Financial Reporting Assistant Manager - Amsterdam

Country: Netherlands 
City: Amsterdam 
Req ID: 502199

About CRH

We are CRH, and we are committed to contributing to a more resilient and sustainable built environment. We understand the wider impact our businesses can make in supporting human activity. We continue to do this through the delivery of unique, superior building materials and products for use in road and critical utility infrastructure, commercial building projects and outdoor living solutions.

CRH (NYSE: CRH, LSE: CRH) is the leading provider of building materials solutions that build, connect and improve our world. Employing c.78,500 people at c.3,390 operating locations in 28 countries, CRH has market leadership positions in both North America and Europe. As the essential partner for transportation and critical utility infrastructure projects, complex non-residential construction and outdoor living solutions, CRH’s unique offering of materials, products and value-added services helps to deliver a more resilient and sustainable built environment. The company is ranked among sector leaders by Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) rating agencies. A Fortune 500 company, CRH’s shares are listed on the NYSE and LSE.

Without you noticing our products, we are everywhere you live, work, and relax.

Our project portfolio includes some of the most sustainable and cutting-edge building projects around the world. Think of the asphalt on the Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit, the Paris Metro Rail project, but also the Louis Vuitton Museum in Paris, parts of the Burj Khalifa, and the Kennedy Space Centre.

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Position Overview
This role owns and maintains the financial reporting processes for Europe. This includes the set-up and execution of the financial reporting process including the collection of financial information from the Europe entities, the validation that this information meets the reporting requirements and make this information available to the users within Europe as well as to CRH Group Finance. 

In this role, you will make sure that reporting follows the accounting policies of CRH, that the users get the support required and that SOX controls are executed properly on time. You will ensure that the members of the Financial Reporting Processes Team are supported in the day to day maintenance and administrative tasks and that all communications to end users are of a high quality. Business end-users and other members of the finance community require support for Management and Financial Reporting processes as well as Budget and Strategic Plan reporting processes.

The main deliverables of the process are financial reports (physically or electronically) to the various stakeholders including the maintenance and development of these reports as needed on behalf of the various stakeholders. The deliverable to CRH Group Finance is the timely, accurate and complete load of financial data to the Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) application in Dublin or equivalent EPM application when that becomes available. 

In addition to the above, the Financial Reporting Processes team will also provide training, webinars, regular information on systems and process updates and will support in the on boarding of new joiners to the Europe finance community.

The Manager Financial Reporting Processes is not responsible for the contents review of the financial results, the analysis thereof and the commentaries that need to be provided. This is the responsibility of the Europe Divisional Finance Team. 

The Manager Financial Reporting Processes manages a team of two people that execute these tasks and the Manager Reporting Processes works closely together with the Financial Reporting Systems Team, led by the Manager Financial Reporting Systems. Also, the Manager works closely together with the Europe Divisional Finance team, CRH Group Finance team and the CRH Group Finance EPM team to assess and manage functional changes to the group financial reporting requirements.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• Play Leadership role in the EFR tea 

1. Inspire, motivate, and coach team members
2. Manage performance of team members
3. Provide guidance on day-to-day activities
4. Ensure overall delivery of key priorities in alignment with the Manager Financial Reporting Processes

• Maintain the Management and Financial Reporting processes as well as Budget and Strategic Plan reporting processes in ExQL and the transfer of data to Hyperion Financial Management (HFM)

1. Execute and monitor the annual reporting calendar as set by the Europe Finance Team
2. Monitor the submission processes and escalate when needed
3. Validate that the submitted data meets the reporting requirements
4. Maintain and validate the mapping between systems and reconciling the financial data
5. Transfer of data to Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) and Oracle EPM and resolving validations issues
6. Reviewing the data and troubleshooting issues when they arise in the process

• Own the preparation of reports for user of the financial reporting application based on business requirements
• Liaise with and support the financial reporting processes with accounting issues and technical analysis
• Functional user support for the reporting systems
• Management of the data integrations between systems and keep systems aligned
• Support in data integration activities of the operating companies
• Resolve data processing and data quality issues; perform root-cause analysis and create continuous improvements
• Troubleshoot and resolve functional issues arising from the reporting process
• Assist stakeholders with financial reporting queries
• Liaise with Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) alignment of systems
• Own the change management process by clarifying business requirements and perform UAT for ExQL input models and Reports
• Liaise with the Internal Control team and execute SOX controls
• Participate and lead in projects related to financial reporting processes and technology

Key Stakeholders

• Europe Management, Senior Vice Presidents and Finance Leadership Team
• Europe Divisional Finance Team
• Europe Clusters & Operating Companies
• CRH Group Finance: Head of Group Reporting & Analysis, Head of Group Financial Evaluation & Advisory Services
• Functional heads of management and financial reporting, performance improvement, tax and treasury

Key Functional Competencies 
One CRH and Leadership competencies

• Strong leadership and people management skills
• High-quality standard, handling detailed information effectively and being consistently attentive to detail
• Investing energy in accuracy of work
• Ability to maintain an effective performance under pressure or when faced with setbacks
• Ability to set priorities and plan realistically
• Team player, good inter-personal skills and approachable to end-users
• Ability to establish co-operation and relationships within own team and with other teams
• Approaching stakeholders’ requests with a "can-do" attitude"

Other Competencies

• Good understanding of concepts of Financial & Management Reporting principles
• Good understanding of financial systems and their financial reporting processes is required
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with ability to understand, manipulate and interpret complex information
• Strong customer/user focused skills

Experience / Education
You are/have:

• Accounting degree and/or 5 to 10 years’ experience in Financial Reporting Systems
• Advanced understanding of internal controls in relation to financial data and IT
• Specific Knowledge of Hyperion financial Management (HFM), Financial Data Management (FDM) and ExQL is an advantage
• Experience in project management and setup and use of reporting systems

What CRH Offers You

• A culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion

• Highly competitive salary package

• Comprehensive secondary benefits

• Significant contribution to your pension plan

• Health and wellness programs, including an on-site gym and fitness classes

• Excellent opportunities to develop and progress with a global organization

Connect your future to CRH

We are curious to learn more about you. At CRH, we believe our mutual differences contribute to the healthy, productive, and enjoyable workspace we create. Please introduce yourself and send us your application.

Is this role not for you, but do you know someone who would love to join the team? Please let us know!

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Please contact our recruitment team at careers@crh.com.

CRH is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive work environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

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