Director, Accounting

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Salesforce is currently seeking an experienced Accounting Director, to support the organization's strategy, growth, and operational excellence. As a leader in the Controllership Centre of Excellence (COE) of our EMEA operations, responsibilities will be around developing projects in support of and designing complex and high-risk accounting transactions and their related processes across our operations in the EMEA region and globally. The environment is dynamic and the role will lead daily activities within certain areas of the CoE, provide strong technical accounting in US and IFRS GAAP, and project management skills. You will adeptly collaborate with internal (FP&A, Legal, Treasury, Tax, Global Compensation, internal audit, etc.) and external (auditors, regulators, etc) stakeholders, gain leadership experience and help develop staff so that they are able to act when requirements are ambiguous or evolving.

Impact:

• Lead a team supporting the international accounting operations, including globcal cCompliance obligations for entities across Europe;
• Support and leadership for the controllership Global Process Owner (GPO) program
• Support ad-hoc projects undertaken by the Global Accounting organisation
• As a key Contact person on operations, support and coordinate compliance and statutory requirements of our EMEA operations work calendar with other Salesforce cCompliance, accounting ,teams and Tax and legal compliance departments
• Support the continuous training and development of the team, especially in relation to international accounting, tax and compliance

• 8+ years of experience in the International accounting environment of which 5+ years of managerial experience
• Expertise in US and IFRS GAAP;
• Robust experience with SOX audit framework
• Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent work experience) in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Information Systems, or related subject area
• Ability to drive work independently, identifying solutions, moving them to implementation, and developing long-range strategies
• Experience in managing local compliance obligations and technical accounting matters
• Team player; self-starter; results-oriented; 'can do' attitude; hands-on approach who is able to work with virtual, global & cross functional teams
• Develops, maintains, and strengthens partnerships with others inside and outside the immediate organization who provide decision making, information, or support
• Must be able to multitask, work efficiently under tight deadlines and proactively track and report progress
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to "engage in the conversation"
• Ability to present information in an executive, professional and easy-to-understand way
• Experience with various data and reporting tools; e.g Tableau, Snowflake, AI

• Qualified or certified accountant (ACA, ACCA)
• Ability/fluency in other languages