GL TEAM LEADER

Asahi Super Dry, Pilsner Urquell, Peroni Nastro Azzurro, Grolsch, Kozel, Birell, Frisco or Kingswood 

These are just a few of our iconic brands. Our newly established in-house business unit in Prague will support our international markets, and anyone joining us will have a significant impact in optimizing finance operations. Read on to learn more about the role and discover how you can shape your career with us in an inclusive and diverse environment.

Purpose of the role:

The GL Team Leader is responsible for leading, coordinating, and continuously improving the organization’s financial accounting activities. The role ensures the delivery of accurate, high‑quality financial information in line with group requirements, internal policies, and reporting deadlines. Furthermore, the role collaborates closely with the RTR Manager on the planning and execution of statutory audits.

The role works closely with the RTR Manager, its direct reports and commercial departments, driving standardization and efficiency across Accounting processes, and ensures strong governance, controls, and transparency.

Responsibilities:

Accounting operations & Closing oversight

• Lead and oversee the month-end, quarter-end and year-end close processes, ensuring timely completion, accuracy, and adherence to closing schedules.
• Review and approve manual journals, accruals, and accounting adjustments, ensuring appropriate supporting evidence.
• Oversee accounting operations related to fixed assets, inventory, and hedge accounting, while providing off-site administrative support to the business during stock count procedures. Perform the calculation and booking of provisions in accordance with internal accounting requirements.
• Ensure the timely completion of the balance sheet reconciliation process through Blackline
• Oversee intercompany accounting activities, including recharges, and ensuring matching IC balances against counterparties.
• Supervise internal and external audits by coordinating responses and preparing supporting evidence. Ensuring timely resolution of audit requests.
• Work closely with the RTR Manager in the planning and coordination of statutory audits, the preparation of audit adjustments, and the completion of statutory reporting packages.

Team Management

• Lead, supervise, and develop a team of 6 GL Accountants, fostering accountability, competence, and engagement.
• Assess the team’s work agenda and ensure adequate workload distribution across the team.
• Validate the feasibility of deadlines, proactively managing dependencies, and bottlenecks.
• Supporting the professional development and succession planning of team members.
• Foster a cooperative and effective working environment where team members can operate independently while meeting quality expectations, and ensuring a smooth flow of information.

Stakeholder Management

• Ensure effective communication and alignment across departments regarding accounting matters, timelines of month-end close activities, and coordination of ad-hoc initiatives.
• Escalate risks, issues, and deviations proactively, providing clear recommendations and solutions.

Continuous Improvement

• Drive process improvement initiatives, focusing on standardization, automation, efficiency, and reduction of manual activities.
• Ensure proper documentation of processes is maintained up to date, promoting consistency and knowledge retention within the team.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting.
• English and Czech on a professional level
• 5 years of experience in finance, or accounting. In a shared service organization is a plus.
• 3 years of experience supervising or leading a team.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines.
• Good knowledge of Czech (and/or Slovak) accounting regulations.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to explain complex accounting matters clearly.
• Proactive mindset with a continuous improvement orientation.
• Strong hands-on experience with SAP and exposure to accounting ERPs and satellite modules (SAP and BW, or similar).

Benefits:

Enjoy additional perks with our benefits package (specific to the Czech Republic):

• 5 weeks of vacation + 3 additional days for regeneration (flexi days). 

• 2 paid days per year for volunteering activities. 

• Customized home office - 40:60 rule with the possibility of individual arrangement. 

• Flexible and reduced working hours - work 7.5 hours per day. 

• Annual bonuses

• Pension savings contribution, or long-term investment product - 20,400 CZK annually. 

• Cafeteria benefit system - selection from a wide range of options (health, sports, culture, travel, and other areas). 

• Meal allowance - 105 CZK daily directly to your salary.

• Vouchers for company products - 4800 CZK annually  

• Lyra wellbeing assistance program for help in unexpected life situations (law, finance, psychology, health, and personal wellbeing). 
• Growth Possibility

• Comprehensive education and development system ( Udemy platform etc)
• Exclusive Beer Ambassador Experience - Opportunity to visit the historic Plzeňský Prazdroj brewery and deepen your knowledge of Czech brewing traditions.
•  And others, such as Expacts, uLékaře.cz, Kosik.cz, DameJidlo and others

Join our team and uncover even more exciting perks that make Asahi an exceptional place to work .

Company overview

Asahi Europe & International is part of Asahi Group Holdings, a global beer, spirits, soft drinks, and food group with leading positions in European and Asia-Pacific markets, listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Japan. As of November 2020, Asahi Europe & International Group runs 19 production facilities in 8 countries across Europe and is the custodian of some of the best beer brands in the world, including Asahi Super Dry, Pilsner Urquell, Peroni Nastro Azzurro, Grolsch and Kozel. Within the Asahi Group, the remit of Asahi Europe and International is also to develop and manage all export markets globally, outside of Japan and Oceania. Covering 90 markets and with over 10,000 passionate colleagues on board, the business is well positioned to inspire people around the world to drink better.

Asahi Europe and International (asahiinternational.com)

Functional overview

ABS encompasses a broad range of financial activities designed to support businesses in their day-to-day financial operations, long-term planning, and compliance with regulations. These services are crucial for maintaining financial health, making informed decisions, and achieving the overall financial objectives of the organization. The key outputs of ABS are to provide accounting services, which include the consolidation of financial transactions of a business and submission to HQ, preparing financial statements, managing accounts payable and receivable, and ensuring compliance with relevant accounting standards and regulations. ABS is also responsible for adhering to multi-jurisdiction financial regulations, ensuring compliance with these regulations as well as accurate and timely submission to relevant authorities.

We are committed to nurturing a workplace where we celebrate and respect difference, and support everyone to be true to who they are! At Asahi Europe and International we believe you can SHINE AS YOU ARE - no matter your age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disabilities, religion, or beliefs. We want to support you to be courageous in your individuality and to know that whoever you are and whatever your circumstances, you can belong with us without having to conform.