Senior Finance Manager

Pracovní nabídka

We are searching for the best talent for a Senior Finance Manager, Legal Entity Accounting Operations to support our GS Finance team in Prague, Czech Republic.

Senior Manager-Legal Entity Accounting Operations

Location: Prague, Czech Republic

Contract: Full-time, permanent

The Position of LE Accounting Operations Senior Manager will lead a team of 5 direct reports at manager level for LEA operations, excluding the external audit coordination, and a broader team around 50 people.

Main expectations will be :

• Making sure EMEA statutory financial statements are prepared and filed accurately and timely and the existing backlog is cleared within the year of hire.
• Partnering and collaborating with key internal stakeholders on several enterprise and specific GS Finance projects, including the deployment of new statutory ledger
• Partnering with our 3rd party stakeholders to guide them and collaborate with them in achieving our set objectives on preparation of our financial statements
• Creating and retaining a high performing team

The responsibilities & the impact YOU will have:

• Full responsibility for the preparation of Statutory Financial statements by the LEA team and/ or 3rd party provider of companies in EMEA scope.
• Monitor and analyze department work and related processes to develop more efficient procedures and use of resources while maintaining a high level of accuracy
• Key point of contact within the group on all technical statutory accounting queries
• Ensure that all necessary closing requirements are met efficiently cooperating with other A2R functional leaders
• Coordinate with J&J corporate tax centers regarding the preparation of corporate tax returns for companies in scope.
• Cooperate with all finance functions including Business Finance in making sure local audits are supported by all functions
• Provide detailed specific guidance and support on complex business issues and financial system issues so that overall control is maintained
• Recruiting, developing and retaining high potential talents
• Shaping a high-performance team culture across the organization
• Continuously measuring team performance and accountability through regular reviews

We would love to hear from YOU, if you have:

• Fully qualified accountant or an international qualified accountant equivalent or an accounting/ economics graduate with at least10 years post qualified financial experience
• Fluent in English, other European languages highly preferred
• Previous job experience in financial audit / accounting is preferred
• Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines and be able to thrive in a fast-paced work environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Lead by example through uncertainty and scale
• Strategic thinking skills to take the EMEA LEA organization to next level
• Proven business partnering skills with external and internal stakeholders
• Willingness to travel (10%) to local markets