Statutory Finance Senior Manager

Make an impact

Month End and Group Reporting

•      to oversee and control the close for various legal entities under IFRS for reporting to Corporate at each month end,
• to manage any issues which arise during the close, review the accounts in their entirety for accuracy prior to Group Reporting,
• to provide technical accounting instructions around any complex areas (Equity, TPAs, intangibles etc),
• to understand, analyse and provide commentary on the numbers as required,
• review and approve Balance Sheet reconciliation,
• review and approve journal entries prepared by the team,
• review and approve tax calculation,
• review and approve BS review files,
• manage escalations related to the issue arise during the close.

Statutory Reporting, Internal and External Auditors and Taxation

•        to oversee the production of statutory accounts under local GAAP,
• review Financial Statements prepared by the teams,
• to ensure that the interim and year-end statutory audits deadlines are met. Audits finished in time and Financial Statements are published before the deadline,
• work with internal auditors to ensure the entities are always in compliance with statutory regulations, Group, and relevant internal policies. Key point of contact for internal audits,
• review all workings required for the Tax filings,
• to review tax package on quarterly basis,
• to continuously look for efficiencies in internal and external audits,
• make sure that the team has enough resources and knowledge to prepare the Financial Statement and manage the tax returns.

Project Management

•    To initiate and monitor the process and systems standardization and automation projects.

Leadership and People Management

•   Manage the Statutory Accounting team (6 AM, M) for the dedicated country/cluster (people management, goal setting, evaluation, hiring, promotion etc.),
• resource planning and monitoring. Make sure that new transitions are appropriately resourced, and the work is allocated evenly within the team,
• to be a part of the Statutory Accounting Leadership Team,
• initiate new ideas to improve the efficiency of the team,
• streamline and standardize the processes between the teams,
• implement new tools to improve the quality and efficiency of the teams,
• make sure that the strategic goals set by the GPO are met by the team,
• to roll out KPIs and report to stakeholders and monitor the team’s performance through the KPIs,
• to manage any stakeholder queries/escalations and/or concerns.

What you need to succeed

• Minimum 12+ years post qualification experience,
•      4+ years of management experience,
•      experience as an auditor or in full-scope accounting is required,
•    detailed knowledge of local GAAP and IFRS is essential,
•      prior people management experience is required. Ability to manage multicultural teams,
•      experience in leading projects,
•       confidence and ability to work on own initiative,
•        strong IT skill set, with ability to analyse large data files and use SAP and other systems,
•        ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines managing multiple priorities,
•      a “can do” attitude is essential. Ability to adapt to change and to make changes to drive efficiencies in processes is especially important,
•       strong communication skills,
•      tenacity and determination to ensure goals are achieved.