Company Description
SGS is the world's leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. SGS is recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity.
Job Description
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Manage and coordinate the team in the Finance Shared Service Centre for the countries responsible for, ensuring that P2P/RTR/OTC processes and policies are respected at all times and tasks within P2P/RTR/OTC are performed accordingly
PTP: (Transactional purchasing, invoice processing, travel and expense, payments, month-end close processes and supplier masterdata)
RTR: (GL, FA, Intercompany, Inventory, Cash Management, Reporting)
OTC: (Customer masterdata set-up and maintenance, daily cash application, monthend close process and collections activities)
Performance should meet the requirements defined in the SLA/KPI's (timely, accurate).
Specific Responsibilities
- Team Management & Organization
- Process Performance & Optimization
- Compliance, Risk & Control
- Stakeholder Relationship & Communication
- Financial Operations & Reporting
Qualifications
- Bachelor or University degree in Finance/Accounting.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in a management role, including staff management.
- Experience in managing a team of minimum 10 staff members
- Experience with change management as well as working in a multicultural and international environment.
- Understanding of relevant regional accounting practices and the regulatory environment
- Experience in continuous improvement initiatives, root cause analysis and project management
- Genuine interest in business process standardization
- Customer orientation and intercultural competence
- Team player
- Drive for results and demonstrate a decisive coaching leadership style
- Willingness and ability to travel including international trips (25%)
- Knowledge of Oracle E Business Suite is a plus.
- Experience in Finance Shared Services / BPO environment is a must
Additional Information
- Ability to coach and develop your team
- Translates strategy into actions
- Develop self and others
- Embraces change
- Able to create a positive, learning and collaborative working environment
- Able to create a problem solving culture
- Highly independent and systematic approach to work
- Proven ability to build networks and manage relationships
- Fluent English is a must, with good listening, speaking and comprehension skills (other languages is a plus)
- Analytical and organizational skills
- Good communication, interpersonal and coaching skills
