Senior Finance Manager | Finance Shared Service Center
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Seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Manager to lead our JRC Finance Shared Service Center (FSSC). This role will oversee the delivery of key FINANCE functions, ensuring efficiency, and accuracy of financial operations across the DME organization. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills, an in-depth understanding of financial processes, and experience managing large, complex finance teams.
During your tenure as a Regional Senior Manager in SSC, you will demonstrate and develop your capabilities in the following areas:
- Oversee day-to-day operations of the JRC Shared Service Center, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll.
- Ensure accurate, timely, and efficient processing of financial transactions, maintaining internal controls and compliance with policies and regulations.
- Lead, mentor, and manage a high-performing team within the JRC Shared Service Center, driving performance and fostering a collaborative work environment.
- Establish clear performance expectations, set goals, and provide feedback to ensure team members’ professional development and success.
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance the efficiency, effectiveness, and scalability of JRC SSC processes.
- Act as the primary liaison between the JRC Shared Service Center and internal stakeholders, such as business Finance Lead across Geos
Leadership capabilities:
- Builds own understanding of our purpose and values; explores opportunities for impact
- Demonstrates strong commitment to personal learning and development; acts as a brand ambassador to help attract top talent
- Understands expectations and demonstrates personal accountability for keeping performance on track
- Actively focuses on developing effective communication and relationship-building skills
- Understands how their daily work contributes to the priorities of the team and the business
- Strategic thinker with a hands-on approach to problem-solving.
- Strong decision-making capabilities with the ability to navigate complex transactional financial issues.
- Detail-oriented with a focus on accuracy and quality.
- Results-driven, with a proactive attitude toward achieving operational excellence.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field (Master's degree or relevant certifications such as CPA, CMA, or CIMA is a plus).
- Minimum of 8-10 years of experience in finance, with at least 5 years in a managerial role within a Shared Service Center or finance operations environment.
- Proven experience managing teams and large-scale finance operations, including accounts payable, accounts receivable and payroll.
- Strong background in process improvement, automation, and system implementations.
- Dynamics 365 experience is a plus
- IFRS experience is a plus
- CPA is a plus