Subject Matter Expert - Corporate Finance

About the role

Implements operational goals supporting financial operations, focusing on providing detailed financial reports, including projections for profits and losses. Analyzes and evaluates key financial data to ensure accuracy, addresses recurring accounting issues, and provides solutions based on established procedures. Contributes to implementing new accounting processes and standards and manages smaller projects within the accounting department. Investigates and reports on accounting irregularities, communicating findings to relevant stakeholders. THE OPPORTUNITY: This position will assist in performing close activities, balance sheet reconciliations and ad-hoc accounting and reporting task for Dubai and South Africa Region. He/she will also ensure that accounting/reporting is performed in line with underlying SOX compliances and global accounting policies. He/ She will also cater to Statutory reporting/external audit & tax compliance

Requirements

• Activities may include but is not limited to reserves calculation (DFS, E&O, LIFO, Credit Memo, Bad Debt Reserves, etc.), accruals and prepayments, payroll, rebates calculation (Vendor & Customer), FX revaluation etc.
• Perform monthly/quarterly/annual Flux analysis, info-pack preparation, tax package preparation & blackline reconciliations.
• Statutory accounts preparation in accordance with Local GAAP including mapping and bridge calculation, reconciliation to US GAAP accounts and notes to the financial statements. These financials need to be filed within agreed time frame.
• Extend all support to auditor in the smooth conduct of the audit and resolve the queries.
• Company Tax return and true-up posting and communication to Corporate Tax
• OneSource quarterly tax upload file preparation
• Working experience in Goods and service tax.
• Analysis and resolution of intercompany differences between trading partners.
• SOX Compliance - Ensure that all relevant controls are operating effectively with no deficiency, assist internal audit team with support and audit.
• Keep process documentation up to date
• Controllership responsibilities to build and support Avantor's control environment.
• Performs ad-hoc analyses and requests, including special projects (financial and economic in nature). And other duties as assigned
• Collaborate with FP&A Finance colleagues to analyse expense trends and current operational events that would impact current accruals and expense estimates.
• Well equipped with accounting concepts
• 6-8 years' experience in what Record to Report with demonstrated ability in Technical Accounting like Lease Accounting, Revenue Recognition, Corporate Accounting in Third party or Captive environment.
• THOSE NECESSARY TO PERFORM THE JOB COMPETENTLY:
• An understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (U.S. GAAP, IFRS) and corporate accounting policies and procedures is necessary. This is generally acquired through education process, with practical application gained through work experience.
• This position also requires knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance legislation and the ability to develop and apply what is required from SOX guidelines. This is generally acquired through training sessions and practical application gained through work experience.
• This position will require working experience in handling Goods and service tax.
• This position will require experience in handling Statutory audits/Internal audits
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written are essential due to the degree of documentation and interaction with various departments, business lea

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