Manager Accounting

This role is responsible for implementing and maintaining sustainable, accurate and efficient Accounting processes for the legal entity to ensure the integrity of the financial records. It includes project Accounting co-lead or participation, Accounting process review, internal and external audit liaison for Accounting topics, review of financial records, month-end closing, and participation in the preparation of financial statements in compliance with international and local accounting standards and statutory requirements. The role sits within the Finance team and works closely with Global and Market Finance teams, Global Business Services (GBS) teams, Group Accounting, other teams in the local market, and internal and external auditors.

• Develop, review and maintain proper and adequate accounting records for the operation of the company, consistent with corporate policy and legal requirements.
• Manage the monthly, quarterly and annual closing of the financial statements to ensure accuracy.
• Attend to queries from internal departments regarding Finance policies and procedures and provide training to workers orally and in writing on accounting systems, principles and practices.
• Maintain financial security by adhering to internal controls.
• Manage the preparation of specific internal and external audit requests and liaise with auditors on Accounting topics.
• Manage the preparation and review of general ledger account reconciliations and analysis as part of the monthly close process to ensure the Company's financial records are accurate.
• Drive the application of and provide guidance on Accounting policies to ensure compliance with IFRS for both existing and future implemented initiatives.
• Review processes and identify and drive improvements in alignment with global and market business partners.
• Participate in work streams or medium-to-large-sized projects or key initiatives as part of the Retained Accounting/Corporate Finance Department.
• Oversee and maintain the ERP system and its interfaces with other applications.

• 5+ years of experience in Accounting and/or Finance.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Strong accounting skills.
• Adaptable, flexible and able to deal with ambiguity in an ever-changing environment while maintaining a positive attitude and working collaboratively within the team.
• Ability to mediate and bring different stakeholders with different objectives to agree on a consensus and drive decision making.
• Deadline driven, results-oriented, highly responsible and accountable.
• Extremely proactive, with strong initiative and self-motivation.
• High integrity, ethics and strong values.
• Excellent organisational skills, detail-orientation and a high degree of accuracy.
• Good problem-solving skills, strong decision-making skills, innovative use of IT tools and new technology, and good time management and priority setting skills.

• SAP experience.

The company believes that embedding diversity, equity and inclusion into its culture and talent processes gives employees a sense of belonging and the brand a real competitive advantage.