Senior Assistant Controller: Global Finance Lead

Takeda; Łódź; On-site; PLN 260,000 - 368,000; Full time

Job summary

Takeda in Lodz, Poland, is seeking an Assistant Controller - Senior Manager to reinforce controllership across Global Finance CoE. You will support month-end closes, balance sheet reviews and IFRS/reporting while ensuring strong internal controls and compliance.

You will act as a bridge between local markets and CoE accounting teams, coordinating close activities, providing financial analysis and coordinating audits, tax and statutory reporting, with a focus on process improvement and automation.

Qualifications

• University degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in controllership, accounting, audit, financial controlling or Record-to-Report activities.
• Experience supporting statutory reporting, annual financial statements and audits.
• Strong month-end close, balance sheet review and reconciliation expertise.
• Solid IFRS knowledge and awareness of local GAAP environments.
• Experience working with shared-service centers, Global Capability Centers or multinational finance organizations.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Fluent English at business level.

Responsibilities

• Support month-end, quarter-end and year-end close activities across assigned entities.
• Prepare balance sheet reviews, reconciliations, exception analysis and aged-item follow-up.
• Prepare balance sheet and P&L flux commentary and respond to challenges from Controllers and central controlling teams.
• Review journal entries, accruals, account reconciliations and account ownership documentation.
• Support IFRS and local GAAP financial statements, statutory reporting and management reporting activities.
• Ensure compliance with accounting policies, SOX requirements and relevant accounting standards.
• Coordinate audit preparation and collection of supporting evidence for external, internal, SOX and tax audits.
• Execute assigned internal controls and maintain supporting control documentation.
• Support tax, compliance and statistical reporting requirements.
• Ensure timely handling of non-standard accounting matters including provisions, impairments, fixed assets and legal disputes.
• Act as the primary liaison between assigned markets and Global Finance CoE teams.
• Partner with FP&A, commercial, supply chain and corporate functions to ensure reliable financial data and issue resolution.
• Collaborate closely with Controllers, local finance teams, tax, treasury, transfer pricing and group consolidation teams.
• Provide clear updates and recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Support implementation of accounting policy changes, system enhancements and control improvements.
• Drive process improvement initiatives and adoption of automation and AI-enabled controls.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency while maintaining business continuity.
• Share knowledge and best practices across the Assistant Controller community.

Skills

Month-end close

Balance sheet reconciliation

IFRS knowledge

Stakeholder management

English (business)

Education

University degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

SAP

BlackLine

HFM

Job description

Takeda in Lodz, Poland, is seeking an Assistant Controller - Senior Manager to reinforce controllership across Global Finance CoE. You will support month-end closes, balance sheet reviews and IFRS/reporting while ensuring strong internal controls and compliance.

You will act as a bridge between local markets and CoE accounting teams, coordinating close activities, providing financial analysis and coordinating audits, tax and statutory reporting, with a focus on process improvement and automation.