FINANCE- Team Leader

This role provides direction and lead a team of professionals handling a variety of financial functions that support company operations in NOAM, ASIA, EMEAI and LATAM under a good system of internal controls. Financial functions include, but are not limited to General Accounting, Fixed Asset, Accounts Receivable and Financial Analysis.

A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected. The role requires understanding of business issues and opportunities in the context of the requirements and recommends solutions while taking ownership for ensuring support in coordination with the stakeholders. Proactively seek opportunities to improve accounting/ business processes and leverage standard functionality.

An appropriate accounting degree with more than 3.5 years relevant working experience is required. Minimum 1 year experience in leading, developing and coaching teams is preferred. The incumbent must obtain and maintain an in-depth understanding of various financial modules of Oracle or any ERP system. A good knowledge of Microsoft Excel and good analytical skills are also required.

Planning & Continuous Improvement

• Collaborate with superiors to set and monitor the team's performance standards, KPIs, and SLAs, ensuring targets are consistently met.

• Proactively contribute and drive process-improvement ideas within the team through training, root-cause analysis, and process refinement.

• Support broader process-improvement initiatives and finance transition processes as new work and scope migrate into the SBS.

• Build and maintain strong working relationships with stakeholders.

Team Leadership

• Lead, coach, and mentor the team — communicating clear goals and expectations, fostering a positive, collaborative environment, and continuously improving team performance.

• Conduct monthly 1-2-1 sessions and performance evaluations to assess, develop, and recognise team members — celebrating successes and individual contributions — while leading as a role model for ethical behaviour and high-performance standards.

• Train new team members and build subject-matter experts (SMEs) within the team, sharing knowledge and job experience.

Operational Management

• Oversee the GA team's day-to-day General Ledger / General Accounting operations — including balance sheet reconciliations, journal preparation, sales & use tax reconciliations, and Construction in Progress (CIP) — ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance.
• Review and approve account reconciliations prepared by the team (as the reconciliation checklist Reviewer), ensuring proper support, SOX compliance, and submission by the risk-assessed due dates.
• Oversee month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing activities for GA, ensuring journals are posted accurately and within cut-off and deadlines.
• Ensure all deliverables meet agreed service levels (SLAs) and performance targets (KPIs).
• Act as the team's technical/process reference, ensuring work complies with SW policy and the applicable accounting standards (US GAAP and local statutory) and accurately reflects the company's operations.
• Lead operational troubleshooting, resolve escalations within the team and cross-functionally, and identify operational risks and control gaps — driving better practices, tools, and internal controls to safeguard company assets and improve productivity.
• Serve as a strong support and backup for team members across GA processes (Oracle GL and OneStream) whenever needed.
• Resolve stakeholder inquiries promptly with accurate information and solutions, promoting a strong customer-service culture in which issues are recorded, monitored, and closed on time.
• Attend and lead service review meetings, driving the resulting action items to closure.
• Delegate day-to-day tasks and decisions appropriately, empowering team members to take ownership of outcomes.
• Perform other ad-hoc tasks as assigned by the superior.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

1. FORMAL EDUCATION:

• At least a Professional Certificate or Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.

1. KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE:

Required:

• Minimum 3.5 years of relevant working experience, preferably in a Shared Services environment.
• Minimum 1 year of experience leading, developing, and coaching teams (preferred).
• In-depth, working knowledge of Oracle financial modules (R12 & Cloud) or an equivalent ERP system; familiarity with OneStream and Coupa is an added advantage.
• Advanced spoken and written Mandarin and English (to support the China region and global stakeholders).
• Advanced systems/process orientation, with strong critical and analytical thinking, organization, and problem-solving.
• Well-versed in Microsoft Office applications, especially Microsoft Excel.
• Experience supporting system upgrades, enhancements, or rollouts of business applications.

Preferred:

• • Good presentation and interpersonal skills.
• • Proven ability to learn/research new concepts, tools, and technologies quickly.
• • Team-oriented and collaborative, yet able to work independently.
• • Willingness and ability to mentor and coach others.
• • Ability to prioritize and execute under high-pressure, deadline-driven conditions.• Effective in a multi-cultural environment.

At Sherwin-Williams, our purpose is to inspire and improve the world by coloring and protecting what matters. Our paints, coatings and innovative solutions make the places and spaces in our world brighter and stronger. Your skills, talent and passion make it possible to live this purpose, and for customers and our business to achieve great results. Sherwin-Williams is a place that takes its stability, growth and momentum and translates it to possibility for our people. Our people are behind the strength of our success, and we invest and support you in:

Life … with rewards, benefits and the flexibility to enhance your health and well-being
Career … with opportunities to learn, develop new skills and grow your contribution
Connection … with an inclusive team and commitment to our own and broader communities
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