Head of Accounting

Our client is  one of the world’s leading communications services companies, serving the needs of

customers across 180 countries worldwide.

• Manage and oversee the daily operations of the accounting department including: month and end year process, accounts payable/receivable, cash receipts, general ledger,treasury, trust account statement reconciliations according to the IFRS.  Supply chain management and tax
• Monitor and analyze accounting data and produce financial reports or statements managing the reporting according to headquarter processes/procedures
• Oversee the administrative processes outsourced through the Share service Center
• Develops and influences financial and business unit strategy of a defined business area or plays a lead specialist role of senior team of subject matter experts (relative to financial responsibility)
• Leads the budgetary and financial control activities for a defined financial area within a business unit to meet needs of all stakeholders  internal and external.
• Owns relationship with and influences at DR to LOB CFO (UK Exec) level
• Likely to have direct people / resource management responsibility (about 15 people)
• Likely to be a subject matter expert within a defined specialist area and have specialist advanced qualification
• Likely to have financial accountability for greater unit size / value where responsible for cost base rather than revenue generating unit
• Typical personal financial accountability for business unit. Likely to have financial accountability for greater unit size / value where responsible for cost base rather than revenue generating unit

The successful candidate will have international experience in a complex, matrix, Bluechip  organisation.

Experience of building and maintaining strong senior management level relationships both internally and externally.

Fluent in both English and Italian.

Location: Milan, Italy