Finance Manager

• Finance Manager as a member of the EMEA Controller Team, working in a shared services environment.

Ø  Manage a team of 2-3 qualified accountants

Ø  M&A integration management

Ø  Financial accounting

Ø  Monthly, Quarterly and Year end close

Ø  Balance sheet reconciliations

Ø  Ownership of balance sheet & profit and loss

Ø  Quarter end reporting

Ø  Fixed asset accounting for the entities

Ø  US GAAP lease accounting for the entities

Ø  Statutory audit and reporting

Ø  US GAAP year-end audit clearance

Ø  Corporate income tax returns

Ø  Tax audits and enquiries from tax authorities

Ø  Tax compliance

Ø  VAT compliance and reporting

Ø  Cash flow and balance sheet forecasting

Ø  Cash management

Ø  Bank reconciliations

Ø  Sarbanes-Oxley compliance for the entities

Ø  Ensure financial processes are in accordance with and adhere to corporate policies

·       Key role as part of Finance team with key interfaces with other internal customers and European controllers, A/P, A/R, Payroll, Cadence US treasury, US Corporate accounting, US Tax and local tax advisers.

·       Ad hoc projects

• Fully qualified accountant – ACA/ACCA
• 4-5 years PQE preferable
• Leadership experience preferable
• Fluent English
• Considerable experience of financial statement preparation
• Good working knowledge of GAAP

Teamwork

• Both Supports others and asks for and receives help from others
• Understands and contributes to team objectives
• Constructively resolves conflicts with team members
• Gives opinions and listens to other member’s ideas during team meetings

Customer Focus

• Understand and acts on customer needs (including internal customers)
• Approaches work from the perspective of “what customer problems will I solve” by doing this?
• Works with “suppliers” to make sure that customer needs can be met

Accountability

• Is self-accountable for situations, attitudes, and behaviors
• Recognizes true intent of situations and owns their role in outcome whether positive or negative
• Self-examines and learns from outcomes
• Demonstrates willingness to renew attitudes and behaviors to achieve desired outcomes

Communication

·        Communicates ideas, opinions, status, and suggestions to individuals & groups

• Written and verbal communications convey ideas and information in a concise, understandable, and grammatically correct manner, using appropriate style and tone

Leadership

·        Takes responsibility for strategic action and initiatives

• Finds innovative solutions to Cadence problems (in business, people, and technology areas)
• Assesses alternative courses of action and seeks information needed to make timely decisions
• Makes effective and efficient decisions and aligns actions with values
• Participates in cross-group initiatives

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• SAP experience
• US GAAP/MNC experience
• European language skills – not required but a bonus
• Ability to deliver to immovable deadlines with a high degree of accuracy
• Strong sense of responsibility for completion of deliverables to meet own objectives
• Ability to work within a matrix business structure with internal customers in multicultural environment with multiple locations and time zones
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• Cadence is committed to equal employment opportunity and employment equity throughout all levels of the organization. We strive to attract a qualified and diverse candidate pool and encourage diversity and inclusion in the workplace.  Travel:                                                 >5%