GFS Manager F&A Poland

The job holder is accountable for the Finance Accounting Operation at BSS Hub Poland, delivering a full-fledged, Shared Services Accounting for 9 European affiliates (Beiersdorf/La Prairie) in scope according to IFRS, local GAAPs and Beiersdorf Group standards. BSS Hub Poland Accounting is organizationally embedded and steered by Finance Services Europe (Hamburg).

Main accountabilities:

Strategy

• Support the development and implementation of the global Finance and Shared Services strategy for Beiersdorf together with GFS Management

• Financial Accounting, Financial statements and monthly, quarterly closing

• Responsible for the integrity, efficiency and quality of financial accounting (RTR, OTC, PTP) and closings according to IFRS, local GAAP and Beiersdorf

Group standards (Finance Navigator, GPM and SOPs) for 9 European affiliate s.

• Responsible that financial and statutory statements for all serviced affiliates are complete, consistent, comparable audit proofed. Responsibility for timely and qualitative delivery of the monthly, quarterly and YE closings

• Responsible for local Finance tasks to ensure an effective Credit Management (Cash collection) and Supplier management.

• Main focus on internal stakeholder Management (GM, Finance directors) as well as external stakeholder management (e.g. external audit, 3rd party providers).

Accounting Governance, Health and Transformation / Organization and Processes

• Manage the adherence to standards and foster the continuous improvement of the Accounting processes according to the defined global standards.

• Responsible that all country specific deviations are documented properly and reviewed regularly. Ensure all processes in the area of responsibility are managed in a lean and efficient way making use of all available options.

Compliance, Audits and Risk controls

• Responsible for the effectiveness of the internal control system by supporting, reviewing and conducting internal audits, risk controls (RCM) and trainings.

• Responsible that internal and external auditors are provided with adequate, well-timed and reliable information.

Leadership

• Functional and disciplinary leadership

• Manage, create and implement an agile and modern culture of openness, trust, team- and winning-“we” spirit.

• Guide, motivate and develop a highly educated organization in a way that teams act semi-autonomously and agile for their area of responsibility.

Your Profile:

• University degree in Business Administration

• 5+ years of experience in various Finance/ Accounting roles

• Leadership experience including management and change management experience

• In-depth knowledge in the development and implementation of new structures and processes as well as leading international roll-outs/projects

• In-depth knowledge and experience in financial systems (SAP FI/CO) and international and local finance practice (IFRS, local Gaap & taxes)

• Deep knowledge of the Beiersdorf Group

• Excellent social skills and personal integrity, highly accepted within the Finance Community

• Strong in communication and analytic team player with a hands-on mentality