The Role: Record to Report (R2R) provides finance services i.e., Journal processing, Financial Group Reporting, Balance Sheet Account Reconciliations and Compliance Reporting.
This position is responsible for leading a service-oriented team and managing the R2R process to deliver timely and accurate financial reporting to the assigned countries across South East Asia (SEA).
Key Accountabilities Operational Activities: Overseeing the R2R portfolio which specialized in Accounting & Reporting Taking ownership of completion of closing activities but not limited to governance of accuracy for all activities or transactions.
Ensure the daily operational activities for R2R as whole are managed and delivered timely.
Operation activities consisting of Journal processing, AARO reporting, Balance Sheet Account Reconciliation and Compliance reporting are managed and delivered timely to the relevant Stakeholder aligned with corporate deadlines.
Leading a team and monitor team processing to ensure accuracy, timely execution and in compliance with accounting principles.
Take ownership of the end-to-end full process of the annual external audit.
First contact point for Locations for any escalation for all R2R operational activities by providing a solution to location promptly to resolve the issues and making sure that services provided are meeting service levels and quality.
Ensuring all team members are complying to the Desktop Task Procedure (DTP).
Attending queries/requirement/recommendation from internal team/ Location/ Auditors on the operational activities in accordance to KPIs.
Takes accountability for own and team performance by monitoring closely via Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) results and constantly provides solutions to improve the results.
Lead operational meeting with team and ensure all required action items agreed with the internal team/ Locations / External Auditors within agreed deadline.
Collaborate/Coordinate with the other functional teams to ensure that the integrated process carried out smoothly to provide constant and quality deliverables to locations.
Report to Management promptly on the status of the operations and ensure prompt escalation to management if necessary.
Ensuring that appropriate General Ledger processes, controls, policies and procedures are in place and comply with Company's standards.
People Management: Ability to demonstrate good leadership and work independently with minimum supervision Team & People Management skill including resources management; staff engagement and monitoring.
Stakeholder Engagement: Build and sustain effective relationships with functional teams and across BUs to deliver quality performance and implement best practices.
Engage the stakeholder to resolve any operational issues Process improvement: Constantly review, signoff and maintain accurate and up to date DTPs and reference materials.
Identify opportunities and implement process improvements, simplifications and standardization.
Identify business needs and contribute solutions to business problems.
Any other duties as required that can generally be expected from Process Manager Requirements: Masters / Bachelors Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related field from a renowned university/institution.
Professional qualification with a recognized global or international accounting body (CPA, ACCA etc) 8 - 10 years in finance and accounting, financial planning and analysis including exposure to Asia finance operations preferably in one of the Big 4 accounting firms Proficient in Finance & Accounting software, e.g.
SAP (including BPC), PowerBI Strong organization & multi-tasking skills, and an eye-for-detail.
Excellent knowledge of English (written, verbal).
Strong analytical and excel modelling skills, and familiarity with Financial Modelling and scenario analysis