opex planning & Accounting ManagerLexmark

Responsibilities :
JOB PURPOSE/MISSION/SUMMARY:
The role ensures the smooth daily operations of various processes that contribute to the delivery of the services responsible for tracking the company's Operating Expense performance against Operating Expense Plan to help senior management make tactical and strategic decisions and the integrity of Financial Statement's General Ledger accounts related to Operating Expenses for all Lexmark entities within the scope of the team. Promotes worldwide alignment on processes and reporting.
Drive Continuous Improvement in the team through improving metrics and finding ways to make the company more productive and cost effective. Provides effective methods in its business operations along with improvements to each function as well as coordination and communication between support and business functions.
The role will require financial, project and people management skills in accordance with company policies and procedures for optimum performance and guides employee career development.
KEY ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES / KEY JOB FUNCTIONS:
1.Work environment - provides a work environment that engenders positive energy, creativity and teamwork amongst employees, ensuring safety in the workplace.
2.Institute rules - manage employees in accordance with company rules and procedures. Establishes departmental rules and procedures and creates work schedules that ensure achievement of departmental key objectives.
3.Performance management - executes performance management process in accordance with Lexmark and department policies. Develops organizational capability looking at structure and competency of staff.
4.Operational effectiveness - manages day to day operations to ensure quality output up to the standards of the company. Plans, manages and maintains systems and procedures for operating effectively and with efficiency. Ensures the integrity of General Ledger accounts related to Cash, Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable through:
a.compliance to Global Policies and Procedures, and Corporate Accounting Policies
b.adherence to internal control procedures
c.conduct of balance sheet reconciliation reviews
d.conduct of regular team meetings and huddles
5.Problem Solving - comprehends and carries out instructions furnished in written or oral form. Systematically resolves open issues, determines the root causes of business concerns and provides proposals on how to address the concern on a timely and effective manner. Correlates inter-related business drivers from various aspects of the balance sheet and its corresponding profit & loss impact.
6.Organizational leadership - conducts continual analysis and evaluation of strategic information. Plays a significant role in long-term planning, including an initiative geared toward operational excellence.
7.Communication - facilitates internal and interdepartmental communication. Provides meaningful reporting to senior management in a timely and effective manner.
8.Financial management - manages department's budget according to established budget controls.
9.Recruiter - responsible for hiring, training and coaching employees.
COMPETENCIES, SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & ABILITIES:
Commitment to Continuous Learning - taking actions to improve personal and professional skills, knowledge and abilities, may require self-directed, self-paced learning or ensuring that he is always at the leading edge of field.
Analyzes own performance, prepares and follows personal development plan, takes short-term actions to improve performance in current job
Keeps current in own field of expertise taking initiative to understand up-to-date information, best practices
Actively seeks feedback from others, integrates feedback into professional and personal development.
Plan and modifies thinking and behavior
Pursues long-term development plans by independently analyzing future requirements in personal career goals or industry direction
Conceptual Thinking - Ability to identify patterns or connections between situations that are not obviously related, and to identify key or underlying issues in complex situations. It includes using creative, conceptual or inductive reasoning.
Uses basic skills and knowledge of past experiences to identify problems
Sees patterns between current situation and past situation; points out patterns, trends or missing information to others
Applies and modifies complex learned concepts or methods to new situations
Clarifies complex data or situations into a clear presentation; integrates many small pieces of information to make sense of them
Customer/Stakeholder Focus - Focus on discovering and meeting customer/stakeholder needs.
Follows through on customer/stakeholder inquiries, requests, and complaints
Maintains clear communication with customers/stakeholders
Takes personal responsibility for correcting customer/stakeholder-service problems within area of responsibility
Makes oneself available to customers/stakeholders particularly during critical time periods
Makes concrete attempt to make things better for the customer/stakeholder
Addresses underlying customer/stakeholder need, seeks information and matches needs to services
Identifies solutions that have long-term benefits for the customer/stakeholder
Developing Others - Fostering the long-term learning or development of others
Expresses positive expectations of others regarding future abilities or potential to learn
Gives detailed instructions to explain how to do task, gives on-the-job demonstrations and helpful suggestions
Gives reasons for tasks and uses methods such as questioning to confirm others have understood directions
Gives specific feedback, positive and corrective, and assesses competence of others so as to delegate full responsibility when they are ready.
Gives constructive behavioral and performance feedback rather than criticizing personal traits
Does longer-term coaching or training of others, arranging appropriate assignments and experiences to foster learning, and build skills
Designs new programs to meet training needs of staff
Initiative / Proactivity - Take independent action or proactively create opportunities to resolve or prevent problems in keeping with role.
Shows persistence in overcoming obstacles when things do not go smoothly
Addresses present problems rather than ignoring them
Acts proactively in the short term (one to three months ahead)
Acts proactively with an eye on the current quarter/year (four to twelve months ahead)
Anticipates and acts with future in mind (one to two years ahead)
Leadership - Taking a role as leader of a team or other group. Leadership is often, but not always, shown from a position of formal authority.
Manages meetings - sets agendas and objectives, controls time, gives assignments
Keeps those affected by decisions informed and provides reasons for decisions
Uses formal authority and power in a fair manner; treats everyone fairly
Promotes team effectiveness - enhances team morale and productivity; publicly credits others
Preserves the team and its reputation in the organization
Positions self as leader - models desired behavior; secures team members' "buy-in" regarding team mission, goals, and policies
Communicates a compelling vision
Strategic Business Sense - The ability to understand the business implications of decisions and the ability to strive to improve organizational performance. It requires an awareness of business issues, processes and outcomes as they impact the organization and the customer.
Understands basic business fundamentals - how own job fits in relation to the bottom-line
Understands tactical business fundamentals and incorporates them into decision making
Is aware of general economic conditions and competitive impact on organization and customers
Thinks in strategic terms when evaluating own strategic actions against organization's strategic goals
Proactive in planning actions to align with organizations strategic goals and to meet external events
Teamwork and Cooperation - Working co-operatively with others, being part of a team, working together, as opposed to working separately or competitively.
Co-operates by participating with others in doing own share of work
Keeps others informed of relevant or useful information
Expresses positive expectations of team members
Encourages group members to contribute
Values and solicits ideas and opinions from others
Assists others in the accomplishment of team goal
Acts to promote positive climate, good morale, and cooperation within the team
Brings team conflict out into the open and encourages or facilitates a beneficial resolution
Performance Planning, Feedback & Evaluation - Enabling and developing direct reports through effective use of the Performance Management and Employee Development processes. Demonstrates competency in such activities as goal setting, training and development, career planning, performance coaching and performance evaluation.
Project Management - The ability to plan and organize resources to deliver required objectives in a defined situation.
Accounting System / Computer Application Skills - Intermediate knowledge in any accounting system programs and applications, especially SAP. Reporting capabilities are expected. Intermediate knowledge in MS Office applications, especially MS Excel (Excel Formulas, Pivot tables, etc.)
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE & CERTIFICATIONS BASIC REQUIREMENTS:
Experience Requirement:
External/Internal Accounting Supervisory &/or Managerial experience within a Shared Service environment
Preferable - Project Management skills
Educational Background:
Bachelor's degree in Accountancy / Management
Preferable - CPA License, Masters
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