Finanční ředitel

Our client is a world leader in the sector of business consulting, offering services in the field of Finance, Systems Integration, Telecommunications and Informatics among many others. With operation centers in more than 70 countries worldwide, today this corporation is a globally recognized leader of the “next generation” of business consulting with reported revenue of billions of dollars.

As an employer, not only that is our client ranked among the most innovative companies to work for in business-focused publications such as The Wall Street Journal, but your progression and professional growth is equally as important, as you have a say in where your career goes within the organization. This is not only a good chance to get the job you are looking for, but also an opportunity to improve your skills and professional experience at the international level and with a globally known corporation.

THE ROLE:

Record to Report department is responsible for General Ledger, Intercompany, Ledger Maintenance, Travel and Expenses, Labor Accounting and Treasury functions. The Manager´s responsibilities include leadership of 130+ employees and service delivery of two functions – Intercompany and General Ledger. Main functional focus is given to global intercompany invoicing and clearance, month end closing, accruals and prepayments, overall journal preparation & approval & posting as well as similar process for related balance sheet reconciliations.

The position is a stream managerial role within the CSS Europe management team in Prague, reporting among 6 additional stream managers directly to CSS Europe Director. The position requires strong leadership skills as well as capability to cooperate on strategically company matters, including ability to cover all finance operational tasks from both management as well as functional perspective.

THE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead the R2R (GL & IC) functions under CSS Europe
• Manage up to 8 direct reports with overall managerial responsibility for a department staff of 130+
• Provide leadership and direction to the department personnel, ensure staff members are properly trained and have the skills needed to perform their tasks
• Cooperate on determination and execution of the company’s overall vision and strategy
• Assure coaching, maintain succession and secure talent retention at lowest attrition level possible
• Oversee development activities and training requirements including performance improvement measures and other necessary personnel actions.
• Drive the overall accounting treatment for R2R as well as mentor all other CSS finance functions
• Build succession planning and functional knowledge preservation within CSS
• Apply CSS standardized process incl. all SOX and operational controls to minimize risk and exposure
• Drive best practice, performance improvement and client satisfaction
• Evaluate and implement actions required to support audit, SOX and compliance regulations.
• Assure the R2R spend is within budget – budgetary responsibility for the R2R in CSS Europe
• Streamline and drive recipient side of incoming migrations into R2R stream
• Participate in acquisitions, projects, system deployment and company integrations
• External and internal client accounts SLA achievement and penalty avoidance

YOU SHOULD HAVE:

• A degree in Finance, Accounting or related area
• 10+ years of working experience out of which 5+ years people management experience (team of 20+)
• Understanding and in depths practical experience of Finance processes and detailed Accounting & bookkeeping knowledge is a must
• Previous experience in international Shared Service Centre is preferred
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to lead, coach and motivate big size team
• Pro-active and strong analytical skills
• Ability to prioritize, multi-task and work under pressure

WE OFFER:

• Competitive remuneration
• Extensive corporate benefits package
• State of the art office building in Prague centre
• Free refreshments in the workplace
• Social events and team building activities
• Extensive training and coaching
• Perspective projects with an international scope
• Positive and social working environment