Key Accountabilities and Main Responsibilities:
- Strategic Focus:
- Review accounting practices and ensure transactions are booked appropriately.
- Adapt quickly and appropriately when processes change.
- Drive process improvement.
- Operational Management:
- Prepare the month-end FLASH file and accurate monthly financial results for at least one business unit for UK review, including detailed P&L accounts by close WD 2.
- Journal preparation and finalization in the ERP system.
- Prepare and post accruals, prepayments, WIP, and deferred income; maintain back-up schedules.
- Prepare and post ad hoc journals, including intercompany transactions.
- Review monthly billing to ensure correct WIP postings and accurate billing.
- Review costs to ensure correct accruals determination.
- Prepare variance analysis on results and provide feedback to management in a timely manner via the preparation of topsheet listing key variances.
- Prepare monthly Balance Sheet reporting pack for UK review, ensuring all balance sheet accounts are validated and understood.
- Reconciliation of balance sheet control accounts; provide back-up and ensure the validity of entries.
- Reconciliation of intercompany invoicing accounts.
- Reconciliation of asset GL accounts and WIP schedules.
- Ensure fixed assets are correctly categorized and depreciation postings are made properly.
- Input of Purchase Orders as requested by UK Finance or Business teams.
- Reconciliation of VAT accounts and provide support to UK and VAT team.
- Reconciliation of accounts payable 3581 reports.
- Assist with resolving audit queries on statutory Financial Statements.
- Regulatory capital preparation of quarterly regulatory capital calculations using agreed templates.
- Preparation of Sharepoint transfers for authorisation to collect interest and shareholder fees.
- Prepare Local Business Review pack for UK review (P&L, balance sheet, top sheet, top 5).
- Run TM1 reports for Board packs for UK to complete.
- Prepare UK Government statistical reports.
- Provide other ad-hoc reporting as requested by the UK team.
- General office duties.
- People Leadership:
- Demonstrate strong self-leadership by showing initiative and professional behaviours.
- Work collaboratively with broader finance team members and across the business.
- Actively contribute to the broader team's knowledge and capability.
- Governance & Risk:
- Ensure full adherence to legal and regulatory requirements and the good conduct of the business.
- Maintain ongoing compliance and uphold the reputation of MPMS Group.
- Achievement of business objectives and maintenance of ongoing regulatory compliance.
Experience & Personal Attributes:
- Experience:
- Chartered Accountant with a minimum of 2 years experience in Management/Financial Accounting in MNCs.
- Understanding of current IFRS Accounting Standards is advantageous.
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel required.
- Personal Attributes:
- Personal commitment to and visible role modelling of the organisation's behaviours and values.
- Self-motivated, organised, with a can-do attitude.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to think laterally and display adaptability to change.
- Methodical approach with attention to detail.
- Ability to maintain quality and manage workload to meet deadlines.
- Well organised and able to prioritise workload.
- Ability to work both in a team and individually.
- Ability to work with and influence senior stakeholders.
- Willing to work in the UK shift as and when required.
