Manages financial and accounting staff within the department
Staffs the department, assigns work, reviews performance and addresses performance issues
Provides leadership, coaching, and development
Promotes and maintains a productive work environment
Develops policies, procedures and business controls to provide work direction
Ensure coherence within the organization as far as compensation policies are concerned
Manages the audit, compliance and external reporting processes
Acts as a liaison to federal, state, insurance, banking and other external auditors
Develops and implements business controls and procedures to minimize or comply with audit recommendations, and is responsible for finance the results
Provides information to consultants responsible for external financial reporting
Provides guidance to management on accounting policies and procedures
Ensures compliance with corporate policies and objectives
Ensures that non finance functions are behaving within mentioned policies
Drives the escalation path cross Functions and Sites
Manages special projects, with special regards to cross functional and sites
Knowledge/Skills/Competencies: In-depth knowledge and understanding of financial management; Strong knowledge of global business environment and customers' business; Good understanding of integrated business applications; Good negotiation and problem resolution skills; Good communication and presentation skills; Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a wide variety of internal and external customers; In-depth knowledge of generally accepted accounting and financial principals and procedures; Ability to apply mathematical, statistical and financial operations to complete tasks and solve complex problems; Ability to communicate effectively with a wide variety of internal and external customers and other functions; Ability to prioritize tasks and complete duties while working with a large volume of detailed information under tight time deadlines; For non English mother language: Ability to attend and run discussions in English; Ability to manage basic project management techniques
Requirements
Seven to 10 years of relevant experience
Bachelor's degree, or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience
Education experience may vary by geography
In-depth knowledge of financial management
Strong knowledge of global business environment and customers' business
Good understanding of integrated business applications
Good negotiation and problem resolution skills
Good communication and presentation skills
Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a wide variety of internal and external customers
Ability to effectively lead, manage, train and motivate a diverse group of employees
Ability to evaluate, prioritize and problem solve a variety of tasks to ensure their timely and accurate completion
Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a wide variety of internal and external customers
In-depth knowledge of generally accepted accounting and financial principals and procedures
Ability to apply mathematical, statistical and financial operations to complete tasks and solve complex problems
Ability to communicate effectively with a wide variety of internal and external customers and other functions
Ability to prioritize tasks and complete duties while working with a large volume of detailed information under tight time deadlines, and present to management in term of comprehensive summary
For non English mother language: Ability to attend and run discussions in English
Ability to manage basic project management techniques