Finance Manager, EMEA Accounting

Overview

As Finance Manager, you will guide financial design and controls for new global launches in a fast-paced environment. You will partner with accounting, tax, and business finance teams to design scalable processes and automate key activities. You’ll lead cross-functional projects, ensure robust controllership, and contribute to long-term platform development for high-growth initiatives. This role offers impact across launches and financial systems, with opportunities to drive data-driven decisions and process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Lead accounting project support for new product designs and financial system setups, ensuring robust business support and controllership
• Deliver complex cross-functional projects with clear risk communication and resolution recommendations to senior leadership
• Execute large-scale process improvements for new launches and existing processes, defining scope and deliverables with stakeholders
• Develop and transition new month-end processes (GL close, reconciliations, financial reporting)
• Establish and maintain strong communication channels with global accounting teams
• Monitor quality of automated accounting entries, reporting processes, and controls
• Navigate ambiguity in a fast-paced environment while supporting multiple launches
• Apply finance expertise to embed necessary reporting elements into new launches
• Demonstrate understanding of computing system interactions and implement internal controls for new activities

Key requirements

• Bachelor in Finance
• Experience in tax, finance or related analytical field
• Experience in multiple finance and accounting roles
• Experience applying KPIs to analyses
• Experience building financial and operational reports/data sets
• Experience creating process improvements with automation and analysis
• Experience participating in continuous improvement projects to scale controllership

• strategic thinker
• strong collaboration and communication across global teams
• ability to manage ambiguity and meet deadlines
• SQL/ETL knowledge
• experience with large-scale data mining and reporting tools (SQL, MS Access, Essbase, Cognos)
• ERP/financial systems experience (Oracle, SAP, Lawson, JD Edwards)

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