Accounting Manager

Job objective

Key member in Finance/ Accounting to deliver high quality, accurate and transparent financial reporting on a timely basis and to ensure compliance with Finance Manual and local reporting requirements.

In charge of bookkeeping, financial reporting, taxation, systems roll-out and finance-related internal controls of GEPD

Key responsibility

System Rollout

• Key member in Implementation of Finance module in SAP, including but not limited to understanding local requirements in analysis phase, chart of accounts mapping, participate in user acceptance testing.
• Support any other Finance, IT initiatives.

Accounting and Reporting

• Responsible for General Ledger, all closing and reporting activities:
• Monthly, quarter-end and year-end closing process;
• Prepare journal entries in SAP;
• Review accounting entries and balance sheet reconciliations prepared by team member;
• Provide guidance to team member on accounting entries and process;
• Prepare periodic balance sheet and profit & loss analysis, including quarterly balance sheet review deck;
• Inter-company reconciliation;
• Design and agree with CFO on month-end activities checklists and cut off timeline for key deliverables;
• Review annual reporting package, in charge of accurate upload of financial data on to Grifols Business Intelligence system.
• Accounts receivable: Perform monthly aging analysis and monitor bad debt exposure and highlight to management;
• Accounts payable: Review payments prepared by the team before submitting for approvals.
• Statutory Requirements
  
  • Liaise with external auditors and lead the audit process;
    
  • Prepare audit schedules for annual audit;
    
  • Working with Supply Chain to ensure completeness of cycle counts and annual physical count;
    
  • Working with tax consultants to ensure tax compliance and on-time tax filings;
    
  • Prepare tax information for tax filings.
    
  Internal Controls
  
  • Uphold and improve accounting related internal controls;
    
  • Ensure zero accounting related non-compliance in internal controls and internal audits.
    
  Process Management
  
  • Identify, support, and manage any process improvement initiative.
    
  People Management
  
  • Provide guidance, coaching and feedback to subordinate(s) and fellow team members;
    
  • Establish performance objectives for subordinate(s), monitor performance and provide periodic feedback.
    
  Any ad hoc assignments.

Academic experience required 

• Bachelors degree in business administration or Accounting
• Certified Management Accountant (preferred)

Professional experience required 

• Minimum 5 years accounting experience with supervisory role in multi-national organization
• Minimum 3 years experience in audit firm
• SOX & internal controls experience preferred

Computing skills 

• Good command in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• Experience in ERP system; SAP experience preferred

Personal skills

Strong analytical skills

Strong written and spoken communication skills

High level of integrity and trust

Self-motivating and able to motivate others

Strong desire and ability to embrace change

Flexible and quick learner

Ability to work under time pressure

Good Time Management

Languages 

Fluent in English