Due to continuous growth, my Naas based client is looking for an Accounting Support Lead who will assist in the streamlining and improvements of the Accounts Receivable process. Acting as an integral part of a team of proficient people with strong SAP skills, you will provide process support and manage specific Finance and Controlling tasks across the companies various Sales Centres.
Responsibilities in the Role will include:
- Provide expert guidance on business processes to the SC’s Financial Controllers, communicating the capabilities of standard SAP functionality to meet business needs
- Manage specific Finance and Controlling tasks for the Sales Centres
- Assist in streamlining and improving the Accounts Receivable process of the SC’s, identifying areas of performance improvement
- Provide process support and advice to SCs in line with the companies Fulfilment Process (Quote to Cash)
- Provide process support and advice to team in line with the companies Fulfilment Process (Quote to Cash)
- Support and test local system changes for the Sales Centres
- Use strong customer focus and interpersonal style to successfully resolve queries within agreed SLA guidelines
- Develop and document operating procedures encompassing best practise
- Provide training and consultation as necessary to the local SC Financial Teams
- Provide training and consultation as necessary to the team
- Assist other team members in resolution of queries and workload when required
- Engage and support the roll out of internal projects within the team
- Engage and support the roll out of Group Wide projects to our supported SCs
- Develop strong relationships with our internal stakeholders
- Any other duties commensurate with your skills and experience and as directed by your manager in the development of the role and of the team
Experience & Skills Required
- Qualification in Business Administration/ Finance or Accountancy is desirable with three to five years, practical experience in a similar role
- Strong knowledge of software platforms SAP ERP6.0/S4 Hana
- SAP FI module components including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable
- SAP CO module components including Cost Centres, Internal Orders, Profitability Analysis (COPA)
- SAP Master Data components including Material Master, Vendor Master, Customer Master
- Extensive experience with SAP FI/CO integration with other modules including SD and MM
- Knowledge with SalesForce CRM systems an advantage
- Strong organization and administration skills with excellent attention to detail
- A strong communicator with excellent customer service skills, including the ability to present information in a clear and concise manner
- Experience working to deadlines and managing multiple tasks effectively focusing on month and year end related activity, with good understanding of the full Fulfilment (Quote to Cash) process.
- Comfortable with new systems with previous involvement in a financial system upgrade or migration highly advantageous (from SAP 6.0 to S4 HANA)
- Able to take the initiative in identifying opportunities for improvement and take ownership of projects from initiation to successful completion
- Ability to persuade and influence others, establishing credibility across a range of stakeholder groups at differing levels of seniority to ensure best practice use of the system and adoption of new initiatives
- Process driven and solution oriented
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a multinational matrix organisation
- Ability to understand and act upon the business strategies and objectives of the group
- Fluency in English required, aligned to supporting our customer base, second language of German would be an advantage
- Occasional travel to support onboarding and knowledge, and continuous improvement/development of processes within the team and for our customers
- Project work on occasion as defined by the corporate requirements of the business
If you are interested in this wonderful opportunity please contact Niamh Flynn on 045 881 888 or you can email your CV to niamh@clark.ie
