Accounting Supervisor

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Job Description:

The BPP Supervisor for Europe and ISMEA will report to the Global BPP Manager. 

The successful candidate will be responsible for assisting with the management activities within the BPP Tower in the Dublin Global Accounting Center and supporting the Business Process Owner (BPO). The BPO is a third-party service provider completing transactional accounting work on behalf of UPS.

Job duties:

Manage and oversee work of the BPP Tower specialists

Overall BPO governance

Review and approval of BPO activities such as journal entries and reconciliations

Oversee smooth running of high quality and timely month end close

Ensure compliance with Service Level Agreements and Operating Level Agreements

Support process management and improvement

Support migration of record-to-report (RTR) work to the BPO

Manage reporting and stakeholder communication

Identification and resolution of risks in a timely manner

Assess, understand and manage interdependencies between work streams

Work collaboratively with Accounting Controls and Reporting, Strategic Decision Support and Country Finance functions to resolve issues

Qualified candidates will have the following Key Skills:

• Excellent communication, planning, organisational, and influencing skills
• High levels of energy and commitment to hitting deadlines
• Will actively seek out efficiencies and work with stakeholders to formulate and drive solutions
• Strong capacity to communicate actions, implications of data and drive action
• Ability to embrace and contribute to culture of process improvement
• Excellent team player and provide leadership to stakeholders
• Robust evaluation and critical thinking skills
• Ability to create an environment that encourages diversity of thought, perspective and an inclusive workplace

Personal Attributes

• Results based with a focus on stakeholder partnership
• Motivation, ambition and tenacity
• Exceptional analytical skill set
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work on own initiative

Knowledge Requirements

Required:

• Minimum of 3-5 years of finance and accounting experience
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in finance, accounting or business
• Detailed knowledge of accounting processes
• Excellent Microsoft Office Skills (i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Preferred:

• Qualified in a professional accounting qualification preferred (ACA/ACCA/CPA/CIMA – MASTERS LEVEL Professional Qualifications).
• US GAAP experience/shared service environment
• Previous experience working with an outsourced accounting function

Employee Type:
 

Permanent

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