Country Controller

**Requisition Number**: EMEA09818

**Employment Type**: Full-time

**Location**: Johannesburg

**What Is It Like To Work at Zimmer Biomet**:
At **Zimmer Biomet**, we believe in **The Power of Us**, which means that we are stronger together. We are committed to creating an environment where every team member feels included, respected, empowered, and celebrated.

**Zimmer Biomet Offers You An Exciting Position With Good Career Prospects in a Fast-growing International Business, And a Competitive Remuneration Package**
- Possibility to grow, develop, and be promoted within a Team
- Friendly, warm and creative atmosphere
- Healthy, inspiring, and international work environment
- Ongoing coaching and talent development
- Access to future career opportunities
- Hybrid work model
- Competitive reward packages
- Annual bonus
- Social and CSR events
- Wellbeing initiatives

**What You Can Expect**:
Controllership Organization focuses on technical finance accounting matters and internal controls and compliance, applies best practices within EMEA environment, drives alignment among business units to integrate governance and business practices across the enterprise. As part of Controllership organization, the COUNTRY CONTROLLER SOUTH AFRICA will be based in South Africa to drive alignment between business finance and GBS and ensuring compliance to Zimmer Biomet policies and procedures.

The COUNTRY CONTROLLER SOUTH AFRICA will be responsible for ensuring maintenance of internal controls within the local organization, update of polices, timely and accurate reporting of finance metrics, drive statutory & tax compliance and provide support in audit process and audit remediation issues.

**How You Create Impact**:

- Oversee local statutory and regulatory compliance, including:

- Statutory audits & filing of local statutory reports
- Tax filing
- Regulatory compliance (statistic, national bank reporting, environment taxes, others)
- Oversee services provided by GBS (RTR, ITC, P2R), BPO (Business service outsourcing), external tax advisors and partner to resolve the issues and support process improvements and standardization initiatives
- Support business model change in country, partner in cross-functional business transformation projects, including OTC/ITC process transformation and necessary improvements.
- Guiding GBS-teams in terms of finance, accounting audit and tax topics
- Manage period end close process, working with GBS & BPO/SSC
- Maintain local accounting records (if required by laws)
- Coordinate vendor, customer and collection information
- Coordinate with Treasury and Tax for local treasury/banking requirements, tax reporting, TP, custom audits, etc.
- Serve as local accounting point of contact for in-country business finance professionals and other functional teams (e.g. Tax, Treasury, Marketing, Med Ed, etc.)
- Supports Controller EMERGING MARKETS and provides data necessary for deep dive reviews for a specific country, actively participates in meetings with Business leaders, with specific focus on accounting framework, share and gain the good practice knowledge in order better to support Zimmer Biomet business.
- Drives projects and develop tools to support Statutory compliance, account filings, VAT and Income tax matters
- Work closely with Management to support SOX Controls, Risk assessments and remediation
- Support GBS Management with the implementation of process enhancements and performance improvements. Includes improving the quality and timing of recording transactions and clearing activities, leveraging systems to provide greater visibility of financial information and automating processes to reduce manual effort.

**What Will Make You Stand Out**:

- S. in accounting, finance or related field.
- Minimum of 7 years of experience required in finance or accounting.
- Previous experience working in a Shared Services/GBS environment is a must.
- CPA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent required is a plus.
- Must have a working knowledge of US GAAP and other local & regional accounting standards (e.g., IFRS, IASB).

**What Will Make You Successful**:

- Ability to read, write and speak English fluently.
- Ability to read, write and speak other languages used in South Africa is a plus.
- Very strong analytical skills and strong understanding of accounting principles,
- Solid understanding of local GAAP, Revenue recognition standards and Compliance risk processes
- Strong forward and process thinking skills and good understanding of system functionalities
- Strong Communication skills (oral and written)
- Exhibits a high level of attention to details.
- Highly motivated, self-starter willing to deliver results and meet strict deadlines
- Positive attitude, proactive and flexible.
- Good organization skills and problem solving skills.
- Good interpersonal and collaboration skills
- Ability to deal with competing priorities and projects and work under time pressure
- Very strong skills with Microsoft products (Exce