EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance
• Advanced Qualification strongly desired (CPA or MBA)

EXPERIENCE

• 10 years of progressive accounting/finance leadership experience with a combination of public accounting and industry experience
• Experience in leading a diverse global financial month-end while maintaining a strong control environment
• Experience with JDE E1 and Hyperion Financial Management preferred

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES

• Solid understanding of U.S. GAAP with proven technical skills including experience with complex revenue arrangements
• Outstanding collaborator with excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills and knows how to influence without authority.
• Strong written communication skills, along with clear and concise verbal skills, are required.
• Ability to drive continuous improvement with a successful track record of optimizing processes with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
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• Drive financial reporting and consolidation process for all sites within the NA region.
• Oversight of the work performed by the local accounting teams supporting the Life Sciences Solutions Group in NA including the NA shared service center
• Review balance sheet and income statement fluxes to analyze transactions and trends related to financial performance
• Drive working capital performance and achievement of cash and DSO targets by the NA AR teams
• Ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP, Sarbanes-Oxley requirements, company policy, approval authority matrix and standard operating procedure
• Collaborate with technical accounting teams to review complex transactions to ensure accurate accounting treatment
• Collaborate with Global Business Services (GBS) team to develop and optimize regional/country shared service strategy to drive operational efficiency
• Purchase accounting support for NA Group acquisitions and integration into our accounting and reporting structure and processes
• Coordination with external and internal auditors on audits and quarterly reviews
• Evaluate efficiency and effectiveness of accounting processes. Coordinate accounting policy revisions/waivers to strengthen control environment and support the business