Teamlead Financial Control & Accounting - m/f/d

Teamlead Financial Control & Accounting 
Getzersdorf, Austria
Hybrid
C41

 

Are you ready to take the lead as Supervisor of our FC&A team? In this role, you'll oversee finance planning, actuals, closing, and reporting for our Animal Nutrition and Health entities in Austria. You'll be responsible for coaching and developing the Austrian finance team, enhancing financial reporting, and ensuring compliance. As a key member of our team, you'll also lead transfer pricing, audits, grants, cross-functional projects, and facilitate change management. Join us and make a powerful impact on our company's success. Take the next step in your career today!

 

At dsm-firmenich, being a force for good is not optional. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is a shared responsibility woven into our daily work, benefiting to our People, Customers & Communities and driving business value. Equal access to opportunities is a given, belonging is a shared feeling, authenticity is celebrated.

 

Your key responsibilities

• Lead and supervise the Austrian FC&A EMEA team of 7-8 FTEs to achieve business objectives. The team consist of a group legal entity controllers, who are responsible to deliver and execute the finance planning, actuals, closing and reporting activities for the assigned reporting units. Furthermore, there are team members reporting into you for accounting matters and local compliance. 
• Ensure the quality, accuracy, completeness and timeliness of financial closing process and analysis for the assigned reporting units, in accordance with dsm-firmenich Accounting Rules, international and local statutory accounting standards;
• Define and follow up on mitigation actions in case of issues during the closing in order to ensure correct and complete actuals and meet defined deadlines; drives the monthly evaluation meeting with stakeholders and follow up on occurred issues and define improvements actions;
• Develop, mentor and coach team members, providing guidance and support to ensure their growth and objectives;
• Provide insights and recommendations to the FC&A EMEA unit lead and other stakeholders;
• Join the country leadership team as the finance representative and be a business partner to the local business for all finance related activities;
• Ensure compliance with internal control requirements;
• Be responsible for the preparation of the annual financial statements according to local GAAP and IFRS and act as the main point of contact for all internal and external audits, follow up on financial and tax audit;
• Ensure transfer pricing monitoring and compliance in accordance with local laws and group standards
• Be responsible for grant applications with focus on R&D tax credits findings
• Key user for SAP FI, Ariba and finance digitalization projects
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and excellence. Serve as a change agent and be a force for proposition and implementation to drive transformational initiatives and enhance financial processes, systems, and controls across assigned reporting units;

 

We bring

• An eagerness to be one team and learn from each other to bring progress to life and create a better future;
• Barrier-free communities within our organization where every employee is equally valued and respected – regardless of their background, beliefs, or identity;
• The opportunity to work for a company where sustainability is much more than a claim and is core to our strategy and purpose;
• A space to grow by encouraging and supporting curiosity and an open mindset;
• A flexible work environment that empowers people to take accountability for their work and own the outcome;

 

You bring
We are looking for an ambitious and talented team player with the following qualifications:

• Bachelor or Master’s Degree in Accounting/Financial Controlling, and/or licensed certified public accountant; 
• More than 6 years of relevant experience in Accounting/Controlling;
• Demonstrated experience in supervising and mentoring a team;