Manager, Financial Controllership

Opentext - The Information Company

OpenText is a global leader in information management, where innovation, creativity, and collaboration are the key components of our corporate culture. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to partner with the most highly regarded companies in the world, tackle complex issues, and contribute to projects that shape the future of digital transformation.

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Your impact

As Manager, Financial Controllership, you will play a key role in supporting and strengthening the controllership function across OpenText’s EMEA entities across the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and Emerging Markets. Partnering closely with senior finance leadership, you will contribute to the integrity of financial reporting, lead critical elements of the close process, and support statutory and U.S. GAAP requirements across a diverse and evolving regional landscape. Your work will directly influence financial accuracy, regulatory compliance, and operational efficiency, while helping to integrate new acquisitions and support business growth across emerging markets.

What The Role Offers

• Responsibility for financial controllership activities across a diverse portfolio of entities in the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and Emerging Markets
• Ownership of key elements within the monthly close and financial reporting process across multiple regions
• Opportunity to work on complex, cross-border finance activities including acquisitions, divestitures, and system migrations
• Exposure to a broad finance ecosystem, partnering closely with Tax, Legal, FP&A, and Corporate Accounting teams
• Involvement in finance transformation initiatives and process improvement projects
• A fast-paced, collaborative environment with regional and global impact
  
  

What You Need To Succeed

• Strong experience in financial controllership, reporting, and close processes within a complex, multi-entity environment
• Solid understanding of U.S. GAAP and local GAAP reporting requirements across multiple jurisdictions
• Proven ability to analyze financial results, identify variances, and communicate insights clearly to stakeholders
• Experience supporting audits, statutory reporting, tax compliance, and working with external auditors
• Advanced Excel capabilities and familiarity with ERP systems such as SAP
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment with strong collaboration skills
  
  

One last thing

OpenText is more than just a corporation; it's a global community where trust is foundational, the bar is raised, and outcomes are owned.

OpenText's efforts to build an inclusive work environment go beyond simply complying with applicable laws. Our Employment Equity and Diversity Policy provides direction on maintaining a working environment that is inclusive of everyone, regardless of culture, national origin, race, color, gender, gender identification, sexual orientation, family status, age, veteran status, disability, religion, or other basis protected by applicable laws.

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