Purpose of the Job

• Providing timely financial reports as well as financial support services required by management / client, ensuring established accounting policies and procedures are followed in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards.
• Overseeing and directing organizational accounting functions and procedures, including developing and implementing internal controls and accounting operations, providing input on the adoption or utilization of effective accounting systems, handling various regulatory or tax filings and advising on financial and accounting matters.
• Responsible for hiring, training and supervising of other accounting personnel as well as the smooth operation of the accounting department.

Key Activities / Accountability

• General ledger and month-end close, financial statement preparation and reporting.

• Ensures Accounting Department calendar deadlines are met.
• Review general ledger account reconciliations
• Reviews financial statements, including month end and year end closing
• Reviews and approves recoverable expense billings and reconciliations
• Reviews and approves monthly bank reconciliations
• Reviews monthly funding requests
• Reviews and approves monthly journal entries

• Internal Control (SOX) activities, review accuracy of testing and completeness of documentation.
• Responsible for optimal Cash management.
• Maintain contract information.
• Coordinate audit process (group, local) with external auditors.
• Government and statutory reporting, such as annual accounts, VAT and Income Tax Filing and payroll information.
• Establishes and maintains open communication and interaction with all commercial, operational and other management staff in case of changes of processes as well as specific requests and issues.
• Supervise finance/accounting staff developing annual objectives, succession planning and cross training (Performance Management System).
• Hires , trains, mentors, supervises motivates and leads staff members into continuous improvement
• Responsible for organizing and delegating jobs and activities
• Is responsible for making an annual plan for the accounting department, proposing and keeping up to the departmental budget as well as realizing targets and objectives in the plan.
• Responsible for reaching an optimal number for the DSO (days sales outstanding) for national as well as foreign clients.
• Participates in projects relevant for the processes in the accounting department.

Requirements:

• Bachelors Degree (B.A./B.S.) from four year college or university in Accounting/Finance. MBA or CPA preferred

Experience and Knowledge

• 5-15 years experience in similar roles
• Expertise in advanced finance and accounting practices (compiling, interpreting and/or providing consultation on financial and accounting related considerations for management analysis and decision making).
• Ability to understand and apply fundamental accounting and bookkeeping principles and techniques, and to accurately prepare and analyze most financial records, reports and statements.
• Ability to understand and interpret information common to financial statements and balance sheets, administer and oversee the financial procedures and policies of an organization.
• Ability to apply knowledge of human resource functions (recruiting and employment issues, employment testing, compensation and benefits, performance management, training and development).

Necessary Technical / Functional Skills

• Strong financial and analytical skills
• Must have proven leadership skills and must be critical thinking/forward thinking and results oriented.
• Computer literate with excellent Excel and strong accounting software skills.

• Pro-active, interested in and able to find solutions, able to work within a team. Hands-on attitude towards work, flexible. Strong communication skills.
• Ability to translate customer needs into business supporting solutions
• Ability to set and follow up clear objectives
• Able to plan and organize own daily and future activities
• Can make decisions and both keep them and be able to re-evaluate
• Ability to work independently as well as in a (virtual) team environment
• A pragmatic approach to work and the ability to be flexible when needed
• Assertive
• Communicative, able to create trustful relations in spite of cultural differences and geographical distance
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to build and maintain relationships
• Integrity
• Well organized with interest to develop structures, methods and tools
• Able to handle multiple assignments
• Quality focus, willingness to stay on top of up-to-date developments