Finance Centre of Excellence Manager and Project Lead
Canon
- Amstelveen, Noord-Holland
- Vast
- Voltijds
- Act as Finance lead for the various finance projects
- As a member of a team, ensure business requirements are fully captured, justified, clearly defined and documented
- Ensure accounting is robust, results in the desired outcome and is aligned to the reporting requirements
- Develop the activity planning, organise and co-ordinate the required activities
- Support process design, prepare process documentation and training materials, develop testing scenarios and scripts, lead execution of the testing
- Explain and train solution to NSOs; guide and coach end users
- Act as single point of contact. Resolve issues; escalate/inform as appropriate
- Manage Finance Centre of Excellence (3-4 direct reports based in the Amstelveen office)
- Harness both central and NSO expertise to ensure wide spread of specialist expertise
- Drive change - identify process and/or system improvements; develop proposals and business cases; drive approval and adoption
- Ensure accounting is USGAAP compliant
- Ensure processes and NSO/RSHQ finance structure meets stringent internal control standards
- Train and guide end users
- Resolve issues; escalate/inform as appropriate
- Background that includes both Finance Management and IT project implementations. It is expected that the successful candidate will have proven experience in a managerial level Finance role, together with demonstrable examples of leading business improvement projects
- Demonstrate practical and relevant accounting knowledge, ideally USGAAP
- Demonstrable Oracle R12 technical knowledge
- Minimum of five years’ management experience; ability to lead, coach and challenge others
- Assertive, delivery and solution focused, analytical. Eye for detail but able to see the bigger picture
- Ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.
- Good stakeholder management
- Strong presentation skills
- Able to travel within the European geographical area
- Provide concise and clear summaries and explanations to senior management
- Performance-based bonus of 12,5%
- 31 days holiday per year
- Pension plan
- Bicycle plan
- Full coverage of your public transport costs and partially car costs