Retail Senior Accountant (FCA) at Volvo Group

Job Objectives:

• Relationship manager for the assigned business areas consisting of Retail (12 branches), Retail Distribution Centre and Aftermarket division.
• Timely and accurate accounting for the assigned financial line items.
• Ensure compliance with IFRS and internal Volvo Financial Policies and Procedures (FPP).
• Adherence to Financial, Company and Group Internal Controls and associated frameworks.
• Support the business through the monthly closing process and accounting inquiries.
• Manage and train offshore Accounting Services teams.
• Responsibility for preparing reconciliations for balance sheet accounts and key income statement accounts to ensure accuracy and validity of general ledger balances.
• Responsibility for the preparation and reporting of month-end results in the group reporting system. Providing timely, accurate, complete and compliant financial, commercial and statistical data.
• Analyse and provide financial reports as required to support Financial Planning, Forecasts and associated processes.
• Approve and ensure accuracy of journals processed by the business.
• Liaise with the business to stay abreast of business developments and resolve concerns.
• Understand business operations and systems and proactively identify areas of efficiency and effectiveness improvement within FCA.
• Any other duties that may be reasonably requested by your manager.

Qualification & Job Experience:

• Qualified Chartered Accountant - CA(SA).
• Minimum of three years working experience in financial accounting, reporting and consolidation, financial planning, business analysis and tax Good technical knowledge of IFRS.
• Practical experience working in an international environment and in cross functional teams.

Key Competencies:

• A holistic business and process awareness and understand the link to the financial statements.
• Identify the key control points in the processes and secure adherence from a financial reporting risk perspective.
• High level of accuracy and reliability.
• Excellent communication skills and good team spirit approach.
• Analytical and driven person with high integrity and with a structured, and well-organized way of working.
• You have a solution-oriented mindset who deals with different matters in a logical and structured manner, and you have a can-do-attitude and not afraid of taking own initiative.
• You have a strong ethical compass and are not afraid to speak up.