General Accounting Team Lead

Who we are and what do we do?

We are PHOENIX Business Services, an international team of 200 colleagues operating as a Shared Services Center based in Vilnius. We are people who are passionate about doing things better. Improving. Learning. Developing. Our goal is to support our greatest mission – we deliver health - by providing financial, accounting, procurement and IT services to our company the PHOENIX Group, the largest pharmaceutical and healthcare provider in Europe. Home | PHOENIX group

The heart of the role

AIf you’d be happy to join General Accounting Team Lead role, where you will be responsible for the day-to-day operations and:

• Monitor and lead an assigned Accounting team working with multiple jurisdictions.
• Ensure the understanding and compliant service delivery across Phoenix Group agreed on policies and procedures by team members.
• Understand SLAs and KPIs for Accounting related business processes.
• Contribute to the maintenance and updating of assigned Accounting processes, as well as audit queries.
• Resolve customer queries and complaints related to assigned Accounting processes as specified by relevant SLAs and escalating queries.
• Ensure accuracy and completeness of General Ledger data, including all deadlines, are met.
• Delegate tasks and manage the workload.
• Responsible for managing, coaching and developing team members for their individual advancement and for the benefit of the team, while fostering and maintaining strong team spirit and a healthy working atmosphere.
• Support team members to achieve performance and quality standards as defined in relevant SLAs.
• Implement initiatives for improving the efficiency of the assigned Accounting processes.
• Participate in various projects, including the integration within Phoenix Group.

What makes you beat

• University degree in Accounting, Economics, Business Administration or similar.
• Plus 3 years of proven knowledge of finance and accounting processes and process improvements preferably in a Shared Service Center environment.
• People Leading experience is needed.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills, high attention to detail, and ability to work under time pressure and tight closing deadlines.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS and/or local GAAP; experience with group reporting is an advantage.
• Must be proficient in English (both written and spoken).

Our colleagues value the most

In addition to the usual perks at SSCs, such as private health insurance, annual bonus, public transport compensation, referral bonus, pet-friendly office with entertainment area, team buildings, and social events, we offer:

• Hybrid work from the heart of Vilnius and your beloved home💖
• Leadership trainings, language courses, and others.
• 4 trust days per year
• Gamified monetary rewards for automation projects 🎁
• Individualized competency development plan for your future career

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