Senior Finance Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee Day-to-Day Finance Services: Manage accounts payable, accounts receivable, and financial reporting to ensure high-quality and timely processing for the market(s).
• Provide Operational Leadership: Lead the finance operations team by setting objectives and fostering a culture of operational excellence.
• Streamline Financial Processes: Identify and implement best practices to standardize procedures and improve efficiency, using performance metrics to monitor and enhance finance operations.
• Collaborate with Key Stakeholders: Work with in-market finance, senior executives, and other stakeholders to understand needs, build relationships, and drive business alignment.
• Manage Budget and Financial Forecasting: Oversee the annual budget, financial forecasting, and related projects to ensure financial stability for the market.
• Ensure Compliance with Accounting Policies: Establish and enforce accounting policies in alignment with statutory requirements and group reporting, optimizing accounting processes in systems like SAP.
• Optimize Workflows and Monitor SLAs: Continuously evaluate and optimize workflows to meet or exceed SLAs, ensuring high-quality service delivery.
• Support Talent Development: Promote a culture of growth by offering coaching, mentoring, and training to team members, supporting workforce planning and performance management.

Qualification & Requirements

Requirements:

• BSc & /MA degree in business administration, finance, accounting, or a related field.
• Professional certification (e.g., ACCA, CIMA, CPA, CMA) or local equivalents is mandatory
• 5+ years of experience of managing teams / managing operations in Shared services is a must.
• 10+ years of finance accounting experience
• Demonstrated experience in driving process improvements.
• Experience in change and transformation projects, including process reengineering, technology implementations, and cultural change initiatives
• English and Hungarian on business professional level
• Advanced IT/excel skills, prior SAP finance system tools such as blackline are a distinct or equivalent is an advantage

Special qualifications:

• Financial Acumen: Profound grasp of finance and accounting principles, enabling strategic financial decision-making for market stability.
• Leadership and Management: Strong leadership skills, guiding the finance operations team towards operational excellence through clear objectives, performance management, and mentorship.
• Strategic Thinking: Strategic mindset for identifying optimization opportunities, standardizing procedures, and implementing best practices to enhance the efficiency of finance operations.
• Communication and Relationship Building: Excellent communication skills to collaborate effectively with stakeholders, senior executives, and other departments, fostering strong relationships and alignment with business objectives.
• Compliance and Controls: In-depth knowledge of accounting policies, tax requirements, and group reporting standards, with expertise in designing and maintaining effective process controls to ensure compliance and accurate financial reporting.
• Driving license: group B.

Benefits

• Annual bonus and salary review
• Flexible working
• 28 days off
• Contribution to pension scheme
• Lunch contribution
• Budget to enjoy our products
• Flexible benefits package
• Online medical service
• Paid volunteering time
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