Finance Manager in London, United Kingdom

Description

We are seeking a Finance Manager to become a key member of the EMEA Advertising Accounting team, located in our London office. The role has responsibility for aspects of the controllership and accounting function in support of the EMEA operations. The accounting flows are operated in multiple legal entities with involvement of a number of stakeholders in different locations. This position will be focused on reporting results to the business and implementing process improvements to support global goals. In addition to the accounting and reporting responsibilities, the individual will own and drive cross-border projects and develop best practice in processes and controllership on an international level, with an emphasis on utilizing new technology and developing subject matter expertise in this area. They will also create and drive the implementation of policies with the financial leadership team based out of worldwide Amazon locations

Key job responsibilities

• Representing the EMEA Accounting team.

• Leading and driving various meetings with senior management on key financial statement areas.

• Ownership of the monthly, quarterly, and annual closes for the EMEA operations while implementing and maintaining adequate mechanisms and forums for reviews, decision making and escalations with finance partners and management.

• Driving standardization and continuous improvement of processes and controls to obtain the highest integrity of financial reporting (US, local GAAP, and management reporting)—including partnering with appropriate stakeholders, for a successful end-to-end approach to reporting.

• Delivering functional projects on a cross-country level, such as implementing best accounting/ controllership practice to enhance and deepen the control environment.

• Ensuring that the EMEA Accounting activities are aligned across the Worldwide Accounting Organization.

• Influencing and articulating accounting/ finance terminology to the non-finance community.

• Supports internal and external audit processes.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

London, GBR

Basic Qualifications

• · Extensive relevant experience in an accounting role

• · Knowledge of various GAAP accounting rules including US GAAP and IFRS.

• · CPA / ACCA / ACA / CIMA or equivalent certification

• · Working understanding of an internal control framework and a solid understanding of the concepts of control design and operational efficiency.

• · Experience applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses

• · Experience in creating process improvements with automation and analysis

• · Experience participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results

Preferred Qualifications

• · Experience from a ‘Big 4’ accounting firm is a preferred.

• · Experience working for a US or International, medium to large fast-paced company.

• · Computer literate in general (MS office, Essbase, Cognos and similar). Knowledge of Oracle is a plus.

• · Excellent inter-personal and communication skills.

• · Proven track record of sound decision making, taking ownership and delivering results in a leadership role

• · Ability to dive deep into data, existing processes, people and technology challenges in order to identify issues and opportunities.

• · Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines while managing multiple projects.

• · Track record of having earned the trust of a leadership team by challenging norms, upgrading team performance, enabling growth, and improving efficiency.

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