Finance- Supervisor Cash Management Team

Sherwin-Williams, a global leader in the paints and coatings industry, is looking for a highly motivated and detail-oriented Finance Accounting Analyst to join our company. The role is responsible for the management and transactional processing of Cashbooks for the EMEAI/LATAM and NOAM regions. The role will include managing and coaching a team of direct reports. You will provide support and leadership to the GL Accountants. The successful applicant will be flexible and tenacious, self-motivated with excellent communication skills. Accuracy and attention to detail is paramount.The initial scope of this role is to focus on Cashbooks and improve the existing processes and reconciliations across the Sites within your remit. It is expected that the scope of the role will change over time as you embed the efficiencies identified. This will allow development for this role and the reports to continue to support the additional responsibilities coming into the team.RESPONSIBILITIES**Key Tasks****Month end close**- Provide support for month end close - working to a 2-day close and providing support to the GL Accountants and Finance Managers.- This will include reviewing and approving journals, generating reports and any other support to the broader finance GL teams and SSC Finance teams.- Liaising with Business Controllers to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of the month end close- Lead in operational troubleshooting, decision making and the identification and communication of potential issues/risks**Bank Reconciliations**- Ensure the completeness, timeliness and accuracy of the bank reconciliations- Working with Finance Managers and the business to resolve any mispostings- Review and approve balance sheet reconciliations relating to multiple sites- Championing standardisation of reconciliations and processes within the team- Lead, monitor, manage and improve service levels for responsible areas.**Audits**- Working with auditors as required, attending to audit queries and audit information requests.- Support Internal audits and actioning any audit recommendations as appropriate**Process Excellence**- Lead new process implementations- Support the delivery of the regional or global process improvement initiatives applicable to the team- Drive performance measures/key performance indicators (KPls)- Drive continuous improvement in process efficiency and effectiveness- Ensure internal controls programs are adhered to- Comply with accounting principles, FSS standards and SLAs- Build capabilities and create SMEs (Subject Matter Experts) within team- Seek new and innovative ways for gaining, sharing and processing information across the functions and finance partners- Continuously seek and develop innovative processes, tools or improvements or streamline processes that will increase effectiveness of the financial reporting & planning processes and outputs**People Management**- Create a positive work environment that fosters team performance- Organize and conduct regular meetings and communications with team members- Coach team members to improve skills and knowledge required to perform his/her job effectively- Conduct team members' performance evaluation and review- Train new team members and share knowledge and job experience- Set Performance Objectives with direct reports- Counsel team members on performance improvement and career development- Resolve management team conflict with sensitivity, tact and fairness- Ensure balanced workload for team members****Workload and Resource Management**- Lead in monitoring resource utilization and managing resource allocation- Manage resources efficiently to ensure smooth processing of activities for all operations- Be responsible for future expansions of the Spoke, in terms of services offered or locations covered, working with the Ops team- Spend time developing the working relationships between the Spoke and the internal business stakeholders**Planning**- Work with the Spoke Management to formulate long term strategy of responsible functions- Identify expansion opportunities**Leadership**- Demonstrate professional leadership by providing quality finance support and challenge to all functions to enable them to make responsible and compliant business decisions- Demonstrate personal leadership in delivery of work, engagement with others and professional development.**Adhoc**- Attending to adhoc requests from Corporate and other Finance Managers.- Supporting various projects for the regions covered. Ensure employee engagement and staff retention through identifying opportunities for cross-functional learning and development.QUALIFICATIONS**Educational/Other Requirements**- **Proficient in both written and spoken business English (Interviews completely in English)**:- Finance or Accounting degree.- Accounting professional qualification.- Professional accounting experience with a **minimum** of 4 years managing a te