Financial Systems Manager
Apply Now Apply Later Job ID 10088516 Location Mumbai, India Business The Walt Disney Company (Corporate) Date posted May 05, 2024Job Summary:
Context:
The role will include partnering with the Enterprise, International and Regional leaders in the different supported areas, such as Controllership, Disney Worldwide Shared Services, Tax, Finance, Sourcing & Procurement and Business Operations amongst others.
Key Responsibilities:
- As part of the day-to day activities, the role will liaise with the different business stakeholders on system strategies leading to process improvement and technology solution implementations. Will lead the selection of technology tools, identification, and specification of systems enhancements, oversee testing strategies, govern master data, assist with implementation on compliance and controls around these systems and troubleshoot end user issues.
- This role will also manage the project life cycle of a number of business initiatives including but not limited to new business integration, and financial systems and process upgrades that will lead to supporting modernization efforts.
- The role will also have a focus on the following main types of large-scale initiatives:
- Business Transformation projects, including process optimization/automation and new technology implementation.
- Integration of acquired companies, including operational integration of any businesses outside of standard.
- TWDC systems and processes, migration to SAP and retirement of legacy systems
- Regulatory and compliance initiatives, including SOX, changes in Tax laws, implementation of electronic. invoicing and reporting mandates, etc.
- The candidate must have a strong accounting/finance as well as program and project management background.
- He/ She should have strong experience in international accounting, including US and International GAAP and
- electronic financial statements filing. A solid background on Tax requirements including tax calculation and electronic tax reporting.
- The person will need to have demonstrable experience leading and supporting.
- initiatives in the full Source to Pay cycle, including international rules on AP processing and payments settlement,
- including international banking. Also, vast experience in the Credit to Cash area, including International revenue recognition, B2B and B2C billing including different types of electronic invoicing mandates. Experience in cash application and bank reconciliation automation will also be important. Deep knowledge of cross-country intercompany process. International T&E rules, such as common tax deductibility requirements will be desirable.
- This candidate should be familiar with current best practices and new technological trends to enhance the effectiveness of the transaction processing, reconciliation, reporting and month / quarter end closing.
- The candidate should have proven history of building and maintaining excellent client service relationships, interact and partner with executives at all levels to help drive collaborative business decisions. A leader or leaders the candidate must have strong motivational skills as well as vast leadership and team management experience to direct and mentor teams to meet objectives, excellent communication skills, work in a fast-paced environment, and adaptable to business priority changes with ease.
About The Walt Disney Company (Corporate):
At Disney Corporate you can see how the businesses behind the Company’s powerful brands come together to create the most innovative, far-reaching and admired entertainment company in the world. As a member of a corporate team, you’ll work with world-class leaders driving the strategies that keep The Walt Disney Company at the leading edge of entertainment. See and be seen by other innovative thinkers as you enable the greatest storytellers in the world to create memories for millions of families around the globe.
About The Walt Disney Company:
The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.
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