Role: Team Manager - BlackLine Local Admin Job Roles and Responsibilities:
The scope of the role will continue to broaden, but key areas of responsibility are as follows:
People- Collaborate with local finance teams and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Promote a culture of accountability, process excellence, and continuous improvement.
Partnership- Serve as the first point of contact for Blackline-related queries from local finance teams and auditors.
- Ensure strong collaboration with global system admins and other GBS functions.
Operational- Manage user access (creation, modification, deletion) and role assignments in Blackline.
- Configure reconciliation templates, account groups, and risk accounts for local entities.
- Oversee maintenance of reconciliations, tasks, and journals, including bulk updates and imports.
- Support local statutory reporting and audit evidence delivery.
- Monitor SLA compliance and deliver monthly reports.
Continuous Improvement- Identify opportunities for process optimization and automation within Blackline.
- Support system enhancements and migrations impacting local entities.
- Contribute to knowledge sharing across the Blackline admin community.
Skills and Experience needed
- Minimum 8-10 years of finance and accounting experience, preferably in Shared Services or multinational organizations.
- 6-7 years of deep experience with Blackline or similar reconciliation tools.
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or equivalent.
- Experience with ERP systems (SAP preferred) and financial reporting tools.
- Strong technical knowledge of accounting principles (IFRS/local GAAP).
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Experience of complex, fragmented finance systems landscapes.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with diverse and cross-functional teams.
- Strong collaboration and partnership mindset, ability to work in a matrix organization. Cultural awareness/understanding agile in adapting approach to optimize working relationships.
- Experience in automotive or FMCG industries is an advantage.
