WPP SSC MY | Team Lead - GL&Reporting

Why we're hiring:

The Team Lead RTR (Record to Report) supervises the RTR team, ensuring accurate and timely recording, collection, and processing of all general accounting and reporting, fixed assets, statutory accounting, bank transactions, direct and indirect tax transactions while adhering to WPP group and company policies and procedures. 

What you'll be doing:

▪ Implement best practices and proactively identify, propose and implement continuous improvement opportunities in existing processes within the team

▪ Provide RTR related advice and information to staff and be the first level of escalation party to assist the staff to resolve the daily operation issues
▪ Regularly track and resolve outstanding issues and escalate to Finance Operations Manager and necessary parties if required.
▪ Perform people management responsibilities, which include planning & assigning tasks, and team performance appraisal, coaching & development  

▪ Assist in managing transition activities with the Project Team
▪ Other responsibilities as assigned by the Manager
▪ Managing the month end process for RTR reporting
▪ Ensuring SLA and deadline is met for the team.
▪ Liaise with Regional and Local Finance
▪ Ability to lead the team into completing the BAU month end reporting task
▪ Maintain a good stakeholder management

What you'll need:

• A Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting or related field, and professional qualification (ACCA/CPA/MIA etc.)
• 5 -7 years of experience in General Ledger operations
• 1 - 2 years of supervisory experience
• Experience in using ERP system
• Possess shared service centre experience
• Native speaker / Korean : TOPIK 5/6 / Japanese : JLPT N2/N1

• Good communication skill and able to communicate effectively in English
• Knowledge in financial accounting principles, processes and accounting standard such as IFRS.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong interpersonal and people management skills
• Ability to demonstrate and deliver to required extents of the WPP Values listed below: - OPEN - Optimistic - Extraordinary 

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