Group Accounting Team Leader

Your Role:

• Manage and oversee the daily operations (booking) of the group accounting department;
• Supervise and successfully completes the process of month and year-end tasks in line with statutory and regulatory guidelines and group policy;
• Monitor and analyze accounting data and produce financial reports or statements;
• People management.

Responsibilities:

• Understanding, updating and maintaining, troubleshoot and solve root cause of issues, automation, use internal controls for completeness and accuracy of operational flows AP/AR /Inventory/Disputes linked to accounting systems;
• AP/AR – supervise booking of invoices, including ER, with correct BU and bank statements with proper allocation in AR/AP ledgers in accounting system, including IC invoices;
• Inventory – update, monitor, troubleshoot and solve root cause of issues, use internal controls for completeness and accuracy for both in and out movement of inventory and closing balance vs inventory count (intermediary and ME);
• AP – validating invoices, including ER, for accuracy and completeness, including VAT and deductibility purpose, and the cost received from external partners for all other invoices not validated by Billing;
• AP/AR – follow-up on unresolved matters with internal and external partners, SOA, disputes and reconciliation process;
• Audit process and Controlling/Reporting team support for accruals, YE, others;
• AP/AR – verify the archive of accounting documents;
• Agreement’s review and company structures documentation requirements and revision used for substantiating the AP/AR for bank transactions;
• Payroll preparation and consultants’ payments for group companies;
• Create, maintain and update procedures and work instructions for all flows of group companies;
• Revising and coordinating the flows for each activity AP/AR, to keep as efficient as possible the timeline and resources used – revise gateway of documents and next steps, approval and payment process and propose improvements to streamline processes and enhance automation;
• Responsible for internal controls of AP/AR;
• Create, discuss, agree and monitor SLA with other departments;
• Risk management review and updates on all the processes;
• Hire, coach, mentor and develop staff. Ensure adequate staffing and skills are maintained. Create and distributes reports to update the company on the team’s progress;
• Communicate clear instructions to team members. Hold team accountable for goals. Provide any training that team members need and monitor team members’ participation to ensure the training they are being provided is being put into use, and also to see if any additional training is needed.  Manage and prioritize the flow of day-to-day operations in line with company needs;
• Providing proactive, cross-functional support between finance, HR, administrative and other departments;
• Autonomy to set own priorities and manage backlogs, structured way of working while flexibility to adapt to continuous change, ‘can do’ mentality, proactive and willing to go the extra mile;

Requirements:

• University Graduate in Finance/ Accounting;
• 8 years in financial field, out of which 3 of experience at a senior level;
• Certified Public Accountant, ACCA, Management Accountant, Certified Internal Auditor /Financial Analyst is an advantage;
• Accounting operations;
• Statutory, regulatory and management reporting;
• Ability to deal tactfully, confidently and in time with internal and external stakeholders;
• Decision quality & Problem Solving;
• Proactive attitude for preventing and solving financial and accounting issues;
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Excel;
• English fluency.

What we offer:

• International company with international mindset
• Unique team spirit and informal work environment
• Training opportunities and career growth program
• Work with talented and collaborative coworkers who will support you and help you grow
• Additional perks as part of our culture: parties, team buildings, diverse Fun at Work activities every month.