Finance Process Lead

Purpose:
The Finance Process Lead is responsible for overseeing and improving end-to-end finance processes to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and compliance. This role serves as a key link between finance operations and business stakeholders, ensuring best practices are implemented and financial controls are maintained. The ideal candidate has strong process management and problem-solving skills, a deep understanding of financial operations, and a proactive, analytical mindset.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work with regional and functional business partners. Work closely with Business Analyst team in GSC supporting the terminal.
• To participate in multi-functional teams, combining the understanding of the business with a financial point of view with emphasis on value, risk, sustainability, and compliance.
• To narrow down the complexity of problems by involving the minimum required qualified people, removing silo's, understanding requirements and expectations, facilitating the resolution, and identifying and engaging the decision makers
• Monitor and analyze current processes to identify areas of improvement, automation, and standardization in areas of ATR, AP and AR
• Engage and improve processes between GSC, terminal and payroll.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, policies, and audit requirements.
  • Coordinate NAM Financial Audit activities
  • Be point of contact for external financial auditors
  • Be point of contact for and manage compliance and control activities for NAM entities
• Support finance transformation projects, including ERP implementations or upgrades. (i.e. IFS, SAP)
• Act as a change agent for process innovation and promote a culture of continuous improvement.
• Provide guidance and support to finance teams during month-end/year-end closing.
• Stay updated on industry trends and best practices in financial process management.
• Support month end closing by providing:
  • Input and approvals including a close collaboration with the GSC Accounting
  • Align with HR and payroll team on payroll, pension, and related items, including wage tax, in collaboration with tax team
  • Capitalization alignment with head of departments
  • Voucher preparation according to agreed standards
• Align with terminal and payroll on FTE reconciliation and correct cost center allocation
• Collaborate with the GSC Business Analyst team to ensure transparency and improve accuracy:
  • P&L overall monthly basis
  • Costs: Actual vs Forecasts for each function
  • CAPEX Actual vs Forecasts
• Continuously review KPIs/Digital Cockpit and collaborate with respective team to ensure that actions are taken to improve performance.
• Support closing and reporting activities for NAM regional entities
• Any other duties as assigned by management

Critical Qualifications/Skills/Experience:

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field (CPA/CMA/MBA is a plus).
• 5+ years of experience in finance operations, process improvement, or shared services.
• Strong knowledge of core finance processes (ATR, AP and AR)
• Experience with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, IFS).
• Advance Microsoft Suite skills
• Proven project management and change management experience.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Lean certification or similar process improvement training is an advantage.

Preferred Skills:

• Strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills.
• Experience working in a multinational or matrix organization, inclusive of offshoring services
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.

Job Type: Full Time

Salary: USD 100,000.00 to USD 110,000.00

Benefits: Full time employees are eligible For Health Insurance, Paid Time Off, and 401k match

The above stated pay range is the anticipated starting salary range for this position. The Company may adjust this range in light of prevailing market conditions and other factors such as location. The Company will work directly with the selected candidate(s) on the final starting salary in accordance with all applicable laws

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