Company Description
Archetype Group is a leading international construction consultancy company, we are shaping buildings that last with a full range of consulting services: Architecture & Master Planning, Building Engineering, Industrial & Process Engineering, Project & Cost Management. Since 2002, with a thousand of collaborators on four continents, we have showcased our expertise, our experience, and our knowledge at the service of hospitality, real estate and industrial projects.
We're looking for a dynamic Accounting Shared Service Center Manager to join Archetype Group - a key leadership role driving financial excellence, process optimization, and regional collaboration across our operations. Based at our Headquarters, this role will oversee our Accounting Shared Service Center team, driving consistency, efficiency, and continuous improvement across multiple countries.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage the Accounting Shared Service Team to provide accurate and timely accounting reporting, cash control reporting and cost accounting reporting to the Finance Director, to ensure all accounting functions are efficiently undertaken and to ensure full legal compliance in the area of accounting.
- Train Shared Service Center (SSC) team to understand processes and control work well. Build strong and stable SSC team.
- Ensure all established accounting processes and proper accounting rules are implemented correctly and followed to ensure optimum efficiency and accuracy of accounting reporting and functions. Propose improvements to the Group Finance Director for continuous improvement of accounting processes.
- Encourage local finance members to follow the correct payment process to simplify work of everyone.
- Send Financial State on time with accurate information and less mistake.
- Analysis cost and give suggestions to reduce cost as possible. Highlight big cost/ un-sufficient cost (if any) to management.
- Undertake accounting duties as required including but not necessarily limited to accounts receivable, accounts payable, accounts reporting, cash management, reconciling bank reports, preparing tax declarations, managing fixed assets, inter-company monthly reporting, managing bank transaction, payroll.
- Ensure continuous updates tax rule from audit firm of all countries.
- Make proposals regarding the legal compliance situation of the company in relation to taxation, business registration, personal taxation of employees.
- Make note of transactions for reference by country – Reduce penalty for late payment/ wrong or late declaration of taxes.
- Manage the accounting software and ensure all accounting staff are properly trained in the use of accounting software and understand the internal accounting principles for managing the accounts.
- Work with other key managers regarding accounting procedures including but not limited to: expense claims and reimbursements; payroll; flight and accommodation payments.
- Consolidation of Group Accounts and Group Conso Audit.
- Review and monitor the cash flow of Group office, with a primary aim to ensure positive cash flow of Group office.
- Ensure the release of cash flow reports in a timely and accurate manner and all cash flow concerns are highlighted to the relevant Directors as soon as practicable to prevent major cash flow problems.
Competences
- Degree qualified in Finance or Accounting, and holding Chief Accountant Certificate.
- Minimum of 10 Years general experience and 4 years in a similar position within a multinational organization.
- Excellent demonstrated knowledge of multinational taxation law and company compliance matters.
- Previous experience using accounting software for general ledger, financial report, and payroll.
- Strong accounting knowledge, with an ability to juggle a large number of diverse issues and projects.
- Advanced time management skill and attention to detail ensuring high levels of accuracy and efficiency in all areas of accounting and reporting.
- Previous experience in managing a financial accounting team, demonstrating leadership expertise and the ability to train others to follow accounting principles, and to implement continuous improvement strategies to increase accuracy and efficiency of financial reporting and auditing.
- Ability to manage upwards and downwards with a diverse range of stakeholders.
- A strong strategic partner to work within an environment that supports their employees.
- Fluency in English is a pre-requisite for this position.
