General

• Guarantees 100% compliance with all relevant local legislation (e.g.: statutory accounting standards, tax law) and internal group accounting guidelines.
• Ensures that the accounting records are correct, transparent (within the organization and towards HQ) and complete (including appropriate accruals/deferrals). The financial statements must present a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance, and cash flows of the reported period.
• Assures timely submission of accurate financial information to all stakeholders (e.g.: tax authorities, other local authorities).
• Proactively managing the year end audit process and the external auditors to guarantee a clean Early Warning Memorandums and Management Letters. While maintaining quality, continuously drives efficiency by streamlining processes (within accounting and beyond accounting) and the use of available tools.
• Ensures that the accounting operations are fully integrated from a process, systems, and control perspective.
• Forecast balance sheet and cash flow position.
• Ensure the implementation of the SAP update SAP4Hana.
• Coordinate with the Operations team the process related to the import, reception and deliver products (finished goods and POS materials), to the distributor partner.

Internal Controls

• Observes the compliance of the Policies and Procedures established in the company, and if needed propose the creation or update of these.
• Ensure the correct segregation of duties and avoid any duplicity of tasks.
• Coordinates all the Internal and External auditing processes in the company (Financial, Taxes, Transfer Prices).
• Constant work with all the other areas of the company to establish routines to prevent and mitigate any risk.

Bookkeeping

• Maintains the fixed asset register and supervises the asset accounting in the fixed asset ledger
• Manages the accounts payables ledger as well as the periodic payment runs while ensuring segregation of duties
• Controls the accounts receivable ledger and the dunning process
• Supervises the bank statement postings as well as the reconciliation of the bank accounts and petty cash.
• Reconciliation of all GL accounts in a monthly basis.

Closing

• Responsible for the timely compilation of the monthly and annual closings including the communication of the closing timetable within the organization.
• Follow up of actuals variations versus the plan in coordination with the controlling team.
• Carries out depreciation runs, posts all accrual and deferral entries as well as revaluations, write offs and provisions.
• Reconciles all clearing and intercompany accounts.
• Carries out any other period closing postings.
• Prepares the annual statutory financial statements
• Conducts a thorough review of all monthly reports and financial statements prior to the submission to HQ or authorities to make corrections if needed.

Taxes

• Ensures timely submission of all types of taxes [ VAT, WHT, In-kind benefit, CIT,.. etc]
• Responsible for tax inspections and clean the old records.

• Bachelor degree in Accounting, Finance or relevant major from a reputable university.
• CPA, ACCA or CMA certificate is a big plus.
• 8-10 years of relevant experience preferably in FMCG sector.
• SAP proficiency is a must
• Understanding of US AAP
• Fluency in English is a must.
• Excellent Leadership skills.
• Excellent communication skills.