Manager, Accounting and Tax

The purpose of this role is to lead the accounting and tax activities for all countries in the cluster (except for Indonesia) including ensuring adherence to financial policies (internal and external), statutory/tax requirements, leading month-end closing process, and coordination with the SSC for Treasury, A/P and General Ledger transactions.
This role also serves as the leader for the accounting and tax team therefore, responsible for people management activities including recruiting, development, PMP and coaching with the support of the Finance Director.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead the monthly close process and year-end activities, ensuring accuracy of P&L (below PC) and Balance Sheet.
• Key point of contact within the cluster for coordination with the SSC on Treasury, A/P and General Ledger topics.
• Preparation and submission of statutory requirement and/or key point of contact with outsourced statutory agency in the cluster members.
• Coordination internal and external audits as well as SOAR testing
• Implement/execute global insurance and tax strategies
• Provide finance support for administrative functions in the cluster including functionals, payments processing (working with SSC, payroll, treasury, etc), non-inventory purchase orders.
• Manage the accounting team (leads and analysts) including all recruiting, team development, PMP, and coaching.

Required Skills / Experience / Competencies:

• A university degree is required in Finance or similar
• Strong accounting experience in a similar role is required
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Strong Commercial Acumen
• Attention to detail
• High Energy Level

Preferred Skills / Experience / Competencies:

• Strong accounting and financial skills
• Strong internal controls capabilities
• People Leadership
• Ability to implement and enforce internal controls
• Problem solving
• Adaptability
• Process Improvement
• Drive for results
• Team building skills, especially across countries
• Values others, and cultures
• Self-starter and Acts with integrity
• Analytical skills
• Strong Computer skills, Microsoft Office, SAP, BPC

Job Requirements:

• Maintain collaborative working relationship with customers, peers and other departments;
• Identify areas of continuous improvement within your area of responsibility;
• Perform all work in a responsible manner that ensures the health and safety of yourself and all other employees;
• Ensure activities comply with legal and ethical standards as well as company policies;
• Perform other related duties as assigned by your manager from time-to-time; and
• Do not represent that you are employed by anyone other than SC Johnson.

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