GL Supervisor

The GL Supervisor shall be responsible for the financial close month end process, ensuring integrity of reported figures and perform internal reporting for the Business Area being supported and internal management. This role can also may asked to be involved in various projects and support key activities that will be related to the local legal entity.

This role will interact with other functional areas of finance and the business unit/plant controllers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible to Supervise a small team of accountants that cover various accounting processes (ie intercompany, GL accounting, FP&A).
• Management of monthly North America close processes and coordination with various internal stakeholders; The role will support both US production and US sales companies
• Ensure balance sheet accounts are properly reconciled & reviewed on a monthly basis; any identified adjustments are corrected in timely manner
• Coordinate with US Fort Mill team and Corporate Accounting in Hanover, Germany to ensure accuracy of financial information in accordance with company accounting policies outlined in FRM and IFRS guidelines
• Liaise with external auditors to facilitate the annual financial audit and quarterly review processes and ensure compliance with audit requirements.
• Support plants and other functional areas related to internal audit
• Responsible for ensuring that accounting is in accordance with IFRS and internal FRM (Financial Reporting Manual)
• Manage accounting operations, including general ledger and asset accounting.
• Ongoing adherence to company policy and procedures
• Internal controls requirements/compliance
• Relationship with local external auditors and internal auditors
• Identify and execute process improvement