The Role

NTT DATA EMEA are hiring a Finance Director to work closely with Finance and controlling teams of the subsidiaries within NTT DATA EMEA group.

The Opportunity

• Support the group management and financial reporting process within the EMEA Group and ultimate reporting to the parent company in Japan.
• IFRS technical accounting support to the F&A teams within region and wider EMEA Group.
• Work with the Group consolidation team to ensure compliance with documented process.
• Setting up and enhancing the systems for financial, management and statutory reporting within the subsidiaries and EMEA group.
• Define requirements and drive IT Initiatives and technical integrations between the reporting tools with the ERP and ancillary tools
• Deep technical understanding of Salesforce tool and best practice integration with SAP reporting tools for business use and financial dashboards, backlog and forecasting.
• Define a complete architecture and framework for enhancing the BPC application to report Cash flow, Risk metrics and project analysis
• Drive continuous improvement of business processes within the F&A understanding the cultural and business diversity across the function
• Deep Technical knowledge to develop solutions for the Non SAP companies to integrate their data and upload into reporting tools
• Reporting, analysis and responding to the queries from management and HQ
• Working and collaborating with HQ finance on the strategic direction of the function and implementing new guidelines for reporting and analysis
• Preparation of monthly close calendar covering all the group functions and monitoring the EMEA group close process
• EMEA Group Balance sheet analysis and the reconciliation between financial, management and statutory reports
• Close contact with nearshore and offshore teams, optimizing the processes
• Develop the data base of all the internal and external reports in the reporting tool
• Documentation of all the group processes and updating them on timely basis
• Support the budgeting and forecasting process for the EMEA Group.
• Ad hoc projects including Group policy writing, process design and systems improvements

The Person

• Qualified accounting and group reporting background including multi-currency consolidations.
• Experienced user of Excel based reporting tools (e.g. SAP BPC, Hyperion etc.)
• Working experience in Salesforce, DIVA systems and Tableau reporting tools
• Experience with the SAP BPC and CF Reporting tool including advance report writing and developing the advance data packages.
• Domain expertise in F&A Modules of SAP
• Strong understanding of P&L, balance sheet and cash flow forecasting methodologies.
• Experience in systems improvement projects.
• Strong Excel skills including financial modelling experience.
• Strong analytical written and oral skill. Ability to communicate at executive level.
• Used to working under pressure in a fast-paced, developing and dynamic environment.
• Experience of working in a multinational, multi-cultural environment.
• Experience with the SAP ERP system.
• Strong project management skills
• Advanced degree in accounting, business, finance, or a related field
• Several years of experience in finance working in group closing and reporting
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal
• Thorough understanding of business principles and practices
• IT Literate
• High level of organisational & problem-solving skills

*Based in London with travel to subsidiaries in Europe

*37.5 hours per week

*Job live date 15th April 2019

*Closing date 15th May 2019

This job was originally posted as www.cwjobs.co.uk/job/86108097