Our Client, one of the most reputable and well known global financial institutions across the world, is expanding, and strengthening its Finance Team in İstanbul. They are currently looking for a Country Financial Controller; an attractive senior manager role to join their high caliber finance team.Country Financial Controller İstanbul, European side Ref # The Country Financial Controller role is responsible for managing all aspects of financial and regulatory reporting , including local direct and indirect tax reporting. The Role is also responsible for maintaining a strong control environment. Hence, The Country Controller provides support to the CFO to protect the Franchise and to ensure the Franchise is appropriately managing financial and regulatory reporting risks as well as to ensure appropriate controls and processes are in place. The Country Financial Controller reports directly to the CFO. The Role will manage the Controller related responsibilities including team management and will also cover legal entity management in the Turkey Franchise. Key Responsibilities: Accountable for financial, regulatory (including ICAAP) and tax reporting and the related controls. Contribute to the integrity and control of company’s financial books and records as well as the process by which these records are generated Ensure a strong control framework which supports financial and regulatory reporting and a robust managerial cost accounting process aligned to Controller Regional guidelines. Contribute to continuous strengthening of the independent controls and the control environment throughout the institution to support the business in efforts to grow responsibly Drive the proactive tracking of and remediation of corrective actions for all control related issues identified Identify areas where process improvements can be made to achieve efficiencies and a strong control environment. Support the improvement of data quality as it pertains to financial and regulatory reporting Provide support (committee packs, analysis of information for business purposes) for various management committee meetings and external meetings, including ability to assist with chairing meetings where required Presenting at committees such as Regulatory Reporting Governance committee amongst others where required Produce metrics to senior management highlighting key regulatory issues and remediation status and maintain and enhance related operational and analytical procedures Responsible for the external statutory audit process and manage audit engagements Ensure that all Internal/external audits are proactively managed, (preparation, planning, fieldwork, and actions) Ensure that the local legal entities are in full compliance with the Legal Entity Standards Policy Participate in Regional/Cluster Finance initiatives and rollouts Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrate consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguard the firm, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy. Apply sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalate, manage and report control issues with transparency, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these Working closely with business partners and risk functions and escalate control issues identified appropriately Support the CFO with ad-hoc requests Qualifications and Competencies: Bachelor’s Degree in finance, business administration, economics, statistics, or related disciplines; Chartered Accountant or equivalent and Master’s degree is preferred Min. 10 + years of robust experience in Banking or Auditing; Big four and global company experience is an asset Strong experience in a Financial and Regulatory Reporting Environment is required Robust technical knowledge in financial accounting and in regulatory reporting incorporating industry practices and standards ; IFRS experience is required, Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment experience and prior knowledge of Finance & Regulatory reporting platforms are an advantage At least 5 + years of managerial experience with strong leadership skills and a proven ability to manage and motivate a team of finance professionals A highly motivated self-starter with an assertive character, a hands-on approach and who aspires to being a key contributor in a dynamic team environment of professionals A proactive decision maker who displays clear accountability and ownership of issues, Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills Proven ability to build and foster long-standing relationships amongst the senior leadership team, creating synergies and influencing change Effective collaborator with counterparts in different areas of the organization Effective planning, project and time management skills Good verbal and written communication skills both in English and Turkish and able to communicate his/her position clearly and defend it at various reporting levels Agile, adaptable, able to multitask and prioritize in a deadline driven environment where priorities are frequently changing Proficiency in Excel, Power Point and Word office software