Chief Accountant, UK & Nordics

Otis UK & Nordics is seeking an experienced and strategic Chief Accountant to oversee the Accounting and Payables process across the operating unit but focusing specifically on the UK. This leadership role demands a strong background in both Statutory and Management Accounting and dealing with both internal and external stakeholders. As the Chief Accountant, you will lead the Field and Statutory Accounting trams as well as the Accounts Payable team. You'll partner closely with other colleagues across the financial teams, to play a pivotal part in ensuring the correct internal and external reporting of results in line with company policy. On a typical day you will:

• Day to day leadership of the Accounting and Payables Team and managing relationship with Finance COE's (incorporating the treasury, intercompany & cashiering function). Must have a detailed understanding of each area.
• Managing the month end closing process and reporting. Providing detailed input of actuals into the monthly flash meetings with CFO and FP&A.
• Prepare, review and approve journals at month end relating to the accounting team.
• Develops and nurtures a continuous talent pipeline for key roles in the UKN Accounting and Payables teams.
• Defines and facilitates the achievement of goals and key performance indicators for direct reports and ensures effective implementation of the performance management process in the UKN Accounting and Payables teams.
  
  Be degree educated within Financial or Accounting equivalent.
• Be a qualified accountant ideally within ACA, ACCA or CIMA.
• Minimum of ten years experience within billing and credit control, with a significant amount of time in people management.
• Great team leader, with hands on experience of managing a highly complex team including managing managers.
• Strong analytical and problem solving abilities, linked with great communication skills. With proven experience in communicating financial results and jargon across the business.
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Otis is the world's leading elevator and escalator manufacturing, installation, and service company. We move 2 billion people every day and maintain approximately 2.2 million customer units worldwide, the industry's largest Service portfolio. You may recognize our products in some of the world's most famous landmarks including the Eiffel Tower, Empire State Building, Burj Khalifa and the Petronas Twin Towers! We are 69,000 people strong, including engineers, digital technology experts, sales, and functional specialists, as well as factory and field technicians, all committed to meeting the diverse needs of our customers and passengers in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. We are proud to be a diverse, global team with a proven legacy of innovation that continues to be the bedrock of a fast-moving, high-performance company. When you join Otis, you become part of an innovative global industry leader with a resilient business model. You'll belong to a diverse, trusted, and caring community where your contributions, and the skills and capabilities you'll gain working alongside the best and brightest, keep us connected and on the cutting edge. We provide opportunities, training, and resources, that build leadership and capabilities in Sales, Field, Engineering and Major Projects and our Employee Scholar Program is a notable point of pride, through which Otis sponsors colleagues to pursue degrees or certification programs. Today, our focus more than ever is on people. As a global, people-powered company, we put people - passengers, customers, and colleagues - at the center of everything we do. We are guided by our values that we call our Three Absolutes - prioritizing Safety, Ethics, Quality in all that we do. If you would like to learn more about environmental, social and governance (ESG) at Otis click here (https://www.otis.com/en/us/our-company/esg) . Become a part of the Otis team and help us #Buildwhatsnext!