R2R Coordinator

Position Title: RTR Senior Analyst/Team Leader – Americas SSC

Location: Mariscala (Mexico)

Reports to: RTR Manager – Americas SSC

Direct Reports: Not applicable

Scope / Brands: Americas Wella Company

ABOUT “WELLA”

The Wella Company is one of the world’s leading professional and retail hair companies. It is a beauty collective with a mission to enable consumers to look & feel like their true self. Its love brands, which include beauty icons such as Wella, Clairol, OPI, and ghd (all together “Wella”), are co-created by and designed for the beauty junkies of today and tomorrow. Following the divestiture of Coty’s Professional and Retail Hair businesses to the global investment firm KKR, Wella became, on December 1, 2020, a fully independent, standalone company with its own management team and operational structures. The new company has presence in over 100 countries and an estimated annual net revenue of $2.3Bn. Wella and its brands are and will remain committed to a range of social causes as well as seeking to minimize its impact on the environment. For additional information about Wella please visit www.wella.com.

ABOUT “FINANCE”

The finance function delivers an effective finance support service to the business to strengthen decision-making by providing timely and accurate reporting and business information. The appropriate financial control framework facilitates improvements in control in the business, promotes the management of financial risk to the organization and meets increasingly onerous statutory and regulatory requirements. The newly established Americas Shared Service Center will play a key role in having an efficient and effective finance organization. Join the team that is making a tangible difference for the future of Wella, participate to one of the biggest transformation in the industry, driving and leveraging our culture of pride and performance!.

ABOUT WELLA EMEA SSC

The Americas SSC is part of the Wella Group Controlling function and will be the regional Centre of Excellence for accounting, reporting and external financial compliance activities.

THE ROLE

We’re looking for General Ledger (GL) Senior Analysts for the RTR teams based in our Americas SSC. You would work within the RTR team to provide the most complete, accurate and timely processing within one or more areas of General Ledger, Month-end close, Treasury, Fixed Assets, Intercompany, Payroll & Indirect Tax, ensuring compliance with internal guidelines and procedures as well as external requirements. The team you will be joining plays an important role in the overall success of the organization. We need teams like yours to help navigate the organization.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

 Ensure efficiency & high quality of GL processes

 Accelerate value & make an impact by doing day-to-day General Ledger operations:

 Perform periodic month end closing activities

 Treasury accounting

 Preparation and posting journal entries

 Balance sheet reconciliations and monitoring

 Preparation of standard reports

 Fixed assets processing

 Intercompany processing

 Payroll accounting

 Check that transactions are booked according to accounting policy

 Play active role in transition process in 2021 (USA/Canada/Puerto Rico/Mexico) into Americas SSC and in standardization process..

 Drive simplification / continuous improvement initiatives and issues resolutions

 Create and update of process related documentation Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s)

 Cooperate with other GL team members

 Perform daily tasks and interact with people at all levels within & outside the organization

 Collaborate with internal team for solving raised issues and ensure the right satisfaction level

 Ensure existing policies and procedures are followed

 Ensure legal requirements respect and service quality

 Ensure the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) meet the requirements.

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential:

 Minimum 3-5 years of relevant working experience in a matrix organization (ideally BPO/SSC/GBS).

 Extensive knowledge about accounting and RTR GL procedures (minimum 3-5 years)

 A Bachelor´s degree in Accounting or Finance.

 Advanced in English, both written and spoken required

 Self-motivated, solution-oriented and results-driven

 Strong analytical skills

 Strong logical thinker, creative, with good attention to details

 Strong communication and presentation skills, stakeholder management at all levels

 Ability to work across cultures with all levels of organization as well as with different functions

 MS Office (Advanced Excel), SAP knowledge

Desirable:

 Previous experience in a SSC is welcome

 Cross functional experience across RTR a plus

 Qualified Accountant (ACCA/CA/CPA or equivalent) is a plus WHAT WE CAN OFFER

 A flexible work environment

 Attractive benefits package

 Continuous professional development and global career opportunities

 The opportunity to take part in international projects and build next-generation solutions

 Wella culture values: collaboration, creativity, be courageous, connected & committed