The Senior Manager Accounting – Emerging Markets is responsible for all Accounting activities taking place throughout Emerging Markets. The Senior Manager Accounting plays a strategic role in supporting the Assistant Controller & Regional Controller, Emerging Markets in the overall controllership organisation for the region which has revenue of circa USD $1Billion, and supporting around 100 accounting and compliance roles throughout the region.
- Manage the monthly financial close process, including ensuring all costs incurred are properly recorded, reviewing journal entries, account balance reconciliations and report preparation for the Company entities
- Participate in the ongoing development/establishment of accounting policies and procedures and operational strategies including the review and implementation of process and system changes.
- Continued focus on improving system efficiencies and business practices
- Ensure compliance with internal control policies in a SOX environment.
- Collaborate with external auditors to ensure successful audit results and compliance
- Interacts at all levels and with budget owners or other stakeholders to produce timely, efficient and accurate month-end close and all internal management and financial reporting through annual report
- Make recommendations for changes as needed and ensure that company policies and procedures are followed and establishes the proper techniques to discover and prevent fraud
- Assist with compilation of information for preparation of tax returns
- Work with Audit, Tax and Treasury Manager to ensure overall coordination of all financial accounting activities through annual report
- Prepare summary feedback of financial statements variances to budget
- Work with accounting hubs and commercial finance teams on technical accounting topics, including white paper preparation and consultation with HQ
- Lead implementation of new accounting guidelines and ensure compliance with existing standards. Revenue recognition is a primary focus (ASC 606).
- Support the monthly, quarterly and annual review of the financial statements for the Emerging Markets Region (23 countries over 6 managed regions) to ensure accuracy and completeness.
- Lead or participate in special improvement projects or assignments within Finance area.
- Active participant/ presenter at regional meetings to finance and non-finance audiences, including strong powerpoint preparation and presentation skills
- Direct regional process improvement initiatives, working closely together with the Regional Accounting Leaders and Global and Regional Business Process Owners to drive standardization and harmonization of processes.
- Ensuring overall control environment for the region is designed and operating effectively and supporting regional accounting teams with their internal control assessment, as needed. Liaise with the internal audit group and support on-going internal audits.
- Lead and drive ad-hoc accounting projects and liaise with other regional accounting leaders. Work together with regional accounting teams and provide guidance to ensure processes are performed in an efficient manner.
- Close interaction and collaboration with the GBS implementation team. Support and provide guidance during GBS roll-out.
- Assist with ad hoc tasks for the Assistant Controller, Emerging Markets, as needed.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in relevant field or equivalent
- 8+ years of relevant work experience
- Significant audit experience
- Demonstrated leadership experience
- Fluent in English
- Experience in US GAAP and SOX
- Strong Technical Accounting Skills
- Ability to adapt to change quickly
- Ability to work with people from many different departments
- Ability to communicate well with others
- Required to travel 20% of the time
