Responsible for overseeing month-end and year-end closing, financial reporting, accounting accuracy and compliance. Lead the General Ledger & Reporting team, strengthen accounting processes and controls, drive process improvements and collaborate with Finance, Supply Chain and business stakeholders to ensure timely and reliable financial information for management decision-making.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage the General Ledger & Reporting team, including coaching, performance management and development of team members.
- Oversee the full month-end and year-end closing process, ensuring accurate and timely completion of accounting activities. Review journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals, provisions, prepayments, fixed assets, intercompany balances and other GL transactions.
- Prepare and review monthly management accounts, financial reports and relevant financial analysis.
- Ensure completeness, accuracy and proper classification of accounting transactions in accordance with applicable accounting standards and Group policies.
- Monitor and resolve long-outstanding reconciling items and ensure timely account reconciliation and clearance.
- Oversee intercompany accounting and reconciliation across Group entities, including identification and resolution of discrepancies.
- Work closely with the Supply Chain team to review, validate and record inventory adjustments and stock consumption, ensuring appropriate accounting treatment and accurate reflection of inventory and cost of sales.
- Review inventory-related movements and investigate significant or unusual stock adjustments and consumption variances in collaboration with Supply Chain and relevant stakeholders.
- Coordinate with Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Treasury, Supply Chain and other Finance teams to ensure smooth month-end closing and accurate financial reporting.
- Liaise with external auditors, tax agents and other professional advisers on audit, statutory reporting and accounting matters.
- Support the preparation of annual financial statements and statutory reporting requirements.
- Establish and strengthen accounting controls, policies and standard operating procedures.
- Identify opportunities to streamline and automate accounting and reporting processes, reducing manual work and improving efficiency.
- Support finance system enhancements, implementation and integration projects where required.
- Provide accounting guidance and technical support to the Finance team and business stakeholders. Assist the Head of Finance in financial analysis, reporting and other ad-hoc projects as required.