Accountant

Job Responsibilities:

● Responsible for achieving timely and accurate statutory financial statements compliance for an assigned portfolio of APAC entities

● Build relationships and manage service levels with key external vendors supporting the preparation of financial statements and review the work of our outsourced partners

● Coordinate and manage the audit process with our statutory auditors

● Work closely with company Tax Teams for the filing of Corporate tax and VAT returns

● Prepare and /or review Tax-related balance sheet reconciliations monthly and quarterly for US GAAP close for assigned APAC entities

● Lead projects to optimize and transform the Statutory Compliance process by analyzing areas of opportunities and designing, testing and roll-out of new tools and processes

● Track and coordinate activities, status and planning for the APAC statutory audits by working closely with the INTL Statutory Operations COE team

● Collaborate with XFN partners within and outside Finance to execute Accounting Team Objectives, providing support to finance management where required including ad hoc financial analysis or special projects.

● Primary contract administrator within International Statutory Operations team

● Coordinate end to end StatOps vendor contracting and billing processes, triaging and escalating queries or issues as they arise, and tracking through to resolution (40-60% of this assignment)

● Coordinate with cross functional partners (XFN's) both internal and external to effectively design and manage execution of contracting project plans on time

● Fully own all tasks related to execution of contracts and issuance of purchase orders, including maintenance of status tracker, risk assessment and reporting

● Build rapport with XFN's and be vendor facing primary POC

● Contribute to ongoing process improvement for the benefit of the team

● Assists in preparing progress and planning documentation when necessary

● Attends all client and staff meetings pertaining to project.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

● Bachelor Degree in Accounting, Finance or related discipline

● Recognized accounting qualification (CA, ACCA)

● 8+ years relevant experience with a fast-growing, multinational company or professional services (i.e. Big Four)

● Strong knowledge of IFRS and US GAAP

● Able to operate with a high degree of autonomy

● Experience implementing and improving business processes and systems

● Highly collaborative, excellent communication skills and demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced environment while being comfortable with navigating change

● Superb attention to detail and possess a macro view