The Accounting Control Team Leader is responsible for managing regional finance/accounting controllers team, ensuring the completeness and accuracy of accounting, reporting, and compliance matters within the region.

• Assign scope, lead, manage, coach and develop the financial/accounting controllers’ team in the region
• Work closely with R2R Lead and GPO on further process improvements and coordinate standardization and harmonization opportunities
• Make sure the correctness, completeness, accuracy and timeliness of the month close process
• Make sure the company accounts are with accordance with Ecco accounting and reporting guidelines and all critical R2R processes are executed in a complete and timely manner
• Coordinate with various departments (both finance and non-finance across the region) to ensure financial records are accurate and completed in a timely manner
• Close collaboration with GL and Retail Accounting Team Leaders and making sure that the R2R processes run efficiently
• Overlooking/accountability for the group and statutory financial statements and tax compliance with collaboration with our external and internal providers
• Coordination of the timely submission of monthly, quarterly and annual reporting
• Coordination of the external and internal audits processes
• Making sure R2R in control and compliance requirements are adhered to
• Guide financial decisions by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing policies and procedures.
• Supporting Business Controlling function in Budgeting and Forecasting processes
• Develop and maintain effective communication, interaction, and excellent relationship with GBS and non-GBS internal stakeholders

• Master degree in Finance/Accounting
• Professional Accounting Qualification (such as ACCA/CPA) or country equivalent education is a plus
• Minimum 10-15 years’ work experience ( in the finance operational roles/ accounting roles)
• Couple of years of experience as team leader/ manager
• Ability to coordinate number of topics/ priorities under time pressure
• Ability to overlook and deliver complex statutory and taxes requirements including statutory financial statements preparations, tax returns will be a significant plus
• Person full of passion with ability to influence and communicate in the efficient manner
• Comfortable working in dynamic and constantly changing environment, change management skills
• Ability to work with multinational and diverse teams as well as senior management of the company
• Tolerant, empathetic, open, thick skinned, resourceful and self-starter
• Working experience in SAP or similar system
• Fluent in English (both verbal and written)