Director Financial Controls Transformation

Key Responsibilities

• Engage to understand Group Finance Transformation strategy and the Finance Operating Model and develop and execute plan for Americas region
• Identify opportunities to leverage global process and systems at enterprise scale for the regional and local markets
• Drive End to End accounting process changes to meet the transactional needs of the Americas region all the way through the UK Group financial reporting needs and standards
• Effectively communicate plan to stakeholders in Americas region, GBS, FSS, etc. and obtain support for change.
• Monitor progress of plan, adapt plan, and engage leadership, as necessary
• Drive enterprise change management, change training, and communication plans across organization to ensure successful implementation of plan
• Ensure post implementation monitoring of changes and continuous improvement
• Develop robust scorecards and reporting to monitor quality
• Understanding of accounting and financial reporting risks to develop internal controls approach and support the GCM
• Lead and enable team to monitor controls, identify issues, and communicate with leadership
• Develop comprehensive and long-term plans to address control issues and mitigate risk
• Effectively communicates with Group how the Americas region has met the GCM objectives
• Build and leverage strong working relationship across the Group, particularly with Group Controllership, IT, GBS, and FSS
• Identify process improvement opportunities and drive continuous improvement with automation that leads to efficiency, accuracy, robust controls, and higher work quality
• Create strong culture within the Finance team, and model Company values and behaviors
• Build core capabilities of direct reports and team through effective talent management including defining clear roles & responsibilities, managing performance management process, and providing on-going coaching and feedback aligned with our company Behaviors and strategy
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned

Qualification & Requirements

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field of study and 7+ years of related work experience OR High School Diploma / GED and 11+ years related work experience
• 3+ years of direct managerial / supervisory experience
• Must be 21 years of age or older.
• Proficiency in accounting with the skill to understand complex financial and accounting processes

Knowledge of:

• Intermediate to advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, & PowerPoint, Teams)
• International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
• Finance change management best practices

Skilled in:

• End to end accounting flows
• Verbal and written communication
• Attention to detail and highly organized
• Problem/situation analysis
• Effective time and task management
• Multitasking capabilities
• Flexibility and adaptability

Ability to:

• Communicate to a broad and diverse audience
• Maintain effective working relationships
• Demonstrate critical thinking
• Work with diverse populations and varying education levels
• Receive, communicate, and understand information orally and in writing as well as proofread and check documents for accuracy
• Prioritize assignments, workload, and manage time accordingly
• Work under pressure to meet processing and reporting deadlines
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Education and Experience:

• Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field of study and 10+ years of related work experience with 5+ years of direct managerial / supervisory experience.

Licenses / certifications:

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
• Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)

Knowledge of:

• SAP or QAD

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package that includes medical/dental/vision/life insurance/disability plans
• Dollar for dollar 401k match up to 6% and 5% annual company contribution
• 15 Company-paid holidays
• Generous paid time off
• Employee recognition and discount programs
• Education assistance
• Employee referral bonus program
• Hybrid workplace – remote / in office
• Summer hours
• Casual dress policy Monday through Friday