Finance Audit and Compliance Accountant at DHL

Key responsibilities

Taxation

• Take full responsibility for ensuring compliance with Tax laws and requirements which includes following:
• Review VAT reconciliation prepared by SSC and follow up on issues identified.
• Prepare income tax and deferred calculation for review by management.
• Manage e-filing access and ensure timeous submissions.
• Submit all income tax related returns and payments as per deadlines.
• For any tax audit or queries - collect and coordinate all submissions of all information requested.
• Coordinate action tensure tax compliance. Training delivery

Risk Management

• Maintain P2P and R2R risk & opportunity register and ensure actions are taken taddress the risks.
• Update local R2R/P2P policies and procedures and DOAG.

Internal Audit

CRISP:

• Coordinate CRISP submissions tensure timeous submission.
• Support/train/guide control owners where needed.
• Gather evidence for CRISP submission
• Address deficient controls with relevant control owners.
• Update controls including LCD, applicability, control owners, remediation plan.
• Follow up and close open items on CRISP timeously.

Internal audit:

• Understand and plan for internal audits with relevant stakeholders and ensure alignment with Regional.
• Track, coordinate and monitor closure of all internal audit findings.

External Audit

• Manage contractual aspects.
• Collect and coordinate submissions of all external audit information requests during interim and final audit.
• Ensure previous year audit findings are addressed (implemented corrective action).
• Provide support during the audit process in the most efficient way.
• Ensure accurate and timely submission of the AFS.

Operational and record keeping

• Prepare/update documentation for respective area: SOP's, job aids, process flows Include all documentation in orderly manner on the appropriate location.
• Perform activities in line with country good governance, compliance, DPDHL Global SOP’s/local specific policies.
• Ensure all approvals are obtained as per DOA and stored in the shared drive.
• Keep manager up tdate on progress and issues. Identify areas of risk and issues. Escalate tappropriate channel when necessary tavoid delays and ensure issues are resolved.
• Ensure timely responses tinternal and external customers.

Improvement initiatives and issue management

• Analyse process delays / performance failures, identify root causes and define & monitor corrective actions.
• Drive implementation of systems/tools tautomate and improve resource utilization, efficiency, controls and compliance.
• Continuously improve financial processes while reducing risk tthe business – driving continuous improvement.

Accounting and reporting

• Perform simulations tsupport decision making.
• Evaluation and submission of dividend proposals.
• Payroll Accounting
• Perform month end activities in line with reporting period.
• Prepare BS reconciliations for specific accounting areas allocated and clear all aged items.
• Maintain vacancy report.
• Ensure correct GL allocations for all entries made and ensure timeous submission of all reports.

Minimum Requirements

Education & experience

• Chartered Accountant or SAIPA trained accountant.
• Completed audit articles with 5+ years of working
• In-depth understanding of IFRS and Tax laws
• Past first-time on-board exams (if CA).
• Logistics experience will be beneficial.
• Must be flexible and adapt quickly to changing environments.
• Must be detailed-oriented, analytical and accurate