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Team Manager, GBS-SEA

Location:

Subang Jaya, 10, MY, 47500

Work Site: Hybrid

Duration: Permanent / Unlimited

Date: Oct 14, 2025

Two billion people eat food every day that was produced with Bühler equipment. One billion people drive vehicles whose parts were manufactured with our machines. Bühler aims to balance humanity, nature, and the economy in every decision as it develops solutions that unlock sustainable business opportunities in the global food, feed, and mobility industries. We strive to create innovations for a better world, with a special focus on healthy, safe, and sustainable solutions. Therefore, we team up with customers, start-ups, multinationals, and academia to accelerate impact together.

Role Summary

The role will lead the Global Business Services (GBS) accounting organization. In addition to managing a team of finance professionals, the role will be directly responsible for Record-to-Report (R2R) activities for a designated country portfolio. The ideal candidate brings strong leadership, technical accounting expertise, and a continuous improvement mindset to ensure high-quality service delivery and compliance with Group Accounting standards.

Job Responsibilities

Global Business Services (GBS) Team Manager

Oversee day-to-day operations of the Accounts Receivable (AR), Accounts Payable (AP), and Record-to-Report (R2R) teams within the GBS Accounting organization.
Ensure compliance with internal controls, Group Accounting policies, and relevant financial regulations.
Manage month-end and year-end closing activities, including journal entries, reconciliations, and financial reporting.
Drive process improvements, automation, and standardization across GBS finance activities.
Monitor team performance metrics and ensure service level agreements (SLAs) are met.
Provide coaching, mentoring, and development opportunities to team members.
Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous learning.
Collaborate with cross-functional and SAS Offices within SEA region and Singapore regional office.
Support finance transformation initiatives, including SAP enhancements and system implementations.

Record-to-Report

Deliver operational Record-to-Report (R2R) services in line with service level agreements and internal controls.
Collaborate closely with the Accounts Receivable (AR), Accounts Payable (AP) teams, and local legal entity Finance Manager to ensure accurate financial reporting.
Perform general ledger and asset accounting activities, including journal entries and depreciation runs.
Execute period-end closing tasks, including preparation of balance sheet schedules and account reconciliations.
Review staff expense claims and intercompany third-party payment runs prepared by the AP team.
Support Legal Entity Finance Manager to prepare statutory tax reports etc.

Qualifications

Degree in Accounting/Chartered Accountant or ACCA equivalent
Minimum 10 years’ working experience in accounting.
Team leadership experience, minimum 5 years’ experience leading accounting/finance teams. 
Proven people management skills, including goal setting, performance reviews, coaching, and mentoring. 
Experience in workload planning, task delegation, and capacity/resource management. 
Accounting qualified with extensive experience in a senior shared services role within a large dynamic organization.
High proficiency in IFRS accounting standards.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook).
Proficient in use of SAP & Onestream system.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Strong stakeholder management

At Bühler we are not only offering working opportunities and international exchange of like-minded professionals. We are more than just a global company. Our value proposition to transform the way companies feed and move the world, is driving positive change in the industries in which we operate globally. Become a part of a dynamic environment that combines your drive for innovation with a world of possibilities. Joining us means embracing a shared purpose of creating innovations for a better world while becoming part of a company that is dedicated to your success.

As a global organization, we embrace the diversity of our global workforce. At Bühler, you will collaborate with professionals from around the world, each bringing in a unique perspective to the table. It is a business priority for us to harness the diversity of our global workforce and include them in their uniqueness to create a culture of belonging guided by our TOP values – Trust, Ownership and Passion. Embark on a journey that combines the excitement of global collaboration with the reassurance of a welcoming workplace.

Let’s create impact together!

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