Senior Project Controller

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About this opportunity:
We are looking for a senior finance professional to play a critical role in strengthening project financial governance across our operations in Mexico, with exposure to the Americas region. This position sits at the intersection of project controlling, accounting, and business partnering, with a strong focus on contract assessment and revenue recognition compliance. You will act as a trusted advisor to the business, ensuring that financial decisions and project performance are aligned with accounting standards, internal policies, and strategic objectives.
What you will do:

• Lead contract assessment activities, ensuring alignment with internal accounting directives (AD09) and revenue recognition requirements ( IFRS15).
• Analyze complex customer contracts and provide accounting guidance prior to execution, identifying risks and ensuring proper financial treatment.
• Act as the financial focal point for Order-to-Cash (O2C) processes within projects, ensuring compliance, accuracy, and transparency.
• Partner closely with Project Managers, Sales, and Operations to challenge assumptions and support sound decision-making.
• Ensure accurate revenue and cost recognition, aligned with project milestones and accounting standards.
• Drive data integrity in SAP (S/4HANA) including the proper structuring of projects in the system and ensure consistency between operational and financial data.
• Identify and mitigate financial risks, including compliance, revenue leakage, and contract misinterpretation.
• Support and respond to internal and external audits, ensuring proper documentation and justification of accounting treatments.
• Contribute to process improvements and digitalization initiatives, leveraging automation and new technologies to enhance efficiency.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across different countries, acting as a bridge between finance and business.
• Provide financial insight, challenge assumptions, and support decision making.

The skills you bring:

• Solid experience in project finance, project controlling, or contract accounting, preferably in telecom or large-scale project environments.
• Strong knowledge of revenue recognition (IFRS15) and contract evaluation.
• Hands-on experience with SAP (preferably S/4HANA) in project or finance environments.
• Ability to analyze customer contracts and understand their accounting implications, with exposure to revenue recognition principles (IFRS15)
• Experience working with Order-to-Cash (O2C) processes.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to challenge, influence, and build trust with senior stakeholders, supported by assertive communication.
• Ability to operate in ambiguous and fast-paced environments, taking ownership and driving outcomes.
• Strong analytical mindset combined with business acumen.
• Experience with compliance frameworks such as SOX and internal controls (ABC) is a plus.
• Advanced English skills.

Why join Ericsson?At Ericsson, you'll have an outstanding opportunity. The chance to use your skills and imagination to push the boundaries of what's possible. To build solutions never seen before to some of the world's toughest problems. You'll be challenged, but you won't be alone. You'll be joining a team of diverse innovators, all driven to go beyond the status quo to craft what comes next.
What happens once you apply? Click Here to find all you need to know about what our typical hiring process looks like.Encouraging a diverse and inclusive organization is core to our values at Ericsson, that's why we champion it in everything we do. We truly believe that by collaborating with people with different experiences we drive innovation, which is essential for our future growth. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our Ericsson team. Ericsson is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. learn more.
Primary country and city: Mexico (MX) || Mexico City
Req ID: 784267