Senior Director, Accounting – AMS Controller

Overview

Senior Director, Accounting – AMS Controller Jobs in Helena, USA at Teradata Corporation (SE)

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What

You’ll Do

The Americas Regional Controller is responsible for managing a team of 39 people across 9 countries tasked with ensuring the integrity of Teradata’s financial results and managing internal controls. The Americas Region generates over $1.0 billion in total revenue and comprises 58% of Teradata’s total business. The Optimus Prime project will result in the Americas Region absorbing two large Corporate organizations increasing the number of US transactions by 32%.

The Americas Region Controller is also the Global Process Owner for Fixed Asset and Intercompany Accounting. This position plays a strategic role in driving our Finance Transformation across the United States, Canada and LATAM region as well as Teradata Ireland (GSL), and globally for Fixed Assets and Intercompany Accounting.

Key areas of responsibility of the Americas Region Controller team include:

• Overall management of the accounting function for the Americas Region.
• Member of CAO Leadership Team. Works closely with VP of Finance, Worldwide and Americas GTM, and Planning directors to support all accounting needs. Partner closely with other functions including Finance, Tax, Legal, HR, etc.
• Lead and maintain a highly qualified, diverse, and responsive team to establish and execute strategy to deliver objectives, policies, and processes to perform all Americas Region accounting functions.
• Attract, develop, and retain key people and have robust succession planning.
• Main point of contact at regional level for all reporting and compliance related inquiries.
• Act as regional lead/sponsor for key corporate initiatives.
• Manage local implementation of new systems and systems enhancements.
• Establish and monitor key quality metrics (Balance Sheet reconciliations, statutory audit adjustments, undiscovered due diligence issues, etc.)
• Participate in strategic corporate projects (like Optimus Prime) to provide field experience to validate corporate initiatives, develop plans, allocate team members for special assignments, highlight issues, and provide solutions.
• Direct the resolution of highly complex or unusual business problems. Look beyond existing methodologies and practices in own area to define and resolve.

Accounting Systems & Month and Quarter End Close Process

• Manage accounting functions using systems including ERP, Workday, HFM, IDW, etc. to produce accurate, timely and useful financial information.
• Manage process to report monthly results to Corporate Consolidations on a timely and accurate basis.
• Work to minimize post close adjustments.
• Manage process to complete all supplemental reporting on a timely and accurate basis. Managing Internal Controls
  • Review accounting transactions to ensure compliance with accounting policies including appropriate journal approval levels.
  • Manage process for completing supplemental balance sheet reporting and analysis, flux analysis, deferred revenue roll-forward, etc.
  • Conduct monthly results review with Planning staff.
  • Monitor systems for accuracy and completeness in processing transactions.
  • Safeguard company sensitive information/assets from unauthorized users.

  Account Reconciliation Coordination

  • Manage process to review and certify accuracy, validity, and completeness of account reconciliations in Assure Net/Cadency.
  • Mange process to identify and monitor reconciling items until they are resolved.
  • Manage process to conduct quarterly Quality Assurance review to ensure balance sheet reconciliation process is being properly executed.

  Financial Support

  • Prepare Annual Financial plan and monthly Financial…

Title: Senior Director, Accounting – AMS Controller

Company: Teradata Corporation (SE)

Location: Helena, USA

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