Global Accounting Operations Head

Job Description : GLOBAL ACCOUNTING OPERATION APAC REGIONAL HEAD OUT OF CHINA As GAO APAC Regional Hub Head You Will Be What you will be responsible for: · General responsibility for all operational accounting activities in the region that generate GL entries · End-to-end responsibility for major groups of accounting processes: Expense Accounting, Revenue Accounting, AP, AR, Payment Hub, Reconciliations/Certifications · Overall responsibility for the set-up, stabilization, scalability of the GAO Finance Shared Service Center in Hangzhou · Work closely with Global Process Owners and relevant counterparties in order to make Hangzhou FSSC self-sustaining center of excellence over a period of time · Management of day-to-day activities performed by the GAO team ensuring timelines are met · Talent acquisition (hiring), training and development of staff, cross-training, ensuring back-ups · On-going performance management, performance reviews, career planning and talent management · Maintaining robust control environment: process controls, process oversight and process governance responsibility · Support Process Re-Engineering initiatives, Automation and Change Management across areas of GAO responsibilities with focus on the supported region · Responsibility for ongoing process improvements in GAO areas of responsibility in the region What We Value These skills will help you succeed in this role · Demonstrated experience of team management, workload planning and building an engaged team · Conceptual understanding of company-wide financial architecture (GL, sub-GL technology, specialized tools) applicable to the above process groups of processes · Strong communication skills, presentation skills, prior experience of interacting with multiple stakeholders (Legal Entity and Geography controllers) in NA, EMEA, APAC · Independent decision-making capabilities, demonstrated thought leadership · Pride of ownership with the ability to deliver high quality results timely · Self-motivated, self-assured, and self-managed · Strong analytical and ability to analyze and summarize complex financial transactions · Strong attention to details and problem solving skill · Highly organized with ability to multi-task and work under high pressure deadlines Education & Preferred Qualifications · Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree in Accounting, Accounting qualification and 7+ years of progressive experience in R2R areas with major financial institutions · Good verbal and oral English language skills · Extensive practical experience and knowledge of accounting standards · Understanding of international regulatory landscape, experience with statutory accounting/reporting groups across several major international geographies · Experience of building and maintaining strong control environment (risk excellence, experience with SOX, RCSA controls, etc.), establishing policies, procedures and strong internal controls · Demonstrated leadership in improving/building-out the above process groups for multiple geographies and business areas · Extensive experience of managing teams performing day-to-day accounting operations, month-end and quarter-end activities for the above areas of accounting · Experience of leading re-engineering of R2R (record-to-report) processes and driving similar centralization of the end-to-end activities for the major financial institutions

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