Senior Manager

About Us

Pioneering trusted medical solutions to improve the lives we touch: Convatec is a FTSE 250 global medical products and technologies company, focussed on solutions for the management of chronic conditions, with leading positions in advanced wound care, ostomy care, continence and critical care, and infusion care. Group revenues in 2021 were over $2 billion. With around 10,000 colleagues, we provide our products and services in over 100 countries, united by a promise to be forever caring. Our products provide a range of benefits, from infection prevention and protection of at-risk skin, to improved patient outcomes and reduced care costs.

Change is everywhere at Convatec. It’s transforming our business, and helping us improve millions of lives. And we’re nowhere near finished. Across every part of our business, we’re pushing for better. Join us on our journey to #ForeverCaring as a Senior Manager - Record to Report, and you’ll do the same.

**Job Summary**

The main purpose of the role is to ensure the delivery of all accounting and reporting processes in scope as well as interfacing with key stakeholders across the entire organization.Senior Manager is a pivotal role, acting as a right hand of the RtR Tower Lead, driving key improvement initiatives, providing support to strategic projects as well as providing Business Units with necessary support from actuals reporting (IFRS and local GAAP) point of view, while on the other hand bringing business insights to GBS teams.

**Key Duties and Responsibilities**
- Ensure all accounting and reporting processes in scope are delivered in line with defined timelines and according to quality standards
- Ensure proper planning and execution of the key milestones in the group reporting process by GBS teams, working closely with key stakeholders in the organization (mainly Consolidation, External reporting, Treasury team, local markets, managing risks and escalations accordingly
- Facilitate proper planning and monitoring of the key milestones in the statutory and tax processes (incl. audit), working closely with key stakeholders in the organization and external providers, helping managing risks and escalations accordingly
- Work together with key Business Unit stakeholders to ensure proper actuals reporting, understand business context of the numbers, and build the business acumen within GBS teams
- Drive key RtR improvement initiatives in cooperation with RtR Tower Lead and RtR Global Process Owner, proactively identify any areas of improvement to help maximizing the efficiency and effectiveness of the processes
- Fully responsible for operational management and development of a team of approx. 20+ individuals
- Perform analysis based on KPIs to identify continuous improvement opportunities and how to add value to the business
- Drive the resolution of more complex queries and/or escalations

**Principal Contacts**

GBS teams, IT, FP&A, Corporate and market teams, Auditors, external providers, authorities

**Travel Requirements**

Position may involve travel up to 10% of the time, mostly within Europe but overseas travel is expected. Most trips will include overnight travel.

**About You**

**_ Professional Competencies_**

Minimum 12+ years of overall combined accounting, finance and tax experience, previous experience in preparation of financial statements and tax compliance
- Minimum 8+ experience in people and stakeholder management
- Master’s degree in Finance/Accounting
- Additional accounting certification is a plus
- Experience in working with IFRS and local standards
- Knowledge of Technology: MS Office, SAP, HFM
- Languages: English (fluent), other is an advantage
- Project management experience is an advantage

**_
Personal Competencies_**
- Strong interpersonal and leadership skills, with ability to inspire and influence others
- Mature attitude towards challenges and problem solving - being able to work with limited guidance, manage ambiguity and pressure effectively, cope well with setbacks
- Advanced analytical skills - being able to translate complex financial concepts to finance and non-finance colleagues, strong business acumen
- Taking ownership of assigned responsibilities, including self-study/research needed to execute them
- Being able to work to tight deadlines and with changing priorities
- Continuous improvement mindset
- Strong communication skills - effectively communicating key data, including presentations to executive management
- Experience in change management
- Hands-on personality, sound understanding of key finance processes and interfaces from end-to-end point of view

**What we are offering**
- Chance to move your career within the company that is the leader in delivering the pioneering trusted medical solution for the patients
- ** Hybrid work model** **(1 day per week from the office in Lisbon)
- Modern office space in the Lisbon city centre
- Attractive compensation package with incentive plan and benefits
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