Financial Team Leader

Financial Team Leader : POSITION SNAPSHOT :

• JobReq ID: 48705- Type of work: Hybrid- Type of contract: Open-ended/permanent- Full/Part Time: Full time- Location: Vimercate (MB), IT OUR COMPANY : Bridgestone in Europe, CIS, Middle East, India and Africa (BSEMIA), headquartered in Zaventem (Belgium), is a subsidiary of Bridgestone Corporation, a global leader providing sustainable mobility and advanced solutions.

In addition to our premium tire products, we offer a growing portfolio of tire-centric and mobility solutions. Together with our partners and guided by "Serving Society with Superior Quality”, that has been our mission since Shojiro Ishibashi founded Bridgestone in 1931, we are working to accelerate sustainable mobility innovations and solutions. Through innovative technology, we are committed to easier, safer, smoother and seamless mobility for our society and customers improving how people move, live, work and play.

Bridgestone also benefits from a significant retail network throughout the region - in fact our retail presence in the EMIA region is the largest in the tire industry. Through 17 distinct retail partners, we have around 3,500 outlets across Europe, the Middle East and Africa as well as around 2,500 outlets through our partner network in India. This network offers a selection of services, concepts and mobility solutions.

At Bridgestone we pride ourselves on the strong relationships we maintain with everyday drivers and this extensive retail network is one of the core reasons why.

In line with the “Bridgestone Essence”, our work environment is based on integrity and teamwork, where everyone can learn from each other and contribute with their own ideas in achieving the coming goals.

We want to hear from people who can take the challenge, unleash their creative potential and contribute to the company success demonstrating ownership, courage and agility. We want you to develop your skills, expand your knowledge and be proud of your work.

: Job Purpose

On timely basis, guarantee the efficient execution, supporting all the accounting activities done in the South Region, with an accurate supervision of the teams assigned to him/her, always ensuring to meet legal, local and tax requirements, and the internal managerial expectations (procedures, deadlines, accurate monitoring, suggestions, etc ).

Working with the bank and interacting with the Corporate Treasury, ensuring the guidelines and the internal policies are respected.

Acting as main interface for the Shared Service Center (BEBS), to give guidance and instructions, in order the team to respect the Service Level Agreement, overviewing their performance and raising his/her hand in case of a performance not in line with the expectations.

Being the main interface for local functions and for Corporate (BSEU) for local GAAP matters, giving recommendations and highlighting risks and mitigation actions.

Working together with the Tax Mgr to give recommendations on VAT and on Income Taxes related topics, to protect the company from the tax perspective.

Overviewing the Local GAAP and the Tax areas on the areas outside Italy, falling under Bridgestone South Europe configuration. Such overview will be done through the management of the local consultants.

Being responsible of the General Services, including i.e. company cars management, interacting with the travel agency to achieve the maximum compliance with the Bridgestone policies, and overviewing the Real Estate area, focused on the Facility matters.

Acting as the main point of contact for the external auditors, and facilitating the internal auditing, when requested, challenging the current policies and procedures to achieve the maximum possible compliancy.

Areas of responsilbity

1 - ACCOUNT PAYABLES

Overview BEBS activities and Service Level effectiveness, supporting them to solve the issues, giving clear instructions on codings and on other details to achieve the best possible automation, and reducing at minimum the local involvement, to ensure that the posting and the payment of all invoices is executed within their due date like the open items payable through Netting System.

2 - TAXES SUPERVISION

VAT and income taxes under control. Early warnings in case of criticalities (i.e. linked to projects proposed by the Sales & Marketing), to be discussed with the Tax Mgr.

Advisoring role for the organization as first point of contact.

3 - TREASURY

Cash pooling and other Corporate tools up and running, regular payments with very limited exceptions (manual ones), cash flow forecast regularly in place.

4 - LOCAL GAAP ADVISORING

Being the first point of contact for the organization for question and activities impacting the Local GAAP, giving recommendations and instructions. In many cases, giving green or red light for the proposed activities.

5 - GENERAL SERVICES and FACILITY

General Services (Company Cars, T&E, etc.) deployed and instru