Accounting Manager

PepsiCo Deutschland GmbH; Fatih; On-site; TRY 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global company in Istanbul seeks an experienced Accounting Senior Supervisor to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting. Candidates should have over 8 years of experience in finance, a degree in accounting or finance, and fluency in both English and Turkish. This role involves managing financial controls, preparing reports, and supporting audits in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years' experience in Finance with strong control background.
• Motivated to change and simplify processes.
• Deep understanding of financial management principles.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for timely and accurate reporting of financial statements.
• Ensure accurate, timely preparation and submission of reports.
• Monitor, control and approve activities under third-party service providers.

Skills

Strong control background

Ability to work cross-functionally

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Fluent in English

Fluent in Turkish

Education

Bachelor of Accounting/Finance subject

Job description

Overview

PepsiCo is a playground for curious people. We invite thinkers, doers, and changemakers to champion innovation, take calculated risks, and challenge the status quo. From executives to leaders on the frontline, we’re excited about the future. We take chances. Together, we dare to make the world a better place.

Our associates are the magic ingredient. Each of them plays an integral role in helping create deep connections between people and our products. Think about your last group celebration: Chances are, one of our iconic brands was by your side. At PepsiCo, you’re invited to be a part of a global team of innovators who make, move, and sell these products—which are enjoyed by more than 1 billion people a day.

A career at PepsiCo means working in a culture where everyone’s invited. Here, you can dare to be yourself. No matter who you are or where you’re from, you can influence the people around you and the world at large. By showing up, you’ll have the opportunity to learn, develop, and grow our unique skill sets at work. Our supportive teams can fuel your professional goals to make a global impact.

Join us. Dare for Better.

We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced Accounting Senior Supervisor to join our team in our finance team in Istanbul.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for timely and accurate reporting of financial statements in accordance with local requirements, US GAAP and PepsiCo reporting rules and deliver business priorities to sustain effective control environment for PO1 Organized Trade (OT) channel.
• Maintain efficient, well-controlled and optimized S2C cycles for OT channel and provide financial stewardship of company assets and activities by safeguarding company assets.
• As Control Owner, ensure controls under responsibility are executed properly, identify potential gaps and take actions.
• Ensure accurate, timely preparation and submission of monthly, quarterly and annual reports, variance analyses in accordance with PepsiCo Policies and Procedures. Conduct FLT ledger closing.
• Ensure accruals are calculated and booked in accordance with Pepsico policy and procedures on time.
• Monitor, control and approve all activities under third party service provider (Platin) responsibility closely and take proactive actions for process simplifications.
• Monitor OT customer reconciliations on a timely basis and lead for necessary actions.
• Lead accounting process for OT customers and ensure invoicing process completed on time accurately.
• Ensure OT customers’ receivable balances are reported accurately.
• Ensure OT customers’ payments are received on time, track aging report periodically to improve cash flow.
• Provide a collection forecast for OT channel and make variance analysis.
• Ensure OT channel DSO and overdue trend analyses are prepared accurately on time.
• Check computability of OT-Agreement and other customer agreements to Pepsico Policies.
• Ensure close communication and stakeholder management between Third Party Service Provider and PepsiCo.
• Support internal and external audits, corporate audits for all cycles under responsibility and ensure necessary actions mitigate risk.
• Provide periodic timesheet of team members, analyze workloads and take proper actions.
• Support DRs on their development areas for effective results and identify opportunities for all team members.
• Continue training of organization and third-party service provider.
• Stakeholder management for OT channel.
• Ensure timely support provided to Tax department for reports and ad-hoc requests.
• Pursue digitalization and simplification opportunities in systems (Oracle & Pepsell) and processes constantly.

Qualifications

• 8+ years' experience in Finance with strong control background
• Bachelor of Accounting/Finance subject
• Solid understanding of business levers
• Ability to work cross-functionally
• Strong internal and external communicator, influencer, and negotiator
• Ability to set and prioritize short-, mid- and long-term objectives
• High energy and strong curiosity for learning
• Motivated to change and simplify processes
• Deep understanding of financial management principles
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Fluent in English & Turkish