Job purpose:
To take responsibility for all monthly financial accounting aspects of designated legal entities in APAC region under the direction of the Finance Manager.
Major Responsibilities:
- Posting month end accruals and prepayments to ensure all costs are captured and appropriatelyrecognizedfor local and US reporting needs.
- Set up & input bank transactions into the ledger as journals
- Produce daily cash report for all APAC businesses
- Review daily cash requirements for the APAC entities ensuring appropriate funding arrangement
- Set up and post monthly journals for example on depreciation and update any supporting spreadsheets
- Certain Treasury functions including making payments, settling Interco invoices & ensure appropriate, but not excessive, cash is in the local bank accounts at all times
- Producing trial balances for relevant countries to meet month end close US reporting deadlines
- Providing management information for UK and local needs as required
- P&L review, Flux analysis and input to cost control as required
- Working with the Finance Manager, local advisors and other team members to ensure year end audit, statutory accounts and tax returns are filed to deadlines
- Perform monthly balance sheet reconciliation of control accounts, bank accounts and all asset debtor and creditor accounts on time based on the risk category
- Liaison with other Finance team members within the APAC region and overseas to ensure integrity of accounts
- VAT and other local statutory and tax reporting
- Ensuring Group Finance policies and procedures are adhered to and consistently applied
- Key Finance contact for operational managers and local employees of relevant country
Qualifications:
- Must be a qualified Chartered Accountant
- Should have 1.5+ Years experience working for a multinational corporation with regional accounting Responsibilities.
- Experienced with accounting systems, preferably Oracle, reporting and reconciliation requirements.
- Strong knowledge of US GAAP
- Strong Excel skills at least intermediate level. Hyperion experience desirable
- Good organizational, communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to communicate well when working with colleagues/clients in other countries.
- Excellent written and oral English capabilities
