Finance Team Lead Emea

Description:

This excellent Finance Team Lead / Supervisor EMEA job in Co Mayo with a multinational company in their SSC for the EMEA region (circa 22 entities). This job reports to the Finance Manager and is responsible for the team that owns the end to end processes in Revenue, Accruals and Prepays for this region. You would have 2 direct reports in Mayo, who are qualified accountants and would carry out the high complexity work, and you would indirectly manage the outsourced team in India that carry out the low to medium complexity transactions.

This job is offered as a 12 month contract, covering maternity leave. There is no promise of permanency, but they have an excellent track record to holding onto contract staff.

The Finance Team Lead EMEA is accountable for their activities in addition to deliver accurate and timely financial information from the point of transaction through to financial close (period, quarter, and annual) in accordance with corporate reporting, regulatory and US GAAP requirements for the Commissionaire entities. The individual will participate in exception management and continuous improvement activities, as a part of day to day work efforts leading a general accounting team in accordance with the global, regional and country specific ATR process standards.

Essential Functions

• Responsible for completing close or VAT reporting activities as assigned.

• Responsible for overseen the Month end close process including payroll accounting, close governance and associated corporate reporting for the Commissionaire entities.

• Coordinate between internal and external ATR teams, business units, and functional areas to ensure smooth month end close

• Review European month end financials to ensure accuracy and completeness.

• Participation in Monthly Product line review calls with business units.

• Actively lead the accounting processes for all areas within the EMEA region to ensure accuracy & correctness of month end accounts.

• Ensure all intercompany cross-charges are accurately processed in line with legal agreements.

• Responsible to review & approve the netting payments.

• Responsibility for ensuring the accuracy of cost allocations and revaluations

• Responsible for review of balance sheet account reconciliations and Journal entries

• Co-ordinate the payment runs process.
• Ensure that the ATR team is fully trained on the WWP’s
• Monitor compliance of our accounting processes and procedures with the WWP’s.

• Drive projects to identify and close any gaps and ensure alignment of the JNJ policies.

• Ensures that good accounting practices (US GAAP) and corporate internal policies are followed.

• Responsible to ensure all areas under responsibility are in compliance with SOX requirements
• Continue to strive for process improvements and implementation of best practice.
• Implement staff induction, training and development initiatives.

• Responsible for team motivation and enhanced performance.

• Evaluate and meet with team on a regular basis and initiate organizational changes and staff recruitment where necessary

• Monitor agreed performance measures, CPI’S & KPIs.

• Sustain Service Agreement delivery standards with the internal customers and 3rd party outsource service providers.