Job Title: Finance Manager Duties & Taxes

Job Summary

The Finance Manager Duties & Taxes leads the duty tax function (e.g., accounting for GST/VAT, customs, excise) with accountability for compliance, controls, reconciliations, and governance. The role manages a team, drives stakeholder alignment across business units and regions, and delivers process transition and continuous improvement using Quality Decision Making (QDM) and Six igma/Lean methodologies.

Note: This is a functional role within record-to-report (RTR) and is not a taxation-specific role.

Key Responsibilities

- Leadership & People Management

- Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing Duties & Taxes team (accountants/clerical associates).
- Set goals, conduct performance reviews, and develop capability through coaching and structured training.
- Establish clear RACI, workload balancing, and succession plans; foster a culture of ownership, accuracy, and continuous improvement.

2. Stakeholder Management & Governance
- Engage senior stakeholders (Finance Leadership, Ship-to-Collect, Clearance) to align on policies, transaction treatment, and risk appetite.
- Represent the function in PMO forums; present dashboards, issue logs,and remediation plans.
- Manage external relationships with consultants &auditorsensure; proactive communication on complex or ambiguous matters.

3. Compliance, Accounting & Controls
- Ensure timely and accurate reporting & accounting treatment of customs duties & taxes at clearance, and reconciliations of re-billing to external customers.
- Oversee GL integrity: provisions, accruals, true-ups, journal approvals, and Balance Sheet reconciliations.
- Maintain robust internal controls (segregation of duties, approvals, data quality checks) and audit readiness.

4.



Process Transition (QDM / Six Sigma) & Continuous Improvement
- Lead transition of duties & taxes processes to recent operating models (e.g., insourcing).
- Apply QDM principles for decision quality; use Six Sigma/Lean (DMAIC, SIPOC, value stream mapping) to eliminate defects, reduce cycle time, and standardize SOPs.
- Define future-state process maps, SLAs/OLAs, control matrices, and automation opportunities (templates, validations, bots).

5. Technology & Data
- Partner with IT on system design and configurations.
- Enhance data integrity via standardized templates, validations, and reconciliations; enable self-service analytics (PowerBI/Excel).
- Implement exception monitoring and metric dashboards for proactive risk management.

Required Skills & Qualifications
- Team/People Management: 5+ years leading finance teams; strong coaching,feedback, and performance management skills.
- Stakeholder Management: Ability to influence senior leaders and manage cross-functional decision-making and escalations.
- Process Excellence: Demonstrated QDM application and Six Sigma/Lean experience (DMAIC, Kaizen, root-cause analysis).
- Accounting: Solid understanding of accounting principles, GL controls, and reconciliations.
- Tools: ERP (SAP/Oracle/MS Dynamics), Advanced Excel (PivotTables, lookups,Power Query), and dashboarding (Power BI preferred).
- Attributes: Analytical rigor, structured problem-solving,



clarity in

communication, high attention to detail, and deadline discipline.

Education/Experience

- Bachelors/Masters in Accounting/Finance.
- Professional qualification preferred (CA/CPA/ACCA or equivalent).
- 8-12 years in Finance roles, with at least 35 years in people leadership and process transition.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience in Shared Services/GBS or large-scale ERP module rollouts.
- Exposure to internal/external audits and remediation of control gaps.
- Certification in Lean/Six Sigma (Green Belt/Black Belt) and familiarity with QDMframeworks.

KPIs & Performance Metrics
- Compliance Timeliness: % returns/payments on time; zero missed deadlines.
- Accuracy & Control: Error rate in postings; aged reconciling items; audit query closure time.
- Process Eiciency: Cycle-time reduction for filings/reconciliations; touchpoints automated; SLA adherence post-transition.
- Stakeholder Satisfaction: Feedback from Finance/Stakeholder leadership; SteerCo action item closure rates.
- Team Health: Attrition, internal mobility, training completion, and skill certification.
- Decision Quality: QDM usage in key decisions; documented decision logs with outcomes and benefits realized.

Role Deliverables (First 90-180 Days)
- Function charter with governance model (SteerCo cadence, KPIs, risk register).
- Current vs. future-state process maps with SOPs, RACI, and control matrices.
- Transition plan (knowledge transfer schedule, SLAs, hypercare) with defined stabilization criteria.
- Dashboard pack (compliance, reconciliations, exceptions) and monthly leadership reporting.
- Continuous improvement pipeline with quantified benefits.Role & responsibilities

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