Overall Objective: To implement the day-to-day financial control and assist with the production of monthly management accounts, statistics, regulatory returns and financial reporting.
Main Duties and Responsibilities: Closure of financial statements Ensures that management results are in line with accounting results and report in case of anomalies or inconsistencies in data Forwards any management information necessary for the preparation of the company and/or consolidated financial statements Calculates, analyses and posts accrued income on a monthly basis in consultation with the client invoicing teams and prepares intra-Group invoicing Management of client invoices Collects and studies fee schedule agreed and commercial contracts Calculate accruals by client and business line Work with Client Relationship Manager on delayed payments for aged debtors Prepare Provision Committees reports on aged debtors Preparation of budgets, estimates, and periodic reports Participates in the development, according to standards, of budgets and estimates by establishing forecasts of income and/or expenses. Collection and control of information from the departments, projections, and review of assumptions and calculations (locally) Analyses revenues by client and by major type of activity (in relation to the indicators, where applicable) to understand deviations from forecasts Analyses expenses in view the associated indicators (FTE, person-days etc.) Collects information from the units (invoicing, accounting, commercial department) In particular: Collects and verifies information from the entities Ensures cohesion with information received from cross-functional units Analyses changes in the main income items of the entities that he/she monitors Collects information from local management control or cross-functional departments to explain changes or assumptions during budget/estimate processes Taxation and Regulatory Prepares tax statements for VAT & corporate taxes Prepare and/or control statements + track enquiries to be filed with oversight bodies Calculate and communicate the amount of the reserve requirement. Ensure coherence between various outputs: regulatory, statutory, etc. Others Participate in writing operational procedures and operating methods Contribute to the optimisation of the regulatory report production process Respond to enquiries from other units that come under the scope of activity Job Attributes: Job Knowledge / Technical Skills / Qualifications Minimum qualification in an Accounting (ACCA, ACA, CIMA) Experience within a similar position ideal, at least 3 years Experience or an interest in the development and training of more junior employees Must have excellent Excel skills and to be proficient in PowerPoint and Word. Must have excellent communication skills, both oral and written English. Exposure to SAS (Statistical Analysis System), OneSumX (a regulatory reporting tool) is advantageous, but not essential. Personal Skills To be accurate and able to self-check numerical and descriptive output. To be able to adapt and learn new accounting software applications and be comfortable working in an evolving financial environment. To be a self-starter and enjoy working with and analysing numbers in detail. To be enthusiastic and motivated to learn and develop as the department evolves. To be a team player and have an interest in the development and training of others. Good communication skills and an ability to work on their own initiative are essential. To be able to work effectively and be competent at communicating in English in a business environment.
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