Finance Manager/ Financial Analyst

Finance Manager/ Financial Analyst (Global Controllership team)

• 6 months contract role, paternity leave cover
• 2 headcount open - 1 for Manager level, 1 for Financial Analyst level

Our Client

• A world leader in digital payments

The Opportunity

Global Controllership is responsible for establishing global accounting policies, providing technical accounting guidance to the business, processing accounting transactions globally and consolidating all financial results. The team is responsible for the accuracy and timeliness of the company's financial statements under U.S. GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles), and local statutory financial statements under IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards).

This role will perform the accounting and financial controlling for the company entities in the Asia Pacific region,
ensuring timely and accurate capture of financial information/output necessary for effective management
decisions, and in compliance with US GAAP, local statutory laws and accounting standards, corporate
policies/procedures and key controls. This role will constantly challenge status quo and be a change agent with the
objective of driving for efficiencies but not compromising on controls. This role will report into the Hub
Accounting Director.

Job Responsibilities:

• Manage the overall integration of the company entities in AP region
• Perform the accounting close process and ensure high quality accounting accuracy, timely and
  meaningful reporting, and compliance to US GAAP, SEC and SOX requirements
• Lead the local statutory accounts preparation, audit to filing process, ensuring compliance,
  timeliness, efficiency and reconciliation with US GAAP numbers
• Preparation of monthly accounting journal entries and reconciliations
• Perform quarterly account reconciliations to ensure accurate reporting with no aged unreconciled
  accounts
• Provide flux analysis on balance sheet and income statement
• Manage cashflow which includes forecast, funding requests and intercompany transactions as well
  take on administrator role for the banking platform
• Support business units' conduct of business transactions to ensure compliance with applicable
  accounting standards, laws, policies and procedures
• Work closely with the business, FP&A, Operations Support and other stakeholders to influence and
  drive issue resolution and initiate changes to enhance internal control and efficiency
• Prioritize tasks within job function balancing the need to meet tight deadlines and other corporate
  demands
• Initiate and implement process changes to improve controls, work productivity or quality of work
  output
• Lead or participate in projects as assigned

Your Background

• Degree in Accounting, CPA or equivalent
• Minimum 8 years of relevant accounting experience in a multi-national publicly traded company or
  Big 4 public accounting firm
• Familiar with US GAAP/IFRS and SEC requirements
• Strong analytical skills, accuracy and attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively interact, both verbally and in
  writing, with stakeholders
• Prior experience on integration work
• Some knowledge of other finance functions eg. Treasury, Tax