Team Lead Accounts Receivable

Do you want to join our exciting journey to build a new SSC Center within a Fortune 500 company? You want to co-create and experience a state-of-the art hybrid workstyle? You have the attitude to shape a value-driven and structured service execution within a SSC?
Main tasks:

• Leading a team of approximately 10 accountants
• Drive close collaboration and communication of the Shared Service Center with key stakeholders (local management and government, EMEA offices, headquarter and other stakeholders)
• Coordinate and be a main driver in the set up of the new Shared Service Center 
• Participation in system changes and innovations also in the context of projects
• Define measures to improve or optimize work processes in coordination with customers, IT service providers and internal bodies, also in the context of projects
• Ensure correct allocation of payment to customer accounts and invoices
• Ensuring the settlement of all receivables of Continental vis-à-vis third parties and group companies
• Support in processing of insolvency cases and coordination with internal and, if necessary, external bodies to clarify the claims of open payments
• Ensure reconciliation of clearing, intermediate, sub- and error accounts in the receivables area
• Definition of work instructions and user documentation
• Carrying out annual financial statement work in the current accounts receivables in accordance with the accounting guidelines of the Continental Corporation and local legislation

• Business administration degree with a focus on accounting or an apprenticeship with additional qualification, e.g., as a financial- or balance sheet accountant
• Several years of professional experience in accounts payable, accounts receivable or auditing
• Very good accounting knowledge and related tax matters
• First experience as a team leader desirable
• SAP/R3 knowledge in module FI desirable
• Good knowledge of MS Office
• High degree of personal responsibility, organization, and reliability
• Strong ability to communicate and work in a team
• Fluent in English further EMEA language, especially German is a plus