Group Accounting & Reporting officer (referentienummer: 3421)

Goal

Provide professional advice and services to the daily activities of Finance including maintenance of the financial books and records of entities managed by the organisation and its affiliates successfully within the required timelines; ensuring compliance with applicable internal and external regulatory requirements; solving complex accounting matters; recommending and implementing changes to the existing and developing new Accounting and Reporting processes and policies; ultimately aiming for providing the best possible business environment for the organisation and its affiliates.  

General Profile

• Reports to Finance Supervisor (Head of Financial Accounting and Reporting)
• Requires in-depth knowledge and experience in Financial Accounting and Reporting
• Uses best practices and knowledge of internal or external business issues to improve products or services
• Solves complex problems; takes a new perspective using existing solutions
• Initiates automation using new solutions
• Works independently, receives minimal guidance
• Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience 
   

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinates the End of Month Financial closing processes including the full consolidation of subsidiaries and branch activities and maintain documentation and analysis for audit and compliance purposes.
• Prepare auditor-reviewed quarterly consolidated financials for the group of entities under mandate.
• Prepare the statutory financial statement of multiple entities and perform the consolidation as applicable in conformity with applicable standards.
• Manage the audit of multiple entities with external auditors and local managements of respective entities.
• Draft the Directors Report and coordinate the collection of required information from internal stakeholders.
• Support periodic preparation of financial and management reporting to management and stakeholders at the parent.
• Align with Tax Unit for tax compliance activities and supporting the maintenance of the Tax Control Framework.
• In alignment with Compliance, ensure external compliance with regard to chamber of commerce and Tax reporting.
• Collaborate and coordinate with other Finance teams in relation to End of Month Financial closing processes (i.e. Treasury, Debt Management, IPM, Operations, GRC).
• Maintain the General Ledger, Chart of Accounts, and manage changes in line with policy.
• Review detailed procedures and guidelines, these include conducting review of company finance and accounting guidelines and office manual.
• Perform technical accounting analysis and develop memos for documentation and collaboration of informed decision making.
• Enforce procedure compliance throughout the organisation and coordinate internal and external audits on behalf of the Finance Unit.
• Advise the Finance Supervisor on complex finance issues.
• Assist with the coordination of Internal Audit.
• Maintain Internal Control documentation in the best order.
• Maintain and ensure compliance with regulatory reporting requirements in local jurisdictions.
• Prepare CBS reporting documentation and coordinate monthly and quarterly reports in line with the timeline. 
   

Contacts

External 

Periodically with external auditors  
Periodically with affiliate company personnel regarding financial matters of mutual concern 
Periodically with service organizations, vendors, banks and Finance Business Lines regarding finance issues 
 

Internal 

Daily with other Finance personnel at all levels regarding financial data and procedures 
Frequently with Contracting Unit on matters related to proponents to contracts 
Frequently with all levels of the organisation professional personnel to improve finance operations and to exchange value added advisory services 
Occasionally with President & CEO