GENERAL INFORMATION

Role title:

GBS A2R Closing and Reporting Accountant

Location:

CHC Captive Center [Budapest]

Reports to:

A2R Manager of Closing & Reporting

 ROLE PURPOSE

This position will play a key role ensuring for CHC A2R GL accounting and Closing and Reporting process are running both local and GBS level.

The purpose of this role is to supervise and execute:

Monthly closing and reporting activities as per group timetableTechnical accounting - functional and technical support across A2R processes and systems and drive operational and continuous improvement projectsSupport management, legal and statutory reporting at Group and country levelsA2R Master Data Management servicesAddress operational issues and follow through to resolution in an effective and timely mannerPerform operational KPIs and compliance with CHC policies and guidelinesSupervise team of captive junior accountantsDrive continuous improvement

GBS A2R Closing and Reporting Accountant reports to A2R Head of Closing, Reporting & Tax Accounting in Captive Center and works closely with Asset, Inventory, Cash & ICO accounting team, CHC Country Senior Accounting Partner, Finance (Finance Performance, Business analysis & controlling, Treasury, Tax, Internal Control), IFSA, Supply Chain, MARCO team, other GBS (SBS) departments.

GBS A2R Closing and Reporting Accountant will review and monitor technical process implementation, controls and compliance in all topics related to accounting, closing and reporting, and respective area of accounting. He/she will be work together with ITS to implement new or existing tools in CHC LE and to ensure that they operationally ready at CHLOE Day.

GBS A2R Closing and Reporting Accountant will be involved on GBS processes improvements, further standardization and will supervise and contribute to related projects.

Key requirement for GBS Senior Closing and Reporting Accountant:

Deliver GL accounting, closing and reporting services to CHC GBS within perimeter

Perform corporate reporting on time according to closing calendarDefine and drive accounting, process and systems changes operationally and facilitate A2R service deliveryEnsure all automatic postings have been booked, AR & AP sub-ledgers closed and Balance Sheet and P&L accounts closedEnsure that all recurring and non-recurring items are collected, accounts reconciled and Manual Journal Entries (MJE) bookedSupport preparation of management, legal and statutory reporting at Group and country levelsPrepare ad-hoc reports and analysisSupport internal and external auditsA2R Master Data Management (PCoA, FA, ICO)

Ensure compliance of processes, transactions and reports with CHC/Corporate accounting policies, internal control guidelines and audit / SOX requirements  

Execute operational KPIs and pro-actively alert execution issuesSupervise and coach the team of captive junior accountants Provide expertise and coachingContribute to resource allocation for effective and efficient deliveryDemonstrate values of CHC business and culture of internal clientContribute to A2R Core Model process knowledge (Level 6/7) relating to GL monthly closing and reporting services

Contribute to development of Process vision, strategy and objectives defined globally

Gather and apply best practice to processSupport benchmarking activitiesContribute to implementation of policies and procedures governing processesProvide process expertise to relevant stakeholders as required and when neededContribute to review ITS tool and make proposal to improve, reduce # tools when neededImprove user experience to perform their job more efficiently

Communicates with captive management.

 Ensure Compliance and Internal Control/ SOX standards are met.

Expected SkillsDegree in Accounting / Finance / Economics or equivalent3+ years experience in closing and reporting preferably in an international multicultural environmentGood knowledge of IFRS and local GAAPsHands on expertise in GL accounting, closing & reporting processes and activitiesStrong deductive and analytical skillsHands on knowledge of SAP ERP and other accounting applicationsKnowledge of Microsoft Office and expertise of MS ExcelAbility to interact with internal and external clients in a professional mannerTeam player, able to work collaboratively transversally and with A2R front line teams with an end to end mindsetAttentive to customer needs and feedbackAbility to organize, prioritize and structure the tasks for oneself and direct reportsAttentive to detail and works with precisionAction oriented, delivery driven, change agentRole model / coach to junior accountantsTransversal mindset and ability to work across processes, geographies, languages, cultures, business maturity levelsFluency in English mandatory and other European languages are desirable

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