Sr. Manager Accounting

Sr. Manager Accounting

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The Sr. Manager Accounting is responsible for the accounting activities, provides specialized accounting support, and serves as the accounting expert for the organization. This role manages the accounting processes such as general ledger accounting and maintenance, treasury/banking accounting, fixed asset accounting, cost allocations accounting, and consolidation reporting.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities:

• Manage accounting team responsible for timely and accurate reporting of monthly financial records in accordance with IFRS and accounting guidelines.
• Monitor and review general ledger account reconciliations to ensure accounts are reconciled in an accurate and timely manner.
• Coordinate, including being able to perform, activities across the various accounting functions: accounts payable, payroll, cash and treasury management, and general accounting.
• Conduct monthly reviews of financial statements (e.g. balance sheet and cashflow statements) and collaborate/coordinate with other teams to enhance financial reporting/data quality and accuracy.
• Identify potential financial risks and design/drive mitigation measures.
• Drive implementation, transparency, and data quality for new reporting requirements.
• Participate in review and updates to the financial/accounting procedure manual.
• Advise on new or changed accounting principles and practices that impact compliance. Act as technical accounting expert for department.
• Act as a primary point of contact with external auditors and lead submission of PBC and related schedules. Follow up on open finance-related internal audit findings and provide support to other Finance teams in audit-related topics.
• Actively participate in reviewing improvements to the accounting software, modules and processes.
• Lead the implementation of newly acquired modules and tools to achieve cost savings and efficiencies.
• Manage internal control requirements within the area of responsibility. Implement local accounting governance frameworks and reports, in alignment with global standards/requirements.
• Partner/collaborate with the internal controls team to ensure compliance of processes and procedures related to the accounting department, including the development/update of policies, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and quality controls.
• Regularly review and maintain approval matrices for internal workflow systems, ensuring alignment between matrices, systems, and company policies.
• Assist staff accountants in resolving issues or difficulties in the performance of their work and knowing when issues should be escalated.
• Periodically review and edit documented work procedures and responsibility grids to ensure they accurately reflect work being done. Suggest updates to department policies to reflect actual practices.
• Manage and mentor accounting staff, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture. Conduct employee selection, appraisal, and development through training, coaching, and project assignments.
• Support CFO and Accounting Director in annual organizational budgeting process.
• Manage the accounting department annual budget and provide support to the other budget managers as needed.
• Perform various administration level tasks for the accounting software.

Other duties as assigned.

Education And/Or Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting required.
• 8+ years of experience working in an accounting firm and knowledge of accounting systems
• Professional accounting certification (CPA, CA, CMA, CGMA or equivalent).
• 7+ years of finance experience such as accounting, corporate finance, or internal/external audit.
• 3+ years leadership experience.

Required Skills:

• Knowledge of MS Excel and MS PowerPoint.
• Interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Excellent analytical skills and capacity for conceptual thinking, able to think and act with a cross-organizational and cross-process approach.
• Demonstrated experience in finance process management, modelling, and optimization.
• Strong organization and project management skills.
• Strong willingness to approach projects with a can-do attitude and create standards, where no exist.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills.
• High level of integrity and discretion in handling confidential information.
• Comfortable in a fast-moving, fluid, international environment.

Physical Demands:

• Physical demands are consistent with a professional office setting.
• Regular sitting at workstation for 25 75% of the work shift.
• Frequent standing and walking.
• Minimum travel required (<10%).

Equal Opportunity Employer Veterans/Disability