Financial close of multiple entities - ability to drive the book close efforts, help improve the close processes and reduce the time to close the books
Managing all Costing Inventory related Accounting activities including inventory accounting policies and memos and write offs, their reporting and balance sheet reconciliations.
Manage, Guide Mentor a team size of 8-10 members
Full responsibility for the initial transition of processes in cost accounting activities into the Global Business Services. Therefore, tight communication and collaboration with local, regional and global accounting teams where needed
Standardize and streamline cost accounting booking and recon process with clear methodology across all sites and BU s; Provide sites tools for calculations and analysis, uniform templates supporting accounting policies to ensure constant and accurate actual forecast reporting; Build robust monthly recon process.
Understand and ensure adherence with applicable financial policies and guidelines with special emphasis on: costing guidelines, global accounting policies, corporate policies, TGO economic guidelines, Health Safety and Environmental requirements
Be fully accountable for all the cost accounting activities- plan, report, monitor and analyze.
Perform regular scrutiny of ledgers, to ensure accuracy of general ledgers, cost center profit center accountin
Your experience and qualifications
CMA/MBA Finance
Minimum 10 years of complex Cost accounting experience; out of which at least 3 years as a people manager
To work in Shift to support US region
Strong knowledge of US-GAAP and SOX
IT Literacy- SAP, Oracle or any other ERP, Microsoft Office
Lean Six Sigma experience preferred
Well versed with latest trends, technology best practices in the industry
Experience in fast-paced multinational matrix organization
Strong change management, communication and influencing skills
Fluent verbal and written communication in English