Accountant

Requirements

• Take full ownership and oversee the entirety of the entity's accounting and financial reporting process to ensure accuracy and compliance;

• Act as a finance point of contact for thebusiness in the country;
• Execute month-end journals, general ledger accounting, and reconciliations in accordance with established policies and procedures;
• Prepare statutory financial statements and disclosures based on IFRS;
• Prepare monthly management reporting packs with analyses on Balance sheets, Profit and Loss, and Cash flows;
• Generate supporting work papers and schedules for various accounting treatments as per IFRS requirements;
• Coordinate with auditors during statutory audits;
• Supervise day-to-day accounting processes of assigned entities, maintaining proper books of accounts for effective financial control;
• Assist in Accounts Payable processes, cash and bank reporting, VAT returns, Group consolidation, audits, and other reporting obligations;
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement of financial and accounting operations, considering automation and process enhancement;
• Collaborate closely with other Finance team members to provide support to business colleagues;
• Provide assistance to the Group reporting team on accounting and reporting matters;
• Collaborate and work closely with other Finance team members, including Business Partners and Systems Accountants, to support business colleagues;
• Address ad-hoc requests relevant to the role promptly and efficiently

Qualifications:

Fully qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA or equivalent);

Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting or Finance.

Experience:

• Minimum of 3 years accounting and financial reporting experience in a Group account/finance role

or

• Minimum of 3 years experience working in reputable audit firms.

Knowledge:

• Detailed understanding and application of IFRS (including newly introduced standards);
• Expert in using MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint;
• Knowledge of using Sage ERP (desirable);
• Knowledge of using consolidation software OneStream (desirable);
• Knowledge of basic VAT concepts (desirable)

Skills:

• Relationship building and stakeholder management ability, strong written and verbal communication skills;
• Strong planning and organizational skills;
• Possess analytical, statistical and numeracy skills, including problem-solving and attention to detail

Traits

• Attention to detail and analytical skills;
• Ability to work under pressure;
• Proactive and quick to adapt;
• Determined, self-motivated and resilient;
• Meet deadlines