Accounting Finance Manager

Job description

Job ID 1023807 Date posted 5/7/2018 Primary Location Heredia, Provincia de Heredia, Costa Rica Job Category Finance Schedule Full time Shift No shift premium (Costa Rica)

At Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), we live by three core values that drive our business: Partner. Innovate. Act. These values combine to help us create important work all over the world to advance how people live and work.

The Finance team at HPE provides world class decision support driving profitable growth and exceptional shareholder value through our commitment to operational excellence, people development, and innovation. We provide accurate and timely financial information meeting the company’s regulatory and fiduciary responsibilities with unwavering integrity. Our objective is to display all business activities in a financially correct and transparent manner.

In the Finance division, our reporting and controlling teams are working on tasks like asset management, financial integration of mergers and acquisitions, as well as USGAAP-reporting. Our objective is to display all business activities in a financially correct and transparent manner.

Job Description

Partners with the businesses to ensure that the capital strategies are operationally supported and strategically focused to secure the greatest return on investment for the global company. Gathers financial data and performs financial analyses and reporting (e.g., profit & loss, balance sheet, cash flow, pricing, etc.) to influence decisions within the business and to drive cross-business initiatives (e.g., Mergers & Acquisitions). Drives the forecasting process (weekly, monthly, and long term) by analyzing trends within the businesses and ensuring alignment with business- and corporate-wide objectives. Communicates and drives adherence to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and the organization's financial goals and policies. Has the fiduciary responsibility to represent financial results correctly both internally and externally. Ensures strong business controls.

Responsibilities:

o Manages a team of exempt individual contributors and supervisors that typically support a moderately complex business unit (e.g., a regional supply-chain or country controllership).

o Responsible for hiring, setting and monitoring of annual performance plans, coaching, and career development; ensures that the proper tools are in place to support the team and the processes.

o Leads moderate to complex financial analysis for a global sub-business or finance function, exercising a good understanding of the business to determine the best method for achieving objectives.

o Ensures the accuracy and timeliness of financial reporting and analysis to the business.

o Consults with business leaders to guide and influence strategic decision-making within a limited scope.

o Proactively identifies opportunities for process improvement and policy development and engages in the design.

o Actively reviews and analyzes the key controls within the financial process to ensure compliance with legal and accounting requirements (e.g., GAAP, SBC, AFM).

Education and Experience Required:

o First level university degree with a focus in business or economics; advanced degree and/or accounting certification (e.g., CPA, MBA) preferred.

o Typically 4+ years of experience in a finance function.

o Typically 0+ years of supervisory and/or leading a project team experience.

Knowledge and Skills:

o Excellent understanding of accounting principles and financial analysis.

o Excellent analytical skills.

o Good project management skills.

o Good people management skills, including managing teams across geographies.

o Excellent communication skills.

o Strong business acumen.

o Good understanding of the company's policies and processes.

o Strong multi-tasking and prioritization skills.