Senior Accountant

ROLE DESCRIPTION:

In this role, you will be responsible for the completeness and accuracy of the general ledgers for the companies assigned to you. This includes performance of financial analysis, application of any local regulations, and compliance with SES’s policies and procedures for those companies.

Working in this role, you will be able to fully close a smaller entity and deliver a significant contribution into the closing of more significant entities.

Are you up for the challenge?

You will be responsible for (this is not an exhaustive list):

• Completeness and documentation of financial records
  • Ensure accuracy of the general ledgers for all assigned entities, including understanding revenue recognition, income taxes, etc. prepared by other department
  • Record manual journal entries, with appropriate supporting documentation
  • Prepare or obtain account reconciliations so that all balance sheet positions are supported on a monthly basis
• Compliance of the financial records with SES policies and procedures
  • Respect strict closing deadlines, including daily processing of bank transactions
  • Ensure intercompany transactions are properly recorded and reconciled
  • Complete central reporting package to allow timely consolidation of SES’s results
• Fulfilment of regulatory obligations associated with each entity ​​​
  • Prepare annual statutory financial statements on a legal entity basis, and prepare any other tax fil-ings or other reporting obligations
  • Ensure compliance with intercompany recharging mechanisms, required profit margins, and the like
• Financial analysis over the entity, or subgroups of entities
  • On a regular basis, prepare a formal review of the assigned companies’ results, including analysis of variances to prior, budget, and forecast, and proof of compliance with intercompany recharging mechanisms and required profit margins
  • Support monthly reviews of results for aggregated groups of companies by the local accounting manager
• Oversight over external accounting service providers (if required)
  • Review monthly reports from external providers, ensuring accuracy, including correct use of SES’s standard chart of accounts and cost centres
  • Maintain reconciliation between IFRS consolidation ledger and local ledger (in SAP), as well as be-tween local ledger (in SAP) and local ledger (in external provider’s system)

YOUR PROFILE

1. Must have 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or directly relevant professional qualification
• More than five years operational experience in a similar role, preferably in an international organisation
• SAP experience
• Strong analytical skills and detail-focused

2.    Nice to Have

• Advanced professional qualification (such as ACCA) preferred
• Fluency in English, both oral and written. Other relevant foreign languages an asset

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU

• Flexible working policy
• Bonus plan
• Comprehensive and competitive benefits plan
• A range of wellness activities and employee assistance programs 
• An employer that values all aspects of Diversity and respects every individual’s story

GOOD TO KNOW

Embark on a career with us, where diversity isn't just a buzzword – it's our driving force. We are crafting a workplace mosaic that values every hue, background, and perspective. Join a global team where inclusivity sparks innovation, and individuality is not only embraced but celebrated. At SES we are committed to hiring inspiring individuals from all backgrounds. We take great pride in creating safe and inclusive processes and we support the recruitment, retention, and evolution of all employees irrespective of gender, colour, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, disability, veteran or marital status, background or walk in life.