Responsibilities
- Lead the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes for assigned markets, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting.
- Prepare and post journal entries, accruals, prepayments, and other accounting adjustments.
- Review and analyse profit and loss accounts and balance sheet movements.
- Ensure compliance with group accounting policies and local statutory requirements.
- Support the preparation of management reporting packages and financial analyses.
- Own and maintain balance sheet integrity through timely and accurate reconciliations. Investigate and resolve reconciling items and unusual transactions.
- Ensure compliance with internal controls, accounting policies, and governance requirements.
- Manage indirect tax compliance activities, including VAT/GST and other local tax filings.
- Support corporate income tax compliance, tax provisioning, and reporting requirements. Liaise with internal tax teams and external advisors to ensure compliance with local regulations.
- Support tax audits and regulatory inquiries.
- Manage legal entity transfer pricing recharge processes in line with group policies.
- Prepare and post intercompany charges and reconciliations.
- Resolve intercompany discrepancies and support transfer pricing documentation requirements.
- Prepare annual statutory financial statements and supporting disclosures for assigned legal entities.
- Coordinate local statutory filing requirements and ensure compliance with regulatory deadlines.
- Act as a key contact for external auditors and internal audit teams. Prepare audit schedules, supporting documentation, and responses to audit requests.
- Coordinate local and group audit activities and ensure timely issue resolution.
- Collaborate closely with Commercial Finance to understand business performance and accounting impacts.
- Partner with Payroll, AP, AR, Treasury, Tax, and other finance functions to ensure completeness and accuracy of financial data.
- Provide accounting guidance and support to stakeholders across the business.
- Build effective relationships with external advisors, auditors, and service providers.
- Continuously identify opportunities to improve financial processes, controls, and reporting efficiency.
- Drive automation initiatives to reduce manual activities and improve data quality.
- Support finance transformation projects and system enhancements.
- Promote best practices and standardisation across markets and entities.
Requirements
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
- Previous experience in financial accounting, statutory accounting, or a similar role.
- Strong understanding of month-end close and balance sheet reconciliations.
- Experience with indirect taxes (VAT/GST) and corporate tax compliance.
- Experience supporting external and internal audits.
- Knowledge of IFRS and statutory reporting requirements.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Advanced Excel skills and experience with ERP systems.
Nice to Have
- Experience managing multiple markets or legal entities.
- Knowledge of transfer pricing and intercompany accounting.
- Exposure to finance transformation, automation, or continuous improvement initiatives.
- Experience with SAGE Intacct, NetSuite, Dynamics, or similar finance systems.
Additional Information
- We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.
- Paymentology will never request any form of payment from applicants at any stage of our recruitment process, including for applications, interviews, training or job placements.
- All legitimate Paymentology vacancies are advertised via our official careers page, and our recruitment emails are sent only from official Paymentology domains.
