The Role
The role sits within Finance Group Shared Services and is responsible for Record-to-Report (R2R) operations for the Adjusting business portfolio including preparation of monthly management accounts, balance sheet ownership and general finance accounting tasks. The incumbent will be expected to support and work closely with the APAC Financial Accountant Manager as well as with the APAC Business Partnering team.
Key Responsibilities
- Become the financial point of contact for the entities assigned in the R2R team under APAC region.
- Perform comprehensive, timely and robust month end close and financials, delivering accurate and meaningful numbers and reporting these to the Group centre for consolidation.
- Perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations. Ensuring reconciliation is conducted in a robust and timely manner, that old balances are investigated and resolved and that the output stands up to scrutiny from external auditors.
- Responsible for performing of inter-company account reconciliations and revaluations.
- Carry out multi-currency bank reconciliations and calculate any revaluations.
- Review capital expenditure monthly, calculating the depreciation charge.
- Assist in tax related accounting activities including producing the quarterly GST/SST/VAT returns, statutory reporting (GAAP and IFRS) and liaising with tax agents in providing information to produce and file company corporation tax return, ensuring returns are submitted to authorities by the deadlines stipulated.
- Responsible for the year end process on the preparation of the annual statutory accounts for the assigned APAC legal entities in the R2R portfolio. Become the point of contact to coordinate with the Auditors, manage the audit cycle, ensure that audit queries are resolved promptly and Statutory Accounts are signed on time.
- Identify opportunities for efficiency and streamlining. To support standardization initiatives rolled out by the group and ensure policies and new processes are implemented successfully in the entity.
- Improve and document process design for R2R activities
- Assisting the implementation of internal controls in compliance with company policy
- Carry out Ad Hoc duties and tasks that are allocated to you at the discretion of management and that are within your capabilities and within the scope of your post.
- Demonstrate and champion Charles Taylor Values by ensuring Agility, Integrity, Care, and Accountability and Collaboration.
Required Skills
- Semi- Qualified / Qualified Accountant with 5 years’ minimum commercial accounting experience preferably in multinational company Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Word
- Strong sense of accountability and ownership to the role assigned
- Strong accounting, analytical, time management and problem-solving skills with attention to details with a pro-active mindset
- Must be able to work independently, prioritise work under tight schedules, is deadline driven, focused and deliver quality results.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with excellent spoken and written English that enable effective working relationships with people from a wide variety of cultural backgrounds.
- Highly numerate with a keen willingness to learn
- Broad experience in accounting and tax and familiar and up to date with accounting principles including IFRS from large multinational company.
- Experience with SUN & Cognos Controller system would be useful but not essential
Why join Charles Taylor?
Charles Taylor prides itself on being a people-centric business. Our organisation culture and company values are at the heart of our everyday interactions with each other, as well as our customers and industry partners.
We strive to provide a positive working environment that offers opportunities for professional development and growth across all our business areas. This includes a structured onboarding process, job-specific skills development, online and in-person training, as well as study assistance for professional qualifications.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Here at Charles Taylor, we are proud to be an Inclusive Employer. We foster an environment of mutual respect with zero tolerance for discrimination of any kind, including but not limited to age, disability, gender identity, marital or family status, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation.
Our goal is to promote an inclusive and diverse workplace where we actively appreciate and celebrate differences, allowing all employees to be their authentic selves. We take pride in our inclusive and diverse culture, fostered by our strong external partnerships and our commitment to promoting a transparent and fair recruitment and selection process.
