GL Manager Europe

As a key member of the Global Finance Shared Services Centre (GFSSC) for Tenneco, the General Ledger Manager (GL) Europe will lead different GL teams across regions, in both captive and outsourced locations and will manage the delivery and quality of service, the team workload and controllership of the GL function in the Europe dealing with its European locations internal customers for Tenneco Business Units.

What will you do:

Operational and process responsibilities

• Manage and monitor month end closing for all locations under GFSSC by following US GAAP and company policies and procedures

• Manage and monitor the upload from ERPs to One Stream (reporting tool) as per the closing calendar

• Oversee the Balance Sheet Accounts Reconciliation on time preparation and submission

• Manage internal customer query resolution and ensure distribution of workload across all General Ledger teams

• Resolve all escalated queries and disputes with appropriate stakeholders to maintain internal customer satisfaction and to drive GL processes such as posting of journal entries, ledger account and bank reconciliations and management of fixed assets administration,

• Ensure integrity of the General Ledger reconciliations to appropriate sub-ledgers and supporting documents including month end reconciliation to the General Ledger

• Lead the monthly governance meetings

• Promote and implement standardization of GL processes

• Ensure that the controls framework is applied to GFSSC General Ledger activities

• Ensure compliance of the archival records to satisfy audit, tax and statutory requirements of the relevant jurisdiction of FSSC clients

• Coordinate the internal, external audits and internal control requirements

• Instill culture of continuous process improvement

• Promote positive image of the GFSSC General Ledger team and GFSSC to internal customers

• Ensure service is delivered in line with agreed controls and procedures

• Ensure service is delivered in accordance with the Service Level Agreement

• Identify, analyze and resolve performance issues

Team Supervision

• Manage the GL teams across regions ensuring workload balance and assignment of priorities

• Lead the teams to continuously improve performance and motivate team members

• Manage the teams according to company policies and procedures, including discipline; code of conduct etc.

• Perform other duties as assigned or requested that are in accordance with the responsibilities of a member tasks of the GFSSC management team and / or a team lead

• Attend GFSSC Leadership meetings on behalf of the GL team

What will make you successful:

• Bachelor’s degree in Economics (Accounting, Banks), ACCA or CIMA qualification is a plus

• US GAAP and SOX working experience

• +8 years of experience in General Accounting, including management position, including 5 years of relevant experience on the role

• Intracompany reconciliation process experience

• Proved experience working on Finance projects, including project management

• Experience of working in Shared Services and outsourcing environment

• Capex reporting and Fixed Assets administration

• Lean Six Sigma certification is a plus

• English - proficient level, any other foreign language is a plus

• SAP FICO solid knowledge

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