Overview
Analyst in the Accounting Close work stream, responsible for month-end accounting and reporting processes, including IFRS/HGB and BASTA P&L and balance sheet work, consolidation validation and financial disclosures.
What you'll do
- Process standard adjustments on the ledger.
- Work on IFRS/HGB and BASTA P&L and balance sheet.
- Perform validation checks of financials in Business Consolidation statements.
- Perform balance sheet substantiation and additional financial disclosures.
- Prepare head office reporting including P&L, balance sheet and other disclosures (CAT I, II and III and HGB).
- Handle IUC accounting and reporting, including local and group-level management reporting such as board packs and country packs.
- Perform MRP and reconciliations and other miscellaneous reporting such as FX reporting and tax movement schedules.
- Manage internal and external audit queries.
- Carry out validation checks and reconciliation of financials in the BCS system, and statistical uploads and disclosures in BCS.
- Escalate and flag all flowback situations to the manager.
- Prepare and submit monthly, quarterly and yearly forms within head office deadlines.
- Ensure the 4-eye principle is applied across all critical deliverables and processes.
- Follow process checklists and controls diligently, recognize control weaknesses and drive appropriate changes.
- Build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships.
- Execute other tasks delegated by the team manager and support global projects.
What you'll need
- 2+ years of professional experience.
- Relevant experience of 1-2 years in reporting.
- Strong accounting skills.
- Good understanding of SAP system architecture.
- Strong PC skills including Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
- Understanding of IFRS.
- Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing.
- Strong analytical and business problem-solving skills.
- Well organized and able to clearly present results of work.
- Ability to manage own time.
- Passion for change and confidence in own abilities.
- Diligent, thorough, shows initiative and is proactive.
- Team player, willing to pick up any activity on need basis, able to induct new joiners and support them.
- CA or post-graduation with 2+ years of experience.
- Proven ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity and optimise workflows, applying critical judgment to ensure responsible and ethical use of data and AI outputs.
Nice to have
- Experience in finance teams of banks, investment banks preferred.
- CA or post-graduation preferred.
Details
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