General Accounting Team Leader - Shared Service Centre

General Accounting Team Leader - Northampton
Competitive Salary, plus benefits

Ricohs business centres on developing office automation solutions globally, which enables individuals and organisations to improve the quality and productivity of office communications. Here in the UK, we are particularly proud of our reputation for being ambassadors for excellence, driving strategic improvements forward and recognising and celebrating achievements. In short, our employees tell us -Ricoh is a great place to work".

For this General Accounting Team Leader role, you will manage the General Ledger team ensuring that all reconciliations and accounting procedures are performed to Group standards, ensuring that maximum customer satisfaction is achieved and service levels are met or exceeded for all customer requirements.

Key Responsibilities include:

-To supervise, train and coach the General Accounting team
-Oversee month end close processes for the General Ledger and posting of month end journals, ensuring accuracy of financial statements
-To manage all aspects of the general Reconciliation processes, including all bank accounts, in particular ensuring that all reconciling items are identified and appropriate journal corrections are made in a timely basis
-Ensure that all reconciliations are performed and recorded consistently according to SSC RE guidelines and completed on time to ensure that month end deadlines are met.
-All reconciliations are approved in accordance with Group procedures
-Any system errors are reported to the Competency Centre and are resolved in a timely manner.
-Manage departmental performance in line with Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
-Supporting Reconciliation activities from multiple Op Cos
-Act as a key contact for the bank to resolve any banking queries or transaction issues
-Assist the General Accounting Manager in producing budgets, forecasts & monthly accounts for the SSC
-Lead, motivate and organise personnel to adhere to Ricohs core values and deliver a high level of staff engagement.
-To be responsible for ensuring adequate financial controls are in place including compliance with SOX and ensuring that internal and external audit requirements are met.

Knowledge, skills and Experience required:

-minimum of 7 years work experience in accounting
-Minimum 5 years experiences in efficient and effective supervision
-Must have a strong customer focus (for internal stakeholders and external customers)
-Must have working knowledge of Oracle financials
-Extensive experience of completing complex reconciliations is a prerequisite
-Intermediate/advanced excel skills are required
-Must be able to prioritise and make decisions in the given framework for actions;
-Must be an effective and confident communicator (written and verbal)
-Must be able to motivate and generate enthusiasm throughout the team;
-Must be able to manage people performance in a positive direction
-Understand to analyse and manage capacities

Ricoh is an organisation that truly encourages employee learning and development. We are also proud of our many community initiatives, including employee volunteering and our commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility.If you have the right background and skills and you relish the chance of developing a career with Ricoh, please apply online.