The purpose of our RTR Team Leader position is to lead the General Accounting (Labour) operations, ensuring accurate and timely financial processes, compliance, internal controls, audits, reporting, ERP master data governance, and issue resolution. The RTR Team Leader is responsible to support strategic initiatives, manage and develop team members, and collaborate with stakeholders to drive operational excellence.

Please note that this opportunity is a fixed-term position (with a 1-year contract). Contract extension might be possible.

What we ask:

• University or college degree in finance or accounting (preferably with a relevant postgraduate qualification; eg. IFRS/Hungarian chartered accountant, ACCA, chartered auditor, etc.)
• At least 5-8 years of experience in Record to Report operations or General Ledger accounting at a multinational company or at an SSC environment
• At least 1-3 years of experience in people management (spent directly developing, coaching and mentoring a team)
• Experience in shared services or in a GBS environment is essential
• Solid hands-on working knowledge to improve/transform RTR processes
• Proven knowledge of bookkeeping and accounting principles, practices, standards, laws and regulations
• Advanced knowledge of ERP systems (eg. SAP)
• Advanced English knowledge
• Analytical mindset with a high attention to detail and a proactive problem-solving approach
• Excellent written and verbal communication, problem-solving, influencing and interpersonal skills
• Ability to motivate a team when working under pressure and within tight deadlines
• Proven track record in driving process improvements and delivering results
• Strong people management, coordination and priorization skills
• Knowledge of LEAN/continous improvement and CI mindset
• Ability to make decisions on own level
• Ability to balance operational and strategic tasks
• Talent development skill

What we offer:

• Cafeteria package (650.000 HUF gross/year)
• Home Office allowance (30.200 HUF gross/month)
• Sustainable Travel allowance (20.000 HUF gross/month)
• MetLife life- and accident insurance
• Medicover package (Spring White & Hospital+ package)
• Grade allowance (20.000 HUF NET/month)
• Annual bonus (10%)
• Home office opportunity (3 days/week)
• Opportunity to bring in your ideas and to develop further
• Challenging tasks with real added value
• Cheerful environment with colleagues from different cultures 

Vacancy description:

• Full-scale people management of a team of 8-10 accountants dealing with accounting and reporting in the Record to Report Labour cluster
• Organize and optimize own team’s performance and ensure that the execution of Record to Report processes are in line with all relevant guidelines
• Ensure that processes run optimally and financial reports are accurate and compliant to procedures and legislation      
• Implement changes according to the objectives of the GBDS
• Ensure quality and timeliness of Record to Report processes
• Ensure process integration and strong relationships with interdependent functions
• Maintain compliance with internal and external controls, regulations with the support of Reporting&Accounting team
• Coordinate with other departments and business units to resolve general accounting related issues
• Ensure proper staffing and development of department personnel
• Contribute to the development of departmental policies and training documents
• Act as first escalation point in case of business enquiries
• Assist the Global RTR Manager in implementing department strategies and initiatives
• Contribute to the department process and system improvement initiatives
• Ensure that RTR reports are produced in an accurate and timely manner, present reports to management
• Lead, coach, develop and appraise employees within the team, communicate team goals, conduct team meetings
• Provide support during internal and external audits related to general accounting transactions
• Responsible for driving continuous improvement in his/her team and meeting the CI target in the area and/or contribute to tower level CI targets
• Identify bottle necks in work processes, provide proposals on improvement opportunities, ensure implementation and track progress
• Lead assigned projects - promoting effectiveness and efficiency in day-to-day operation
• Ensure Internal Control Framework (ICF) controls are executed and are compliant to FC control framework

For thousands of people every day, we are more than just a dairy company. To our farmers, our employees, the communities we serve, the businesses we work with and the people to whom we bring happiness, FrieslandCampina means something more. For them it's not just about what we do, but who we are.

We value talented people from any background who want to contribute to something bigger than themselves. We encourage all of our employees to make decisions that benefit our entire company. At FrieslandCampina we own our own career and act accordingly. We trust you to make a difference in your job and influence the bigger picture. Working at FrieslandCampina means you are contributing to a better world.

This role will report to the Global RTR Manager General Accounting, managing the Labour Team within the RTR department in Budapest.