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I further attest that all information I submit in my employment application is true to the best of my knowledge.\nJob Description\nAbout the role:\nThe Record to Report (RtR) Lead plays a key role in ensuring the completeness, integrity, accuracy and compliance of financial records for assigned Takeda entities, while maintaining a strong internal control environment.\nBased in our Global Capability Center in Łódź, you will lead a team of accounting professionals and oversee the month-end close process across an international scope. You will ensure robust and accurate controls, drive standardisation and efficiency across accounting processes, and coordinate accounting topics with Controllers, Global Finance CoE teams, local finance, Tax, Treasury, Transfer Pricing, Group Consolidation, and internal and external auditors.\nBeyond operational delivery, you will help shape the future of the RtR organisation by developing high-performing teams, supporting transformation, and driving continuous improvement, digitalisation and automation. You will work closely with other regional RtR Leads and the R2R GPO to implement solutions and expand the capabilities of the Global Finance Centre of Excellence.\nHow You Will Contribute:\nLead and develop a team of RtR accounting professionals, creating a high-performing environment and supporting career development within the Global Finance Centre of Excellence.\nCoordinate the month-end close process, ensuring the completeness, accuracy and integrity of financial records.\nDrive standardisation, efficiency and continuous improvement across selected accounting processes.\nEnsure the robustness and accuracy of controls within the assigned scope.\nCoordinate accounting topics with Controllers, Global Finance CoE teams, local finance, Tax, Treasury, Transfer Pricing, Group Consolidation, and internal and external auditors.\nSupport the Global RtR Lead in delivering strategic Global Finance Centre of Excellence initiatives.\nOptimise and develop the combined function by driving consistency, standardisation, efficiency and value creation.\nPartner closely with regional RtR Leads to support the continued development and extension of the organisation's scope.\nWork with the R2R Global Process Owner to effectively implement agreed solutions.\nLead and develop the team towards the next generation of Global Finance CoE capabilities, encouraging an enterprise mindset, innovation and high levels of engagement and productivity.\nPartner with other Global Finance CoE functions and business leaders to advance digitalisation and automation, including the use of RPA and AI.\nResolve escalations and issues relating to operational delivery.\nCooperate with service providers and auditors.\nProvide oversight for selected projects within the department.\nWhat You Bring to Takeda:\nUniversity degree or equivalent higher education qualification in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration or a related field.\nApproximately 10 years of accounting and hands-on finance experience, ideally gained in a shared services environment within a large multinational organisation.\nStrong experience with month-end close, balance sheet reviews and reconciliations in an international environment.\nSolid knowledge of IFRS, combined with practical awareness of local GAAP differences across supported markets.\nIn-depth understanding of internal controls and SOX compliance.\nStrong management and leadership skills, with proven experience motivating, developing and leading high-performing teams.\nDemonstrated experience leading teams through change, including organisational transformation or new system implementations.\nExperience working with shared service centres, Global Capability Centers or cross-border finance teams within a multinational environment.\nPractical experience with SAP, BlackLine, HFM or equivalent consolidation and reconciliation platforms.\nStrong ERP and broader technology skills.\nFluent English at business level.\nA professional accounting, audit or finance qualification such as ACCA, CIMA, CPA, certified auditor or equivalent is preferred or may be in progress.\nWhat Will Help You Succeed:\nYou are an experienced finance leader who combines strong technical accounting knowledge with the ability to lead, motivate and develop people. You are comfortable working across borders and interacting with stakeholders at all levels of an international organisation.\nYou bring a practical and solutions-oriented mindset, with the ability to solve complex problems, think creatively and translate ideas into successful outcomes. Strong communication and influencing skills allow you to build relationships and achieve results across different teams and functions.\nYou are comfortable operating in a changing environment and actively look for opportunities to improve the way finance works. You understand how technology, digitalisation and automation can be applied to create better solutions, generate stronger insights and improve processes without compromising controls or customer delivery.\nA strong customer-service mindset, resilience and the ability to remain effective during demanding periods will also be important. 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