Accounting Manager

Grünenthal Brasil; São Paulo; Presencial; BRL 400 000 - 650 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Grünenthal Brasil is seeking a senior finance leader to oversee Accounting, Tax, Accounts Payable/Receivable, and Treasury functions. You will ensure accuracy, compliance, and reporting excellence while acting as a strategic business partner across the company.

You will lead the Brazilian Tax Reform implementation, manage relationships with external consultants and Big Four auditors, and drive continuous process improvements and working capital optimization.

Qualificações

• University degree in accounting and active CRC.
• Solid experience in accounting and tax management.
• Experience with Shared Service Center (SSC).
• Experience reviewing financial statements.
• Experience reviewing ECD and ECF filings.
• MBA or postgraduate degree in Finance or Controlling.
• Experience with Big Four auditors.

Responsabilidades

• Lead tax credit strategy, seeking optimization opportunities.
• Implement and update Brazilian Tax Reform, assess impacts.
• Manage relationship with external tax consultants.
• Lead compliance processes with external audit firms.
• Ensure operational excellence and compliance in tax processes.
• Search for efficient tax strategies aligned with corporate guidance.
• Oversee Accounting, Accounts Payable/Receivable, and Treasury routines.
• Coordinate external/internal audit processes and ensure recommendations implemented.
• Ensure accurate recording of financial transactions.
• Lead initiatives to optimize working capital.
• Lead continuous process improvement initiatives.
• Manage the SSC SLA execution in Lisbon, Portugal.
• Coordinate accounting, tax, and treasury projects per corporate requirements.
• Identify procedures to safeguard assets and reporting to government entities.
• Manage Other Operating Results Budget.
• Prepare and monitor Cash Flow.

Conhecimentos

Accounting & Tax management

SSC collaboration

Financial statements review

Audit coordination

Process improvement

Compliance knowledge

Formação académica

University degree in Accounting

MBA or postgraduate degree in Finance or Controlling

Active CRC (CPA equivalent)

Descrição da oferta de emprego

To lead and oversee the Accounting, Fiscal (Tax), Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Treasury functions. The incumbent is responsible for ensuring accuracy, compliance, and operational and reporting excellence across all financial processes. This leader must act as a strategic business consultant, ensuring strategic alignment and supporting decision-making across the entire company.

The owner of the role is also responsible for the fulfillment of both the Grünenthal and local Codes of Conduct in the activities organized by him/her, as well as in those in which he/she participates.

Key Responsibilities

Fiscal, Tax Governance, and Credits

• Lead the tax credit strategy, actively seeking efficient and additional tax optimization opportunities, in full compliance and alignment with corporate governance.
• Lead the entire implementation and update of the Brazilian Tax Reform, analyzing its impacts and ensuring business continuity and compliance.
• Manage the relationship and deliverables of external consultants (Tax).
• Lead compliance processes with external audit firms (Big Four).
• Ensure full operational excellence and compliance in all legal and tax processes, aligned with policies, laws, and internal procedures.
• Search for efficient tax strategies, according to corporate guidance.

Accounting, Audit, and Treasury Management

• Oversee all Accounting (IFRS/CPCs/German GAAP), Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Treasury routines.
• Lead and coordinate all external (Big Four) and internal audit processes, ensuring deadlines are met and recommendations are correctly implemented.
• Ensure the accuracy and correct recording of all financial transactions.
• Lead initiatives to optimize working capital.
• Lead Continuous Process Improvement initiatives.
• Manage the Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and execution of activities performed by the Shared Service Center (SSC) in Lisbon, Portugal.
• Coordinate accounting, tax, and treasury projects and ensure their implementation according to corporate requirements.
• Identify and establish effective procedures to safeguard company assets and ensure proper reporting to governmental entities in accordance with local legislation.
• Manage the Other Operating Results Budget.
• Prepare and monitor Cash Flow.
• Ensure operational excellence and compliance in all legal and tax processes, aligned with policies, laws, and internal procedures.

Capability Requirements

Mandatory

• University Degree in Accounting.
• Active CRC (CPA equivalent).
• Solid experience in Accounting and Tax Management.
• Experience working with a Shared Service Center (SSC).
• Experience reviewing Financial Statements.
• Experience reviewing ECD and ECF filings.
• MBA or Postgraduate Degree in Finance or Controlling.
• Previous experience with auditing firms (Big Four).

Interfaces

Internal

• All business areas, with particular interaction with: