Finance Specialist - AFS at ABB

• You will be working as Finance Specialist – AFS, reporting to GBS Finance Front Office Manager for Process Automation business area, based in Modderfontein, South Africa. You will be responsible for reviewing of annual financial statements in accordance with IFRS for all statutory entities within the prescribed timelines.

Your responsibilities

• Preparing and reviewing of annual financial statements for all reporting entities and calculations and workbooks supporting notes to the financial statements
• Maintaining statutory trial balance at a separate and consolidated level for the ABB South Africa entities and ABB Holdings group
• Managing and processing of the financial statements in draft works. Reconciliating tax schedules to the tax disclosure in the notes to the separate and consolidated financial statements
• Understanding and managing all audit adjustments for statutory purposes and ensure supporting schedules are maintained and clearly referenced
• Ensuring compliance with all International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in preparing financial statements and related disclosures that are accurate and complete
• Working closely with finance colleagues and executive team to complete the annual financial statements to a high standard in line with best practice

Your background

• Bachelor's degree or postgraduate in accounting
• Minimum 2-5 years of experience in a similar role – financial statement preparation
• Experience in statutory financial statement software, preferably Draft works or CaseWare
• Extensive experience in producing statutory financial statements (stand alone and consolidated)
• Working knowledge of the SAP ERP system
• Maintaining effective performance under pressure and able to work extended hours to meet deadlines when required