Finance team leader

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• Define and share the vision of your activity or field with the teams and team members within your scope
• Engage the teams and team members within your scope while ensuring the balance of people's lives
• Continuously develop the competencies of teams and team members
• Support team members in their professional careers
• Ensure the satisfaction of customers and partners of the teams within your scope
• Reach the target level of performance within your scope
• Enable the peer team to achieve its collective objectives
• Facilitate a dynamic of continuous progress and innovation
• Basic understanding of GAAP, IFRS and general accounting principles

Role and Responsibilities

• Should be able to work in Night shift (Central Americas Shift  6: 30 PM to 3.30 AM)
• Support in the overall Record To Report Activities.
• Basic understanding of GAAP, IFRS and general accounting principles
• Able to support/backup the team especially for critical days.
• Analyze and distribute all tasks within his/her members.
• Propose process improvements.
• Assist and support the manager for all related/requested reports & decision making.
• Coach & lead the team on their goal.
• Handling escalations regarding Accounting Applications (Oracle, SNOW).
• Provide an urgent resolutions in case for any issues encountered by the team
• Review the process, update & upload manuals & reconciliations in the Knowledge Database.
• Assist & support the team in preparing the Month End Closure, Scheduled & Daily Activities such as FX clearing,FX revaluation,All accrual postings, Manual Journal postings or JE via BOT,Hedging Journals etc., Various Financial Reporting and Balance Sheet Reconciliations etc.,Clearing of Suspense & Current accounts, Current account integration, Bank Reconciliations,Factorization etc.
• Stabilize & support any transition under her/his scope.
• Ensure that the team is achieving the 100% Quality, Productivity & SLA/KPI.
• Provide & implemented back up plans through cross training.
• Provide training for the newly hired Record to report members.
• Establish and create a good relationship within the team.
• Coordinate & communicate with the counter parts.

Managing and developing team:
• Creates an environment, with pairs, that encourages empowerment, collaboration and autonomy for direct team and among teams
• Guides the team to set objectives, aligned with the objectives of the entity.
• Ensures that the team have the adequate and suitable resources to complete its activities
• Manages priorities and guides the team to balance the workload according to the defined priorities
• Develops and supports direct reports' career plans and learning opportunities
• Provides regular and timely feedback to direct reports’
• Manages the staffing movements taking into account the expectations of employees, the needs of the team and the entity
• Applies company policies and procedures in managing direct reports.
• Facilitates change at team level.

Driving operations and performance :
• Helps team members understand the broader vision and guides the team towards results achievement
• Ensures the operations are conducted properly, according to processes, standards, and customer requirements
• Organizes and optimizes the means and solutions necessary to meet the objectives
• Evaluates operations performance against service level agreement in place and ensures corrective action plans are in place
• Coordinates actions with partners/customers to optimize the performance level
• Identifies the upcoming critical situations in order to anticipate actions
• Continuously seeks to improve performance of operations, customer and employee satisfaction

Educational Requirements

• Bachelor's/Master’s degree preferred in Accounting, Finance or other Business discipline
• CPA or equivalent certification, and Oracle ERP experience is a plus

Work Experience

• Minimum of 5-6 years of experience in Record to Report activities (GL accounting, Cash Management, Balance Sheet Reconciliations etc)
• Experience in Business process outsourcing/Shared service is an advantage.
• Strong accounting concepts for all types of accounting transactions, preferably with GL account Analysis.
• Good analytical skills & multitasking skills
• Has exposure to F&A process.
• People/Team Management
• Some experience in a relevant field (professional services firm and/or shared service center is preferred).
• Ability to perform all role responsibilities in fluent written and spoken English is a prerequisite
• Strong analytical skills
• Basic understanding of GAAP, IFRS and general accounting principles
• Excellent time management and organizational skills

Competencies

• Strong analytical & reporting Skills
• Good Interpersonal and communication skills to effectively work with the team. A team player.
• Should be able to work under pressure, Self starter
• Strong communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (primarily Excel)
• Conflict Management, Problem Solving, Customer Centricity and people handling
• Internal control and risk management
• Managing and developing people
• Work Ethics and Values

Preferred Skills

• Experience in complex Accounting System (Oracle) & other accounting software applications.
• Skilled in all Microsoft Office applications; specifically for Advanced Microsoft Excel.
• Knowledge in Power BI/Automation tools is preferrable