Lead the Finance Team based at our Business Service Center, overseeing all accounting operations for Europe bag-in-box and spouted pouch activities, including AP, AR, GL, subledger and financial reporting. This is a 2-year fixed-term contract with the possibility to transition into other professional opportunities within our global organization.Key ResponsibilitiesAccountable for evaluating, reconciling and resolving complex accounting transactions, maintaining general ledger accounts and the group financial reporting for the bag-in-box and spouted pouches EU operations (i.e. Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger, Subledger, Asset accounting and Intercompany transactions, cost accounting & controlling, Cognos group reporting).Set and monitor goals and performance measures/indicators.Work with the team to develop and improve work standard procedures to enable continuous improvement.Coordinating the period end closing calendar impacting the activities of the team.Evaluates best practices and benchmarks for ensuring quality services.Ensures audit controls are followed, provides direction and assists in the maintenance of internal control procedures.Gets involved in the set-up and monitoring team performance and reports on metrics; follows-up results and implements improvement measures in order to maintain consistent service quality in the team.Work as the mediator between management and team members to facilitate good communication and transparency of complaints from both parties, and see to it that all issues are sorted out.Leads hiring and onboarding processes and oversees annual performance evaluations to build and develop a high-performing team.Required Skills and Experience3-5 years of relevant industry experience in similar leadership rolesGraduate degree in business administration preferably with Finance focusSelf-motivated and proactiveDetail-oriented with strong accuracyFlexible and adaptable to changeSkilled at prioritizing effectivelyGeneral knowledge of Infor LN, Cognos, TM1, Qlikview/Qliksense is nice to haveAdvanced skills working with MS Office modules (especially Excel and PowerPoint)BenefitsCompetitive compensationOpportunity to partially work from homePersonal development opportunities, trainings and coaching from senior team members
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