Overall Purpose of Job
- Responsible for the management of the month end closing process, including posting of month end journals, preparation of inter-company cross charges, ensuring accurate, transparent and timely reporting of monthly, quarterly and yearly results.
- Ensure all balance sheet accounts are reconciled in accordance with the timelines.
- Control of the period end close for the entities ensuring compliance with the agreed closing checklist.
- Provide explanation for significant & unusual variance between estimated & actual profit & loss figures on quarterly basis.
- Work with regional shared services leadership to build out the RTR team to increase depth and reach of activities performed in shared services.
- Provide oversight and input on the ERP standardizations and initiative-specific technology enhancements to maximize productivity and further global standardization.
- Involved in continues improvement activities to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the RTR process.
- To ensure clear communication of accounting issues identified and make sure these issues are tracked, resolved promptly and processes improved to prevent recurrence of the issue.
- Support all new ERP & support system implementations ensuring these are configured, tested and rolled seamlessly without impact on control, timelines or accuracy.
Key Responsibilities
- Process all general ledger journals, both those supplied by client and those created in the SSC; understand and understand/challenge before input
- Liaison with Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Treasury and update GL Manager on progress at regular intervals during the month
- Liaise with country Finance team on GL issues
- Assist the GL Manager on all reporting issues.
Operational Excellence
- Understand the customer and internal performance requirements of the processes delivered by the delivery location (as documented in the relevant process SIPOC)
- Understand process input and output requirements and take continuous and pro-active steps to monitor and control them as appropriate to meet performance and customer requirements
- Ensure high degree of compliance to the documented processes delivered such as adhering to the defined Standard Work Instructions (SWIs) and Local Work Instructions (LWIs) as appropriate
Project Management
- Uses and maintains process maps, appropriately identifying inputs, outputs, roles and responsibilities
- Participate in process risk management discussions to identify and address manageable process risks, providing input as a subject matter expert
- Participates in team meetings (MOS) to review and execute work planned to help realize it’s stated objectives
- Ensure process documentation is updated, as appropriate, and ensure adherence to the defined process change control is followed.
Qualification/Experience
- Finance and accounting degree holder, minimum 1-2 years accounting experience, ACCA or equivalent preferred.
- Fresh graduates are welcome to apply.
- English skills including Oral and Business Writing
- Familiar with F&A outsourcing operation,
- Experience in SSC environment
Working Requirements
- Willing to work on bank holidays and weekends during quarterly close.
- Overtime may be required during peak periods
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