Accountant

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES / KEY RESULT AREAS

• 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 departments
  • 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 filings (excluding income taxes) 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 between local ledger (in SAP) and local ledger (in external provider’s system)

COMPETENCIES

• Excellent analytical skills and detail-focused
• Proven problem assessment and solving skills
• Continuous improvement mindset
• Ability to plan own time carefully and to prioritise with limited supervision
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in an international business environment

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting / Chartered Accountant
• Up to five years operational experience in a similar role, preferably in an international organisation
• SAP experience a significant advantage

OTHER KEY REQUIREMENTS / COMMENTS

• Fluency in English, both oral and written. Other relevant foreign languages is an asset