The Opportunity
As the Head of Global Hub Finance, you will be responsible for transforming our approach to financial accounting, control and compliance, embedding a customer focussed approach, while ensuring we are protected financially and that we meet the statutory and regulatory compliance requirements on time.
Main responsibilities include:

Lead the transformation of GH financial accounting to ensure more straightforward, streamlined processes are adopted to minimize effort and complexity while maintaining accuracy and impact
Build training sessions for non-finance personnel to ensure they understand their responsibilities and end-to-end process
Transform the statutory accounting approach by building a comprehensive business understanding that is aligned with management reporting
Monitor and manage resources to ensure objectives are delivered according to schedule and within budget
Contribute to developing policies and processes and implement systems and process improvements
Develop and manage ongoing relationships with internal and external stakeholders to identify and deliver solutions that benefit all
Evaluate risk with sound business and commercial judgement
Champion change by role modelling the behaviour expected from all colleagues, develop and communicate plans to ensure the transition is successfully implemented

Requirements

Professional accounting qualification (e.g.,ACCA, CPA, CIMA)
Strong and proven accounting ability with knowledge of corporate accounting under US GAAP and IFRS.
Strong knowledge of and experience in applying financial accounting controls, as well as demonstrable knowledge of best practice, financial policies and procedures
Strong systems skills, preferably with knowledge of SAP or equivalent general ledger packages, reporting databases
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective relationships with stakeholders at all levels
Strong leadership skills, with the ability to motivate and inspire a team to achieve results, as well as experience managing a team of people
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to think critically and make sound decisions in a complex and diverse environment