Accounting Manager

About AkzoNobel

Since , we’ve been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people’s lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. We’re active in more than countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It’s what you’d expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that’s dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today – while creating an even better tomorrow. Let’s paint the future together.

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Qualifications

• Accounting professional with 8+ years of experience in accounting and financial reporting, and capable of analyzing complex processes and issues,
• A Master degree in Finance or Accounting (where required, a registered Accountant with valid CPA or similar certification),
• In depth knowledge in financial accounting (R2R / I2P / I2C / Tax processes, IFRS, Local GAAP),
• Strong leadership skills- Initiating, driving and implementing change in line with the outline strategy for retained accounting (and the broader finance community) by focusing on delivering goals and at the same time facilitate the process in a manner to encourage others to understand and embrace the change in their way of working,
• Hands on, proactive, able to work in a fast-paced matrix organization, multitasking, strong requirement to connect with people of various cultures and background,
• Proven track record in being resourceful : capable of analyzing complex processes and issues under severe time pressure (from theory to practice and vice versa – strategy to operations) and bring solutions and suggestions to business teams for finance, accounting and the underlying processes and principles,
• Ability to work and delegate work under severe time pressure during month-end closures and continuously retain ‘an eye’ for the details,
• Proactively and effectively communication with finance and business leadership,
• Good analytical skills,
• Drive continuous improvement agenda in the financial and transactional processes, and monthly closing and reporting processes,
• Experience with ERP / SAP / HFM and Merlin (or willing to learn),
• Fluent in English and Turkish, both verbal as well as in writing.

Job Description

At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey, as setting the foundations for a diverse environment. For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when applicable. In our organization, all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.

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