Manager, Finance & Accounting
Since our founding, IDEMIA has been on a mission to unlock the world and make it safer through our cutting-edge identity technologies. Our technology leadership makes us the partner of choice for hundreds of governments and thousands of enterprises in over 180 countries, including some of the biggest and most influential brands in the world. In applying our unique expertise in biometrics and cryptography, we enable our clients to unlock simpler and safer ways to pay, connect, access, identify, travel and protect public places – at scale and in total security.
Our teams work from 5 continents and speak 100+ different languages. We strongly believe that our diversity is a key driver of innovation and performance.
Purpose
The role of Manager, Finance & Accounting is to lead our night shift General Ledger team (10:00 PM to 7:00 AM PHT) supporting our US business mainly oversight of the day-to-day accounting operations as well as management of team performance.
Work Arrangement:
- On-site presence is required two days per week, including Thursdays.
Key Missions
1. Financial Accounting & Ledger Management
- Identify and record all General Ledger transactions (e.g., cut-off accruals, provisions, payroll, taxes).
- Reconcile sub-ledgers to the General Ledger, perform ageing analyses, and ensure the completeness and fair valuation of assets and liabilities.
- Oversee AP, AR, inventory and fixed-asset ledgers, and manage cost-accounting entries as required.
2. Financial Close & Reporting
- Lead the monthly close for assigned entities, preparing the Balance Sheet, P&L, Trial Balance and variance analyses.
- Load monthly results into Group reporting tools and respond to consolidation or regional queries.
- Prepare annual US-GAAP financial statements and statutory filings.
3. Ensure Aherence to Accounting Standards and Controls and Support Audit.
4. Team Leadership & Service Delivery
- Manage General Ledger team- staffing, training, performance management and succession planning.
- Plan workload and resources, define and track SLAs, KPIs and productivity metrics, and report on performance to Senior CoE Manager and Regional Controller.
- Foster a culture of accountability, service excellence and continuous improvement.
5. Drive Process Improvement & Transformation
6. Consolidation & Regional Support, including ad-hoc support to stakeholders.
Profile & Other Information
Required profile:
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to anticipate and/or proactively address issues.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office suite products (above average Excel skills required).Ability to perform multiple tasks concurrently.
- Understanding of financial terms related to product, software development, and service delivery.
- Excellent customer service attitude, communication skills, and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills.
- Ability to make timely and sound decisions.
- Foster a team environment that promotes growth.
- Ability to meet deadlines.
Required Experience
- BS in Accounting or Finance; a CPA is required; MBA a plus.
- 10+ years of progressive accounting experience working in a fast-paced environment
- 3+ years of managing an accounting team
- Experience with a mid to large ERP system, MS Dynamics ERP systems (D365 and Great Plains) preferred.
- Experience with reporting systems, TM1 and BFC preferred.
- Process improvement experience preferred
- IFRS
By choosing to work at IDEMIA, you will join a unique tech company, offering a wide range of growth opportunities. You will contribute to a safer world, collaborating with an international and global community. We value the diversity of our teams and welcome people from all walks of life, regardless of how they look, where they come from, who they love, or what they think.
We deliver cutting edge, future proof innovation that reach the highest technological standards and we’re transforming, fast, to stay a leader in a world that’s changing fast, too.
At IDEMIA, people can develop their expertise and feel a sense of ownership and empowerment, in a global environment, as part of a company with the ambition and the ability to change the world.
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