Senior Consolidation Accountant

Job description
Main Purpose:

Perform month end / year end consolidation process and reporting of Group’s Consolidated P&L, Balance Sheet and associated financial statement notes under IFRS standards (incl. IFRS16)

Knowledge Skills and Abilities, Key Responsibilities:

People Management Responsibility:

No direct management but will require extensive interaction with the different affiliates accounting and finance community

Typical Key Responsibilities:
• As part of monthly/annual financial closing for the group, in charge of the various consolidation tasks to ensure preparation/integrity of the group financial statement.
• Intercompany reporting follow-up and reconciliation process among affiliates and Group related parties. Process will have to be driven both at global level (process) and local (drive and arbitrate the reconciliation)
• Ensure proper eliminations and IFRS compliance of the financial statement through required consolidation entries and regular balance sheet review with the different affiliates.
• Responsible for the different IFRS standard proper accounting (incl. IFR16) and lead implementation of any new/change in standards.
• Responsible to produce and explain monthly Group financial cash flow and support adjustment for audit review.
• Be able to comment the main variance / changes on the balance sheet of the different reporting entities
• Managing statutory to IFRS GAAP reporting differences, assessing the implication for the Group and ensure completeness of both local and management reporting and gaps are reconciled / explained.
• Support the preparation / documentation of the year-end financial statement, including the required disclosures and justification to the external auditors
• Prepare ad-hoc accounting / analysis for specific transactions.

Experience:

At least 5 years in accounting & Consolidation under IFRS standard,

Knowledge:

good knowledge of IFRS16. Exposure to external auditor.

Skills:

Good system skills

Mandatory

Fluent English. Proactive and ability to interact with people in a multicultural environment. Good system/excel expertise

Desirable

Spanish/French good knowledge.

Hyperion/Navision accounting/Tagetik knowledge will be a plus.

Key Relationships and Department Overview:

Work with Group consolidation manager and all accounting department of the affiliates.