Senior Regional Accountant

Emerson Climate Technologies ,
Leicester, Leicestershire

Overview

Job Description

Are you looking for a new and exciting job that will allow you to develop your skillset while interacting with internal customers from different countries and, occasionally, travel within Europe? By joining us as a Senior Regional Accountant, you will handle & develop a team of accounting professionals in the Europe Finance Group! You will have the chance to lead this team to deliver and maintain service and controls, while focusing on automation and standardisation. It is key to provide support, analyse and drive operational improvements to enable EFSG to maximise efficiency. You will also handle Shared Service Centre (SSC) controls and processes ensuring efficient support for the business and compliance with corporate policy and procedures (CP&Ps). If this sounds like an interesting opportunity for you, join our team in Leicester, UK! IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL: * Develop the team to drive execution of the month end reporting cycle; * Drive continuous improvement initiatives, with focus on automation and standardisation; * Through the team, ensure financial integrity of the Balance sheet including; * regular financial & balance sheet reviews in conjunction with the regional finance teams * reviewing and finalising the period end intercompany balance matching process and Goods in Transit (GIT) accrual * ownership of the balance sheet control reconciliations including investigation of reconciling items to clear in a timely manner * review of reconciliations to ensure quality and ensure ownership and clearance of reconciling items. * Review SSC KPIs; setting the direction and focus for the upcoming quarter, including setting targets and assessing against set targets; * Supervise, review and support the team to ensure CP&Ps are followed across SSC processes; * Management and development of the SSC team; * Lead the team to manage the scheduled and manual payments process; * Lead the process to manage SSC banking accesses in accordance with CP * Handle engagement with internal and external auditors; * Lead or assist with European finance projects as and when required. FOR THIS ROLE YOU WILL NEED: