Job Description Job summary:Reporting to Latam VP Finance and member of LT Finance Leadership team and dotted line to VP M& E Managing Director. Responsible for supporting a multicounty area with diverse issues and business drivers. Responsibilities include standardization and improvement of accounting practices, processes and controls as well as ad-hoc financial reporting and analysis. It will include coordinating local M& E finance and/or Ops teams to improve local event closing, billing and invoiging processes end to end. This position works closely with local finance leadership, supports the regional M& E SLT as well as M&E Global CFO and his team. Skills and Qualifications A minimum of four years of General Accounting experience required Advanced Microsoft Excel capabilities Proficient in Microsoft Word Strong organizational skills. Customer service skills. Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing. Excellent English skills both spoken and written. Effective time management skills, with a strong ability to manage multiple projects and strict deadlines. Ability to work well under pressure and adapt to ever-changing scenarios; ability to respond to change. Strong attention to detail. Previous accounting experience in A/P, A/R, and client billing is strongly desired Ability to initiate new ideas. Inter-personal and customer skills with ability to build relationships with customers. Capability of problem solving Anticipating, initiating and resolving issues. Ability to manage and prioritize numerous projects simultaneously Ability to work well under pressure in a high-volume environment Strong change management skills Capability of problem solving anticipating, initiating and resolving issues Strong written and verbal skills to interact withvendors, clients, and colleagues Main responsibilities Accounting Process Define standard Regional M& E accounting policy. Define M& E event's closing and billing process per country, identify accounting information flow from Ops to Finance systems and into the P& L (System, process and roles) (Revenue Recognition, Unbilled, BIlling discrepancies and Invoicing) Define M& E credit card reconciliation process per country (System, process and roles) Get involved and provide input to Ops, Finance and Technology areas on local and regional Technology enhancement and roadmap to support accounting process Establish controls and improvement plans by market Coordinate local M& E finance teams Payment and Collection process Define standard Regional and by market M& E advance payment approval process in alignment with local finance policies Define standard Regional and by market M& E customer deposit process in alignment with local finance policies Define standard Regional and by market M& E credit card payment approval process in alignment with local finance policies" Customer Profitability Define and maintain Regional Standard Customer Profitability Model Coordinate Customer Profitability Updates by markets Coordinate actions plans by customer / market with local Ops and Finance teams when required Pricing Work with regional AM and Global Pricing. Coordinate regional and local M& E pricing and costing exercises working with local and regional stakeholders. Establish standard pricing and costing in each market for (Fee, DOE and Rate Card proposals)." Business Case Working with internal stakeholders. lead preparation of quantitative analysis and modelling to support decision making (Shared Resources Allocation). Forecast and Budgeting process Support M& E forecast and Budget processes
