Finance Manager - Centre of Excellence

About Euromonitor:

Euromonitor International leads the world in data analytics and research into markets, industries, economies and consumers. We provide truly global insight and data on thousands of products and services; we are the first destination for organisations seeking growth. With our guidance, our clients can make bold, strategic decisions with confidence.

Join Our Dynamic Team at Euromonitor!

Are you a seasoned finance professional with a passion for excellence and innovation? Euromonitor is seeking a Finance Manager to lead our newly established Centre of Excellence (COE). This pivotal role will oversee the processing of supplier invoices, employee expenses, cash processing, and sales ledger support for our global offices.

Why Join Us?

1. Innovative Environment: Be part of a team driving standardization across our global offices.
2. Leadership Role: Utilize your strong management skills to develop and appraise people, systems, and processes.
3. Global Impact: Play a key role in implementing global controls and ensuring consistency across offices.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Team Management: Ensure accurate and timely recording of transactions, manage suppliers, and process payments.
2. Global Controls: Implement and ensure compliance with the global controls framework.
3. Reconciliation: Review monthly reconciliations and resolve discrepancies.
4. Customer Service: Deliver excellent customer service by resolving queries promptly and maintaining active communication with stakeholders.
5. Web Orders: Ensure correct processing and reconciliation of web orders.
6. Group Finance Collaboration: Manage relationships with the Group Finance team to meet month-end deadlines and address queries.
7. South African Entity Accounting: Handle day-to-day accounting, including monthly journals, year-end audit, and tax filings.
8. Process Consistency: Ensure consistent processing across Euromonitor offices.
9. Process Improvements: Implement updates to D365 and drive efficiencies within the team.
10. People Management: Set annual objectives, prepare development plans, mentor team leads, review succession planning, provide feedback, and foster collaboration.
11. Audit Response: Lead the team in timely responses to audit requests.
12. Ad Hoc Projects: Manage various projects as needed.

Minimum Requirements:

1. Global Business Experience: Proven experience working in a global business environment.
2. Communication Skills: Excellent communication and business partnering skills.
3. Problem-Solving: Strong ability to solve problems with a proactive attitude.
4. Team Management: At least 5 years of experience managing diverse teams, with a focus on training, development, and appraisal.
5. D365 Experience: Familiarity with D365 is a plus.

Ready to Make an Impact? If you're ready to take on a challenging and rewarding role, apply now to join Euromonitor's Centre of Excellence and help us drive global finance innovation!

Why work for Euromonitor?

Our Values:

1. We seek individuals who act with integrity.
2. We look for candidates who are curious about the world.
3. We feel that as a community, we’re stronger together.
4. We seek to enable people to feel empowered.
5. We welcome candidates who bring strength in diversity.

International: not only do we have a very multinational workforce in each office but we communicate across our 16 offices worldwide on a daily basis.

Hardworking and sociable: our staff know how to work hard and know also how to enjoy themselves! We pride ourselves on creating an appropriate work-life balance, with flexible hours and regular socialising including frequent after work meet ups, summer and Christmas parties and a whole range of other groups to be involved with.

Committed to making a difference: We believe that people are looking for something worthwhile in a company beyond the workplace. Our extensive Corporate Social Responsibility Programme gives each member of staff two volunteering days a year in addition to holidays. It gives all new starters a donation amount on joining us which they can give to a charity of their choice.

It sees us reaching out into the local community with our mentoring, group volunteering, and fundraising initiatives as well as supporting international charities through our website sales, matching staff sponsorship fundraising, and carbon offsetting all our flights.

Excellent benefits: we offer competitive salaries, enhanced healthcare and pensions, plus generous holiday allowances, hybrid working and, in many offices, a Core Hours policy allowing flexible start and finish times to each day.

Opportunities to grow: we offer extensive training and development opportunities at all levels. The vast majority of our Managers and Directors have been promoted from within and many have moved across departments as well as upwards. We pride ourselves on identifying and rewarding talent.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement: Euromonitor International does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability and genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factor.