Senior Accounting Manager

<p><strong>In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:</strong></p> <p><strong><u>Leadership and Financial Ownership</u></strong></p> <p><strong>Manage a team of General Ledger professionals to ensure high quality results are provided to all relevant partners within the agreed timescales.</strong>  </p> <ul> <li>Responsible for Month End closing to a strict timetable for Financials into HFM (Reporting system). Reporting scope includes P&amp;L, Balance sheet, TWC metrics, Headcount and other statistical requirements.  </li> <li>Ownership of served sites financial statements.  </li> <li>Review output/performance/delivery of the team to maintain compliance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and internal CP&amp;P.  </li> <li>Oversees service delivery and the day-to-day operations of the team, ensuring that all standards are met and procedures are followed. Establishes priorities and schedules of main activities </li> <li>Reviews and monitors SLA related services to identify trends and problem areas, reporting on risks, key performance indicators and proposed corrective action or new approaches. </li> <li>Develops and implements new work methods and procedures for GL; recommends procedural changes to improve efficiency and ensures appropriate implementation of decisions made by GL management or Site management. </li> <li>Defines and ensures the implementation of Service Level Agreements; sets standards for quality and ensures that operational activities are implemented in accordance with CP&amp;P  and meet the established standards. </li> <li>Supports cross-functional activities of the finance teams.  </li> <li>Collaborates with GPO and Continuous Improvement team to support the standardization and automation projects.</li> </ul> <p>Coordinates the tasks performed by the Team Leader(s), establishing the split of responsibilities related to the management of the team and day-to-day activities </p> <p>Works closely with the RtR Director on the planning of onboarding process to integrate new sites/activities into GFS Cluj.  </p> <p>Ownership of engagement with corporate/internal and external auditors for all local and Europe wide engagements.  </p> <p>Addressing audit findings to improve compliance and accuracy of transaction processing. </p> <p><strong><u>Knowledge Management and training</u></strong></p> <ul> <li>Drives the knowledge management within GL team and establishes standards and quality in the overall documentation efforts  </li> <li>Establishes a culture of learning and continues development and collaborates with GFS teams.  </li> <li>Ensures training materials are defined, e-learning trainings are developed, an onboarding program is established and maintained.  </li> </ul> <p><strong><u>People Management</u></strong></p> <ul> <li>Manages, leads and coaches the Team Leader(s), to ensure they have the tools and support needed for their development and their good performance</li> <li>Together with the Team Leader(s), she/him manages and develops a team of finance professionals, ensuring a culture of learning and development in the team: <ul> <li>Works with each direct report to establish goals and objectives for each year and monitors and advises on the progress to enhance the professional development. </li> <li>Ensures roles and responsibilities are clearly communicated and documented </li> <li>Takes necessary steps to address issues that may impact performance </li> <li>As required, becomes involved in relevant personnel matters including recruitment, termination and counselling </li> </ul></li> </ul> <p><strong><u>Collaborator Management </u></strong></p> <ul> <li>Develops a strong relationship with the Finance Team at each served site. </li> <li>Owns the Management Information reporting to all stakeholders ensuring it succinctly communicates issues and actions to improve the results. </li> <li>Organizes the recurrent calls with the local finance teams and the relevant colleagues from other GFS departments, to ensure that the issues are discussed and solved in a timely manner</li> </ul> <p><strong><u>Continuous improvement</u></strong></p> <ul> <li>Maintain process workflows, procedures and management information for all areas, implement standard processes in future projects within the team</li> <li>Identify areas for process integration improvement, obtain collaborator's approval and ensure they are implemented in line with the approved plan.</li> </ul> <p><strong><u>Various</u></strong></p> <ul> <li>Lead or assist with European finance projects as and when required.</li> <li>Occasional weekend/public holiday working is a requirement of the role.</li> <li>Willingness to travel (up to 5% of role).</li> </ul> <p><strong>Who You Are:</strong></p> <p><br/>You stay aligned with your goals and stay productive. You serve as a strategic partner to build, grow, and maintain profitable and long-lasting relationships with key accounts. You are capable to be dynamic and able to articulately