internal Control framework

In addition, OHP Controller will closely work on company secretary matters with the CHC Head of Legal Corporate & Finance in order to oversee company secretary matters, with external providers if needed, for OHP and OHP’s subsidiaries.

Operational management

Support the monthly reporting, P&L, Balance sheet and Intercompany reporting performed by GBS teams
Monitor the accuracy and completeness of the reporting in applicable Group reporting systems (e.g. SOLAR, TWIN, MyTax)
Ensure that all contracts/transactions initiated are in compliance with the Dutch Legal & Tax requirements
Review, validate and provide expertise on accounting treatment for complex transactions
Responsible for financial analytics
Responsible to prepare budgets and forecasts
Responsible for external reporting requirements (Dutch Central bank, Bureau of Statistics)
Provide support to GBS A2R in the audit and Account Committee preparations
Provide support to CHC Head of Legal Corporate & Finance with legal matters for OHP and OHP’s subsidiaries

Interactions

Ensure strong, constructive transversal international relationships with colleagues and stakeholders, such as:

Tax, GBS teams: A2R, S2V, Ci2C, Treasury, Legal, Ethics & Business Integrity, Consolidation, Internal Control, ITS, etc)
Acts as a business partner to (senior) management

Background

Finance equivalent or master’s degree in finance and/or accounting
5 years of relevant experience in an international working environment
Experience in project management
Strong financial skills, Tax knowledge is a pre
Ability to work with and deal with confidential / sensitive data
Experience with internal controls, compliance, audits
Experience with financial applications, tools and spreadsheets is a must

IT Solutions

Proven experience with ERP systems (SAP S/4HANA is a pre)
Experience with reporting solutions
Excellence skills with MS Office (Excel, Power point)

Competencies

Organised and able to prioritise with good planning skills
Punctual, reliable and responsible
Fluent in English (both verbal and written)
Strong knowledge of financial operations and structures
Pro-active, able to take the initiative
Excellent analytical skills
Flexible team player, able to anticipate changes
Ability to operate effectively in a complex matrix environment
International background with exposure to multicultural environments

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