Country Accountant

We are searching on behalf of our client a business process outsourcing multinational company a Country Accountant.

Responsibilities: 

• 1. He is expected to have awareness of the local as well as group accounting standards and practices so as to ensure accuracy of financial statements for both local and IFRS reporting.
• 2. He is expected to work very closely with multiple stakeholders - Country Market, GTF retained org., Group financial reporting, Process owners in up-steam processes i.e. P2P,O2C etc, Compliance and Auditors
• 3. In De-coupled markets, he will be responsible for ensuring smooth delivery of R2R processes across delivery centers. He has to ensure smooth functioning of the processes based out of both the sites.
• 4. He needs to exercise his professional judgment and prudence in ensuring that the books of accounts represents true and fair picture of the business and it is not subject to any financial statement risk. He will be responsible for ensuring and signing off on SOX controls.
• 5. He will be responsible for ensuring smooth delivery of the R2R processes for the country he is aligned, contributing to overall satisfaction across various stakeholders and ensuring related performance standards i.e CPI, KPIs and GPI.
• 6. He is expected to provide thought leadership to the analysts aligned to him. He will be responsible for their mentoring, grooming, provide technical guidance and set them for success.
• 7. He is expected to be hands-on in various process areas and have through understanding of business processes and financial systems.
• 8. He will be responsible for driving process improvement in various business processes so as to deliver business impact in terms of simplification, productivity and controllership.
• 9. He is responsible for sharing and implementing best practices with other country accountants.

Required Qualifications:

• University graduate
• Excellent written and verbal English Spanish and Italian
• Well organized. Ability to prioritize tasks. Ability to meet strict deadlines
• US GAAP knowledge preferred
• More than 3 years of experience in a multinational company as Financial Reporting Analyst
• PC skills required (ERP knowledge is preferred)
• Problem solving /conflict resolution/analytical skills