Airswift is seeking applicants for the role of Finance Shared Service Director to join the team in Rio de Janeiro.

ALL RESUMES MUST BE SUBMITTED IN ENGLISH FOR CONSIDERATION!

The Director of Finance Shared Services is a highly visible position with a material impact to the business. This position will oversee the Accounts Payable, Billing, Collections, Cash Application, and Track team of 40 individuals based in Rio. The successful candidate must possess well-rounded accounting knowledge and experience, along with strong inter-personal skills. This person will lead their organization to achieving continued operational excellence and drive continuous improvement in transactional activities. This role is heavily service-oriented toward both internal and external customers.

• Mentor staff and identify opportunities to develop their technical and leadership skills.
• Build trusting relationships with business leaders, peers, and clients.
• Make sound decisions and recommendations based on understanding of Finance concepts, methods, standards, principles, and technology.
• Possess and apply a comprehensive knowledge of current and evolving best practices and industry trends.
• Analyze operational and technical information to identify and develop recommendations for improvements in Finance processes and policies.
• Set policies and accompanying audit controls.
• Set key performance indicators, strategic vision, and project roadmap for Shared Services organization.
• Define prioritization of non-standard team deliverables (e.g., projects, reporting requests). Accountable for delivery of agreed upon deliverables.

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Experience with most Shared Services functions: cash application, billing, credit control, accounts payable.
• Experience of working in a global environment.
• Thinks analytically, focuses on the big picture, and is able to drill into the detail and explain the impact at an executive level.
• Ensuring a high degree of quality and accuracy with transaction processing.
• Knowledge of business processes; ability to document business processes, identify gaps and propose sustainable process improvements.
• Strong analytical, problem solving and conflict resolution skills.
• Strong organizational, time management and interpersonal skills.
• Proven experience leading and delivering projects.
• Strong coaching and mentoring skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication. All candidates must be fluent in English.

Education Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting is a must, CPA or Master’s degree preferred

Systems:

• Must be proficient with all MS Office applications such as Word, Excel and Power Point.
• Power BI, Dynamics 365, MS Planner or Asana.

Job Experience:

• At least 5 years’ relevant experience and proven track record of career progression.
• Previous experience working in a Shared Services environment.