Director role for Asset Owners Team at S&P Global focusing on commercial growth and revenue generation by managing U.S. and Canadian asset owner relationships. Leading business development efforts and delivering consultative solutions.
About the role
- Director leading the consolidation and external reporting in finance for various stakeholders. Managing a diverse team and ensuring compliance with standards for group entities in finance.
Responsibilities
- Ensure timely and accurate month-end, quarter-end, and year-end consolidation in accordance with IFRS, local statutory requirements and internal policies.
- Responsible for all external reporting: the annual integrated report (financials and ESG), all reporting to the shareholders and the reporting to lenders. Act as a key contact for external financial stakeholders.
- Represent the Finance function to the Executive team and Board. You provide a critical eye and can translate financial data into practical insights and clear reports for business stakeholders.
- Responsible for balance sheet integrity, ensuring readiness and transparency.
- Maintain and enhance accounting standards and internal control frameworks, supporting global compliance.
- Coordinate across regions and domains with various finance teams and global peers to ensure harmonized financial processes and alignment with our global finance policies.
- Support tax and compliance processes by coordinating accurate and timely input for local filings in close collaboration with the global tax team.
- Writing position papers and consulting with group and local GAAP advisors with regards to IFRS and local GAAP reporting issues.
- Responsible for ensuring compliance with complex accounting issues by providing technical assessments as necessary to ensure compliance with new and existing accounting, sustainability and regulatory standards.
- Define and monitor service delivery KPIs and SLAs, driving accountability and continuous improvement across the team.
- Drive automation, standardization, and system optimization, maximizing efficiency through ERP (BC365), PowerBI and financial tooling (Tagetik).
- Contribute to solving complex challenges by exploring new approaches and sharing solutions across the organization.
- Support succession planning and long-term capability development, identifying growth paths, mentoring team members and building a resilient finance function.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in auditing & control, finance, or accounting
- Extensive experience in Finance & Accounting
- Ability to keep the big picture, whilst also having eye for detail structured, organized and able to work under pressure and to work well as part of a global team
- Strong communication skills, ability to communicate on various levels and with different stakeholders
- Experience leading and developing diverse teams in scope, deliverables experiences and background
- Knowledge of Tagetik and Microsoft BC365 is an advantage and proven proficiency in the use of PowerBI
- Strong interested and demonstrated experience in improving accounting processes
- An entrepreneurial mindset is important - being proactive, flexible and independent is needed to support “igniting the power of Another Star”
Benefits
- citizenM experience nights for you (and friends and family). Discounted rates at Marriott Hotels
- Personal and professional development opportunities and programs
- Latest tech devices and all the tools you need to be successful in your role
- Commuting travel costs covered (by car or public transport)
- Pension and cycle-to-work scheme
- Subsidized fresh daily lunches at our support office
- Flexible public holidays
- Employee assistance program
- Varied team days and social events (from food trucks and quizzes at the office to parties on boats)
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