Description
Job Location: London, UK
Job Location Type: Hybrid
Job Contract Type: Full-time
Job Seniority Level: Director
General Summary:
Reporting to the Vice President, Corporate Controller, the Senior Director, Global Accounting Services is a critical leadership role that will help to drive and scale the Company’s global accounting shared services. This role is responsible for service delivery across a broad scope of financial processes, leading a diverse global shared service team and working with multiple stakeholders on a global basis. The Senior Director will review, design and continuously improve service delivery standards and drive the development of the shared service staff and upgrade capabilities to support Vertex’s continued business growth.
Key Duties And Responsibilities:
- Lead and direct all aspects of Vertex’s global accounts payable, payroll, stock administration, and tax mobility teams.
- Effectively manage and develop the global shared services team that meets increasing needs and requirements across the business and helps drive the overall organization forward.
- Plan and execute for impacts to accounting processes and systems driven by Vertex growth from new product introductions, global expansion activities, and business development.
- Drive the adoption of common processes and standards across the company in partnership with internal stakeholders.
- Identify ways to scale operations while improving efficiency and effectiveness of accounting shared services function with a focus on automation.
- Develop and monitor metrics and key performance indicators that drive best practices.
- Maintain a strong framework of controls in line with Sarbanes Oxley guidance & other International requirements.
- Work closely & communicate effectively with corporate partners in Sourcing, Procurement Operations, Corporate Finance, Treasury & IT to ensure corporate information & support needs are consistently met.
Knowledge And Skills:
- Excellent leadership & team management skills.
- Strong communicator with ability to collaborate cross-functionally.
- Previous leadership role of significant accounting operations team on a global scale.
- Finance process excellence or Six-Sigma experience is a significant plus.
- Experience in publicly traded large biotechnology/pharmaceutical company preferred.
- Large ($1B+) multinational industry experience preferred.
- ERP/Accounting system experience; Oracle expertise is a big plus.
Education And Experience:
Bachelor's degree with major in Accounting required; typically requires minimum 12 years progressive relevant accounting shared services leadership experience including management of geographically dispersed teams.
Flex Designation: Hybrid - Eligible Or On-Site Eligible
Flex Eligibility Status:
In this Hybrid - Eligible role you can choose designation as:
Hybrid - work remotely up to two days per week; or select On-Site - work five days per week on-site with ad hoc flexibility.
Note: Flex status for this position is subject to Vertex’s Policy on Flex @ Vertex Program & may be changed at any time.
Company Information:
Vertex is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation.Vertex is committed to equal employment opportunity & non-discrimination for all employees & qualified applicants without regard to race,color sex,gender identity or expression age,religion,national origin ancestry ethnicity disability,veteran status genetic information sexual orientation marital status or any characteristic protected under applicable law.Vertex is an E - Verify Employer in United States.Vertex will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals known disabilities,in accordance applicable law.Any applicant requiring accommodation connection hiring process/or perform essential functions position which applicant has applied should make request recruiter/hiring manager/contact Talent Acquisition at Lifelancer (https://lifelancer.com) which is talent-hiring platform Life Sciences Pharma IT.The platform connects talent opportunities pharma biotech health sciences healthtech IT domains.For more details find similar roles please check out below Lifelancer link https://lifelancer.com/jobs/view/f2243c2b98a3e6df492bf9c9e253596d Apply on Lifelancer Platform