Key areas of responsibilities
• Takes co-responsibility with the Business Partner(s) (BP) over the integrity of financial and management reporting, and work to proactively advise the BP on the impact of accounting standards on different business scenarios.
• Interacts closely with the business to proactively advise on accounting requirements for business events in order to drive better business decisions by making early determinations on the impact of accounting guidance.
• Proactively identifies risks to the financial processes and works with stakeholders inside and outside of Finance to address identified risks and financial process issues.
• Determines accounting treatment for events and transactions of a complex, unique, and/or judgmental accounting nature, as well as to apply new/revised accounting policies in consultation with Technical Accounting and Oversight (TA&O).
• Required to review the trial balance (TB) and closing topics (Pre-MEC) in the monthly process, and lead the risk based Financial Reporting Review (FRR).
• Proactively monitors the BSARs, MEC and Finance and ICS audits. This includes working across finance and non-finance teams to address and close issues timely, review account documentation, and ensure reporting timelines are met.
• As the main point of contact for the business over the RTR processes, responsible to collaborate with the BP to ensure business requirements are captured and that stakeholders are updated on the status of KPIs and on resolution of accounting and process issues.
• Leads resolution of RTR issues, and will coordinate both RTR (AS, Global Hub, other AccOps pillars and Infosys) and with non-RTR counterparts (e.g. BP, Supply Chain, Purchasing, HR, etc.) to drive resolution of issues and to build stronger processes.
• Builds knowledge over business requirements, financial accounting processes and the underlying Market/BG processes within the Finance and non-Finance community, and keep the organization updated on business developments relevant to accounting processes and accounting integrity.
• Manages processes using LEAN tools and use LEAN methods to address process issues and problems to address root causes and not just address the symptoms of the identified issue.
• Drives continuous improvement in the processes by regularly performing Kaizens, and by locally driving global improvement initiatives.
• Involving matters between functional areas, other company divisions or units, or customers and the company.
To succeed in this role, you’ll need a customer-first attitude and the following.
• Masters/Bachelor’s Degree in a Finance and Accounting orientated study
• Formal Accounting Certification (RA, RC, CPA)
• Min 8 years of experience in Accounting Operations/ Reporting
• Strong and formal IFRS knowledge
• Strong Excel skills and SAP knowledge preferred
• Preferably having audit or consulting experience from “Big 4” firms.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Possess strong communication skills with experience in Stakeholder Management
• Strong ability to build collaborative relations
• Influential skills