Key responsibilities of our General Ledger Accounting Team Leader include*:
• Managing up to 12 direct reports (accountants in different grades) in one of the GBS teams
• Assisting Manager, Corporate Accounting Director, corporate Tax department and other corporate functions in ad hoc requests, as needed
• Providing information to management by researching data requests and communicating findings, preparing report
• Providing documentation and preparing schedules to support both internal and external SOX and financial audits
• Leads calls with regional/corporate counterparties
• Reviews account reconciliations and journal entries and other tasks performed by the team
• Open items review and supporting resolution
• Fills in any ad hoc queries
• MoM trend analysis review
• Covers for admin tasks in Manager’s absence
• Reviews rollforwards, reporting files and global analysis/reconciliations
• Organizes work of the team ensuring process continuity
• Drives process improvements/changes
• Participating in transition of work to GBS and driving process stabilization efforts within the area of responsibility
• Drives career development of subordinates
• Motivates team members
• Overseeing all activities within a team
• Developing team strengths and improving weaknesses
• Organizing team initiatives
• Coordinates and supervises the daily activities of and is accountable for the results of a small team of professionals
• Sets priorities for the team to ensure task completion
• Coordinates work activities with other supervisors
• Identifying difficult situations/conflicts, preventing them if possible or working on their resolution
• Manager/tracker of deadlines
• Guides others in resolving complex issues in specialized area based on existing solutions and procedures
• Provides technical guidance to employees, colleagues and/or customers
• Provides input on resource planning and policy development, coaches team members on performance, completes employee performance evaluations and recommends pay actions
• Various other duties as assigned by manager or may be necessary
* Responsibilities may vary depending on region/entity
• Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Audit or Tax, equivalent major or equivalent experience/professional qualifications
•7+ years of professional experience in accounting or finance (preferred payroll experience), including 2-3 years of people management experience
• Delegation skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Proactive ability to recognize and resolve issues and complex problems
• Strong leadership skills in the areas of motivation and professional development of subordinates
• Talent to work/interact/communicate appropriately with different cultures
• Ability to multi-task duties, projects, deadlines
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, as the position requires direct interaction with senior management, executives and other functional groups and departments
• Prioritizing work to meet project/team deliverables
• Understanding and supporting company goals
• Understand current company’s business group structure
• Understanding of GL dept. and other Company’s Functional teams (treasury, I/A, tax etc.)
• Interprets internal or external business issues and recommends best practices
• Considers multiple perspectives to identify different solutions
• Decisions and problem solving are guided by policies and procedures
• Applies acquired expertise to analyze and solve problems without clear precedent
• Ability to work independently with minimal guidance and oversight from manager
Preferred Qualifications:
• Practical knowledge and understanding of US GAAP and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements and controls
• Experience with US Global Organization
• Ability and willingness to be flexible and work late hours, especially during month end and quarter end close, to allow successful cooperation with US time zone-based teams and stakeholders
We offer:
- Unique company culture fostering individual career growth and work-life balance
- Full-time employment contract with salary corresponding to qualifications
- Hybrid or stationary working model – depending on your preferences
- Flexible working hours (we start between 7:30-10:00)
- “Short Fridays” (we work 6h on Friday)
- Flexible benefits package (Lux Med medical care, psychological care, life insurance, My Benefit cafeteria system, including Multisport card co-financing, car park sharing system)
- Membership in Jacobs employee networks (Women's Network, OneWorld, PRISM, Careers Network, Green Team, Toastmasters, Collectively and others)
- Continuous development opportunities, including a range of professional trainings and certifications (e.g. ACCA, CIPS), Graduate Development Program, Learners’ Community, self-learning platform
If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team
