Finance Manager - Collections

What you will do
By joining Johnson Controls, you’ll be part of a team that plays an essential role in helping to create a safe, comfortable and sustainable world. As a globally diversified technology and multi industrial leader serving a wide range of customers in more than 150 countries. Our 130,000 employees work to create intelligent buildings, efficient energy solutions, integrated infrastructure and next generation transportation systems that work seamlessly together to create smart cities and communities. We are committed to helping our customers win and creating greater value for all of our stakeholders in everything that we do.

Our Cash Collections team work to maximize the timely collection of cash from our customers around the globe, through the effective management of enquiries made and received by telephone. We work to keep our aged debt to a minimum through timely action of outstanding debt.

How you will do it
• Take full responsibility for the timely and accurate (program) reporting of financial results
• Full compliance with local and US GAAP accounting rules, where applicable
• Adherence to JCI procedures
• Full SOX compliance
• Achieve FY Profit Plan financial targets
• Guarantee compliance with JCI procedures for all Team / Group Members
• Set-up of Team Structure to support above
• Manage, motivate and develop Team Members
• Ensure the timely reporting of key financial information
• Ensure ethical and accounting principle compliance
• Ensure that external partners (e.g. PWC) and regional partners receive accurate and on-time information
• Drives efficiency savings via sharing of best practices
• Deliver department's continuous improvement savings
• Establish clear objectives for performance and quality across all Corporate / BU Finance departments
• Ensure complete, accurate and timely processing of daily transactional volume
• Monitor the performance and quality of the accounting activities performed by the accounting team based on agreed measurables (KPI´s) plus initiate timely reaction to any missed KPI targets

What we look for
• BA/ MBA degree in economics graduated in business administration/ management especially accounting, finance, controlling
• 7 years experience in financial and business management
• Minimum 3 years as Finance Manager operational and strategic involvement
• Fluent in English, strong verbal and written communication skills
• Prior leadership experience and excellent leadership and managerial skills
• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have basic skills in accounting software related to collections; and intermediate skills in Microsoft® Word, Excel, Outlook, and Internet navigation and research, including ability to utilize basic formulas, pivot tables and v-lookups
• SAP knowledge/Oracle & HFM experience
• Excellent customer service, organizational, communication, and follow-up skills, with the ability to work in a fast paced team environment while meeting deadlines
• Ability to perform complex account reconciliation (experience pulling and analyzing data from ERP and other systems and demonstrated knowledge and experience in reconciling complex accounts along with demonstrated capability of presenting outcomes to customers)
• Solid self-management
• Team player with pro-active approach and problem solving personality
• Innovative and constantly looking for opportunities to improve
• Experience of working in Shared Service Centre/Retained/Outsourced environment

Our Benefits:
YOUR CAREER
• Competitive salary (13 salaries a year)
• Multi-cultural environment
• Dedicated career development opportunities
• Language and training courses
• Internal networking/development groups

YOUR HEALTH
• Medical coverage; Vitamin program and Flu vaccination
• On-site fitness center and organized sport offerings
• Monthly workplace massages

YOUR CULTURE
• Employee referral and recognition programs
• Commitment to social responsibility and engaged company culture
• Annual events for employees

YOUR PERKS
• Relocation allowance and assistance for moving to Bratislava
• Meal vouchers fully covered by the company and on-site canteen
• Company preferential rates/discounts and Flexible benefit allowance
• Minimum 20 days annual leave
• Outdoor terraces and shared park
• On-site kindergarten

You will be based in our newly opened offices in the vibrant city center close to the river and Eurovea shopping center.. The onsite facilities include a fitness center, coffee machines, canteen and nursery. If you are relocating to Bratislava to join JCI you will be eligible to receive a housing allowance to help you get your new life set up!

Who we are
At Johnson Controls, we’re shaping the future to create a world that’s safe, comfortable and sustainable. Our global team creates innovative, integrated solutions to make cities more connected, buildings more intelligent and vehicles more efficient. We are passionate about improving the way the world lives, works and plays. The future requires bold ideas, an entrepreneurial mind-set and collaboration across boundaries. You need a career focused on tomorrow. Tomorrow needs you.