Head of Accounting & Process Center – Americas

Key Responsibilities

• Strong dedication to process quality, understanding the implications of different processes.
• Ensure financial entries are made efficiently and in-time. The scope of work is not necessarily limited to AMER only with some team members working on global tasks.
• Initiate/establish process implementation and alignment not only in AMER but as part of the global organization and actively participate in and regularly lead Group process improvements.
• Provide effective leadership to a hybrid team of 11 employees in multiple locations.
• Responsible that the team meets all deadlines, (from monthly, quarterly and yearly closings to payment runs and incoming cash allocation) and ensures the achievement of defined process efficiency KPIs.
• Liaise with other departments such as Customer Service, Procurement, Supply Chain Management etc.

Qualification & Requirements

Level of education & knowledge:

• Minimum of a Bachelors degree in Accounting, Economics, Business Administration or a similar major.

Experience in general:

• Managerial experience within a Shared Service Center (or comparable transactional teams) as well as hands-on accounting knowledge is required.
• Minimum of 5 years working experience in managerial finance positions including an Accounting role.
• 5 years of experience in a manufacturing industry is an asset.

Technical skills:

• Very strong knowledge of finance as well as accounting experience.
• The ability to effectively and efficiently bridge between finance pillars and other departments as required for process improvements.
• Hands-on knowledge of SAP FI and CO is required; exposure to consolidation tasks (e.g. inter-company matching) is an asset.
• Affinity to automation and digitalization with the view of integration and efficiency
• Bilingual (e.g. Spanish) would be considered an asset

Competencies, Behavioral skills:

• Excellent leadership and motivational skills (development and fostering of team members)
• Able to structure work around deadlines, compliance requirements, project milestones
• Proactive, problem-solving individual
• Ability to identify and respond to a changing environment and willing to lead change in a dynamic global environment
• Good interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life and disability insurance.
• A 401(k)-retirement plan with a 3% automatic company contribution and a 100% match on the first 6% of employee contributions.
• Paid time off and additional wellness, financial, and lifestyle benefits.