Statutory Accountant

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The statutory compliance team are overall accountable for Local GAAP reporting and compliance and the full end to end audit process.

Key responsibilities

Each member of the team manages their own portfolio of entities, with activities including :

Project management :

Project planning and deadline management (financial statements, audits, annual and interim corporate tax returns)

Coordination with auditors, tax advisors

Coordination with internal accounting teams and external accountants

Coordination with tax team for technical reviews and approvals for tax filings

Document control and coordination of signatures

Negotiation of advisor / auditor fees and tracking vs AOP

Review of advisor engagement letters

Audit meetings

Follow up and resolution of issues

Maintaining internal project trackers and database information

Technical and accounting :

Performing reconciliations between US GAAP and local GAAP accounting records

Performing reconciliations between local GAAP profit and taxable profit

Audit / tax query resolution

Preparation of supporting schedules and analyses

Review of financial statements

Review of tax computations and returns

Review of legal documentation

Indirect tax (eg. VAT) compliance returns and all other local tax and financial / statistical returns

Other :

Coordination with legal department over company secretarial compliance

Support treasury department with respect to dividends and global cash management

Assistance with tax investigations and audits

Ad hoc reporting as required (eg interim accounts, statistical analyses)

Education and Experience :

Self-starter who is organized and has strong technical skills

Effective communications skills, both verbal and written; ability to collaborate with multiple relationships across different countries

Ability to effectively manage, coordinate and prioritize multiple tasks and deadlines, and demonstrated successful ability to adapt to and work in a fast paced, highly dynamic work environment

Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (equivalent to 3+ years of direct experience or a recognized accounting qualification equivalent to CPA / ACA / ACCA / CIMA)

Ability to understand US and Local GAAP accounting topics as well as to understand how CRG has applied them in a complex ERP environment

Experience using cloud-based applications such as Oracle ERP, Workday, etc will a plus

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance or other related field, or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualifications

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :

Strong technical accounting skills

Excellent organizational skills

Interest in financial accounting

Attention to detail and ability to multi-task daily

Good problem solving skills

Ability to work under own initiative and manage own time across a variety of concurrent projects with a strong focus on quality and adherence to multiple deadlines

Effective communication skills to enable management of multiple relationships across different countries

Ability to focus on partnering with both internal and external parties

Ability to work with ambiguity and complexity

Fluency in English (verbal and written)

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