Manager - Sales Accounting team - Finance Operations

Introduction to the job

Are you interested to lead a team of finance professionals in a global, fast-growing company where it is key to align with stakeholders and excel in process optimization, accounting and control?

Are you looking for a next step in your career and would you enjoy taking up the challenge of maturing Finance Operations within ASML Business Services (ABS) to achieve its objectives while being in control? We are looking for you!

A professional who makes the difference because it’s in your nature to eliminate non-value add activities, standardize, simplify and ensure E2E business processes are effective and in control.

Job mission

At ASML, we constantly have to ensure that our people, processes, data and systems enable us to realize our growth and meet our ambitious business objectives. This all in an exciting era of process automation, digitalization, robotics, data mining and artificial intelligence.

ASML has launched its transformation towards ASML Business Services (ABS) to deliver world-class transactional & operational support services organized around E2E processes.

To realize our ambition, we are looking for a Manager Financial Control to strengthen one of our Finance Operations teams in Veldhoven. Each Finance Operations sub-team is responsible for the accounting and internal control framework of specific E2E processes for consolidated ASML financial statements and for statutory financial statements of European entities.

As Manager Financial Control, you will manage activities with hands-on experience and drive continuous improvements in collaboration with representatives from the business and different expertise areas (such as legal, accounting, customs and tax). You will also support the transition to our future system landscape according to our road map.

Key areas of responsibility

• Sub-team lead, ensure proper staffing and foster team and individual growth
• Ensure appropriate accounting
• Preparation of applicable disclosures for the purpose of Annual Report
• Preparation of applicable deliverables to Internal stakeholders
• Execution of relevant SOX controls
• Challenge, automate and standardize where possible the current way of working
• Drive Improvement Initiatives

What makes this role interesting

• Interaction with business
• Interaction with Sector Business Controllers and Business Line Controllers
• Interaction with external auditor and internal expertise departments
• A team that has a consistent drive from identifying and implementation of improvements
• The use of multiple applications like SAP, BW, Microsoft Office and Spotfire

Education and experience

• Master's working and thinking level
• RA (Registered Accountant) or CPA (Certified Public Accountant) or its equivalent
• 7-12 years relevant working experience in accounting and multinational environment
• Experience in managing a team is preferred
• Big 4 experience is required
• Excellent skills in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Power Point)
• Experienced in SAP ECC, SAP Workflow, and has affinity with BI tools especially Spotfire (preferred but not required)
• Knowledge and experience with US GAAP and IFRS
• Has worked with Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX)
• Knowledge and experience with LEAN (preferred but not required)

Skills

Working at the cutting edge of tech, you’ll always have new challenges and new problems to solve – and working together is the only way to do that. You won’t work in a silo. Instead, you’ll be part of a creative, dynamic work environment where you’ll collaborate with supportive colleagues. There is always space for creative and unique points of view. You’ll have the flexibility and trust to choose how best to tackle tasks and solve problems.
To thrive in this job, you’ll need the following skills:

• Strong personality;
• Multi-disciplinary & multi-cultural understanding, values differences and is able to bridge between different departments and people;
• Outgoing professional who takes ownership and is willing to bring/get information within the ASML organization;
• Strives for continuous improvement;
• Strong in customer focus;
• Fitting into a dynamic and ambitious environment; brings commitment and flexibility (going the extra mile);
• Result oriented with a high sense of responsibility and accountability;
• High-potential who wants to take his/her career in own hands and grow within a professional and challenging environment;
• Multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural understanding;
• Team player, likes to work as a member of a team, supports other team members;
• Fluent in Dutch and English, communicates effectively;
• Excellent analytical skills.

Context of the position

The position will manage a team of financial controllers, and ultimately reports to the Team Lead within Finance Operations Europe.

Position in the organization

The Manager Financial Control is part of ASML Business Services organization. Finance Operations is responsible for the E2E accounting process for ASML worldwide, supporting the business and providing management information as well as ensuring external compliance.

Diversity and inclusion

ASML is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values and respects the importance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is the policy of the company to recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. We recognize that diversity and inclusion is a driving force in the success of our company.

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