Consolidation Manager recruitment
Your Roles and Responsibilities
Working with the Accounting team, responsibilities include:
- Managing the quarterly (to be moved to monthly) consolidation process and monthly group reporting of my clients Consolidated PL and Balance Sheet under IFRS standards with approximately 100 subsidiaries.
- Preparation of internal quarterly (to be moved to monthly) Management reports together with analysis and commentaries on the results for the period.
- Managing relationship with external auditors
- Maintaining and communicate Group accounting policies
- Preparation of reporting instructions/deadlines to local controlling/accounting teams which
- Controlling the process for ensuring intercompany transactions are understood and eliminated correctly.
- Managing statutory to IFRS GAAP reporting differences, assessing the implication for the Group and ensure completeness of both local and management reporting.
- Maintaining the chart of accounts and ensuring consolidation standards and data quality of submissions from subsidiaries is of a high standard and in compliance with group requirements.
- Developing a strong relationship with country controllers/accounting teams and country management to build a strong functional reporting and control framework.
- Improving the existing consolidation and reporting systems and tools
The suitable candidate will have:
- A qualified accountant with experience within the "Big 4" or equivalent level.
- Strong knowledge of SAP BCS conso module or equivalent
- Good knowledge with IFRS/IAS norms
- Resilient under pressure and able to adapt quickly to unforeseen work demands.
- Strong on execution and delivery and able to solve problems alone or as part of team.
- Good communication skills as will be required at all levels for internal clients from peers to Directors, and includes providing understandable financial information to non-finance staff.
- Excellent analytical skills and ability to work to tight time scales.Excellent organisation skills - ability to manage multiple tasks in different locations and effectively prioritise work.
- Fluent in English. French and any other language a plus.
What’s on offer:
- Working in a challenging and dynamic work environment, you will be deeply involved in both trading and corporate activity.
- Reporting directly to the Group Head of Accounting.
- The successful candidate will receive an attractive remuneration package commensurate with experience.
May 13, 2012
• Tags: Accounting & Finance careers in the Switzerland, Consolidation Manager recruitment • Posted in: Financial