Accounting to Reporting Specialist 1 at Epiroc

Purpose of the role

• Ensuring quality Accounting to Reporting service delivery to Customers in sub-Saharan Africa supported by the Regional Centre of Excellence while continuously improving the processes and tools to ensure further efficiencies. 

Core responsibilities / expectations

• Ensure the delivery of quality Accounting to Reporting (A2R) services to the sub-Saharan organisations in line with Service Level Agreements and the Epiroc Way as well as business requirements
• Support the implementation of improvements to processes and tools in A2R
• Assist with improving and implementing process alignment in the Region
• Perform day to day activities
• Continuously look for improvement opportunities in processes and ways of working, while using digitization and Robotic Process Automation as an enabler to achieve further efficiencies
• Participate in projects for the A2R Regional Centre of Excellence Team
• Contribute to an excellent communication flow with stakeholders in the Region and relevant parts of the Global organisation
• Ensure agreed procedures are maintained and adhered to within the team 
• You will be expected to carry out any other function or duty as may be required in terms of “The Epiroc Way”

Reporting line

• Regional Centre of Excellence Accounting to Reporting Manager

Knowledge and experience

• Relevant tertiary qualification in Accountancy
• Qualified Professional Accountant (SA) / Associate General Accountant (SA) will be an advantage
• Solid Accounting experience, including previous experience in a similar Accountant role will be an advantage
• 3-5 years’ experience in working in an A2R team in a multinational Shared Service organization will be an advantage
• Fluency in English is a key requirement. Mastery of one or more key Regional language such as French or Portuguese will be an advantage
• Proven ability to build relationships and trust with internal and external stakeholders
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Experience in working with BPCS, Infor M3, Lotus Notes, SharePoint and Microsoft Office will be an advantage

Personality

• Display confidence in dialogues
• Strong continuous improvement mindset
• Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with colleagues at all levels.
• Positive attitude, analytical approach with good problem solving skills
• Ability to plan work effectively
• Team player, enthusiastic and innovative