Senior Director Global Accounting Services
Senior Director Global Accounting Services
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Job Title: Senior Director Global Accounting Services
Job Location: London UK
Job Location Type: Hybrid
Job Contract Type: Fulltime
Job Seniority Level: Director
Job Description
General Summary:
Reporting to the Vice President Corporate Controller the Senior Director Global Accounting Services is a critical leadership role that will help to drive and scale the Company’s global accounting shared services. This role is responsible for service delivery across a broad scope of financial processes. leading a diverse global shared service team and working with multiple stakeholders on a global basis. The Senior Director will review design and continuously improve service delivery standards and drive the development of the shared service staff and upgrade capabilities to support Vertex’s continued business growth.
Key Duties And Responsibilities
HybridEligible Or OnSite Eligible
Flex Eligibility Status
In this HybridEligible role you can choose to be designated as:
Company Information
Vertex is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation.
Vertex is committed to equal employment opportunity and nondiscrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person's race color sex gender identity or expression age religion national origin ancestry ethnicity disability veteran status genetic information sexual orientation marital status or any characteristic protected under applicable law. Vertex is an EVerify Employer in the United States. Vertex will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities in accordance with applicable law.
Any applicant requiring an accommodation in connection with the hiring process and/or to perform the essential functions of the position for which the applicant has applied should make a request to the recruiter or hiring manager or contact Talent Acquisition at
General Summary:
Reporting to the Vice President Corporate Controller the Senior Director Global Accounting Services is a critical leadership role that will help to drive and scale the Company’s global accounting shared services. This role is responsible for service delivery across a broad scope of financial processes. leading a diverse global shared service team and working with multiple stakeholders on a global basis. The Senior Director will review design and continuously improve service delivery standards and drive the development of the shared service staff and upgrade capabilities to support Vertex’s continued business growth.
Key Duties And Responsibilities
- Lead and direct all aspects of Vertex’s global accounts payable payroll stock administration and tax mobility teams
- Effectively manage and develop the global shared services team that meets increasing needs and requirements across the business and helps drive the overall organization forward
- Plan and execute for impacts to accounting processes and systems driven by Vertex growth from new product introductions global expansion activities and business development.
- Drive the adoption of common processes and standards across the company and in partnership with internal stakeholders.
- Identifies ways to scale the operation while improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the accounting shared services function with a focus on automation
- Develop and monitor metrics and key performance indicators that drive best practices
- Maintain and develop a strong framework of controls in line with Sarbanes Oxley guidance and other International requirements
- Work closely and communicate effectively with corporate partners in Sourcing Procurement Operations Corporate Finance Treasury and IT to ensure that corporate information and support needs are consistently met.
- Excellent leadership and team management skills
- Strong communicator with the ability to collaborate cross functionally
- Previous leadership role of significant accounting operations team on a global scale
- Finance process excellence or SixSigma experience a significant plus.
- Experience in a publicly traded large biotechnology/pharmaceutical company preferred
- Large ($1B) multinational industry experience preferred
- ERP/Accounting system experience Oracle expertise a big plus
- Bachelor's degree with a major in Accounting required
- Typically requires a minimum of 12 years of progressive relevant accounting shared services leadership experience including the management of teams that are geographically dispersed
HybridEligible Or OnSite Eligible
Flex Eligibility Status
In this HybridEligible role you can choose to be designated as:
- Hybrid: work remotely up to two days per week; or select
- OnSite: work five days per week onsite with ad hoc flexibility.
Company Information
Vertex is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation.
Vertex is committed to equal employment opportunity and nondiscrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person's race color sex gender identity or expression age religion national origin ancestry ethnicity disability veteran status genetic information sexual orientation marital status or any characteristic protected under applicable law. Vertex is an EVerify Employer in the United States. Vertex will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities in accordance with applicable law.
Any applicant requiring an accommodation in connection with the hiring process and/or to perform the essential functions of the position for which the applicant has applied should make a request to the recruiter or hiring manager or contact Talent Acquisition at
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Employment Type
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