Working at Freudenberg: We will wow your world!

Responsibilities:

• Understands Shared Service Center business, acts entrepreneurial and identifies new opportunities to improve the business and the value for our customers;
• Responsible to deliver in-quality and in-time services to our customers;
• Understands General Ledger and Reporting activities and the role of a GL professional within the Finance Department;
• Manages the performance of the General Ledger and Reporting Team and mitigates potential risks of lower performance;
• Identifies improvement opportunities and works towards standardization and harmonization of processes;
• Acts as a Change Ambassador;
• Monitors the Internal Controls within own team;
• Conducts Customer Satisfaction discussions with Finance Managers;
• Analyzes workload and suggest solutions to Head of CoS regarding potential risks;
• Proactively partners with the Finance Managers regarding any performance topics or escalations;
• Responsible to develop the team, based on their Performance and Behaviour evaluation and in accordance with the Career Path;
• Oversees the progress of various improvement and standardization initiatives within own team;
• Supports audit process;
• Acts as a leader and a role model for own team, encouraging growth, motivating and thinking out-of-the-box.

Qualifications:

• >3 yrs. of experience in accounting, business, economics, finance, or a related field - Experience in IFRS, as well as Share Service Center business;
• Experience in leadership, team management and hiring;
• High motivation;
• Business sense and understanding;
• Influencing and negotiation skills;
• Experience in improvement projects;
• Open communication style;
• Team player;
• Experience in continuous improvement methodologies and implementations;
• Hands-on experience in SAP/ ERP;
• Fact-driven and strong analytical skills;
• Flexibility to adjust and to work in new situations, processes, etc.;
• Fluent in spoken and written in English;
• Up to 10% travel required.

The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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