Team Lead - Regional Accounting

The Team Lead Corporate Accounting will be responsible for the following:
Leading and be responsible for all of the accounting activities for all corporate entities
Overseeing the day-to-day corporate accounting operations of Corporate team
Ensuring timeliness and accuracy of the overall monthly corporate close activities
Providing support on both statutory and US financial audits and requests from internal and external auditors
Overseeing the team with the monthly (quarterly, annual) closing process, review the teams work and take ownership for their performance
Take full ownership and responsibility of the accounting for a defined set of entities, in accordance with US GAAP, local GAAP and compliance with both internal and external requirements
Managing the balance sheet and profit and loss and the variance analysis for the corporate entities and complete the overall (Corporate) analysis
Signing off on the regular and timely preparation of all required financial reports and schedules for defined entities
Guiding the team in handling and solving complex bottlenecks and issues, for all matters impacting accounting. Own final issue resolution for items with potential global impact
Cross-functional accounting activities (e.g. daily cash, prepaids, fixed assets, intangibles, intercompany transactions, accruals, leases, investments, dividends, and debt transactions of the parent corporation.
Monthly closing reports, variance analysis and reconciliations in accordance with US GAAP and covering the Sox framework, and own the compliance aspect regarding this
Collaborating closely with senior stakeholders within Finance
Timely delivery and the integrity of the internal and/or external financial reporting.
Managing footnote information for SEC filings, as well as information for local statutory filings
Managing the governmental reports, annual returns and / or various statutory and statistical filings for multiple entities in accordance with all internal policies and external requirements and ensuring the Sox control framework is in place
Producing finance-related reports for Senior Management and for Head Office, internal and external auditors where applicable. Liaise with the regulatory authorities and maintain good relations with them.
Overseeing all applicable SOX documentation, compliance and provide audit support to both internal and external auditors
Ensuring adherence for a defined set of entities all compliance requirements including Sox, tax, statutory and statistical filings and statutory audits are met to fullest satisfaction
Driving continuous improvement/harmonization and standardization, measuring of output process and input quality to achieve best-in-class performance
Supporting and engaging in complex and cross-functional innovation and improvement projects in accounting and across finance
Managing a team of people managers and drive operations, engagement and development within a large team located in diverse worldwide locations (BHI)
Partnering with other key Finance departments such as Treasury, P2P, Financial systems, Risk & Controls on tasks and projects with a cross functional impact
Ad-hoc projects as they arise (e.g., automation, ERP implementation, etc.)
Required Skills & Qualifications:
Qualified Chartered Accountants;
Sound knowledge of US GAAP/IFRS and SOx
Minimum 8+ years of experience
Project management and/or transformation experience, a plus.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic, rapidly growing and fluid organization.
Ability to effectively communicate at various levels of the organization tailored appropriately to the audience.
Candidate should demonstrate effective collaboration skills up, down and across the organization.
Maintain effectiveness in a continuously evolving environment.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong experience managing teams, coaching, and providing training on the job
Experience with Oracle, SAP, Blackline is preferred.
Experience with OneStream or Hyperion Financial Management is a plus.
Pre-Employment Screening
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