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Key purpose of this role is to oversee the processing of information to ensure that the Business Service Centre operational excellence and customer service objectives are achieved.
The role ensures accurate reporting and appropriate governance of all elements contained on the balance sheet and Income Statement plus all processes housed in working capital.
This position performs activities related to the maintenance of the financial transactions across various systems, including Oracle FCCS and SAP.
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
Manage end to end Account to Report process, financial month end and year end close activities for different entities
Responsible for accounting for various transactions including, but not limited to, royalties; dividends; interest; intercompany chargeback requests.
Review FCCS adjustment journals and ensure the information for the financial statement is accurate in the various systems used by the business.
Review Trial balance for FCCS upload and Cognos reporting.
Manage General Ledger Close, General Accounting, Intercompany Journals, Accruals, Invoicing
Review month end revaluation for foreign balances.
Review Balance Sheet Reconciliations for completeness and integrity.
Provide customer support and respond to requests and accounting-related inquires and investigations.
Establishing and enforcing proper accounting methods, policies and principles internally in line with global policies and externally with regards to financial reporting standards
Drive the reduction and resolution of reconciling difference on FCCS and Cognos
Ensure adherence to MICS and SOX, accounting methods, policies and principles internally, in line with global policies, statutory requirements and externally with regards to financial reporting standards and provide information as required for internal and external audit.
Primary contact for queries from Global control and Zone control team. Liaise with internal and external auditors.
Ensure compliance with IFRS and provide ongoing financial accounting technical & business support to the zone.
Prepare and present month end reporting packs to stakeholders in line with their expectations
Ensure weekly and monthly targets are met and all relevant SLA’s and KPI’s.
Assist team in identifying key challenges, continuous process improvements, excellence and process automation and efficiency opportunities to improve the way we operate and work closely with technology to leverage system.
Perform Ad hoc requests and projects
Profile:
Degree in accounting or related field, post-graduate qualification (CA) will be an advantage.
Minimum of 3 - 5 years in managing financial performance
Competency in Computer skills (MS Office, Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI), with particularly strong Excel skills
Knowledge of Financial Systems, SAP, Syspro, FCCS (Financial Close and Consolidation System, COGNOS system)
Comprehensive and up to date knowledge of IFRS
Able to work on own initiative and prioritize workload effectively.
Ability to build productive working relationships – internally and externally.
Strong interpersonal/ business skills and time management skills and the ability to generate team cooperation
This role requires good communication skills both orally and in writing and will require coordination with multiple teams and stakeholder management
Inspires, leads, engages, coaches, develops and motivates a team of people/ managers to deliver excellent services to business.
Ability to ensure that the team works efficiently, is customer centric and delivers on business expectations
Analytical approach/Excellent problem-solving skills, planning and organizing.
Uphold confidentiality, high levels of integrity and honesty on availability of information, records or processes associated with services provided
Ability to be flexible with duties and scope of work. Ability to adopt to change
Strong intercompany Business knowledge and commercial acumen. Expert technical/ accounting base
Strong self-management qualities. Ability to work under pressure
Understanding of the Agile Methodology and Ways of Working
Demonstrate initiative and appropriate levels of assertiveness. Good negotiation skills