Title:  Statutory Audit Accountant

Job Summary

As a Statutory Audit Controller (US GAAP, IFRS) this position is responsible for planning, preparing and execution of Global Statutory audits, understand and advise on internal control in line with accepted accounting practices and provide management financial accountancy services to the management. 

Job Requirements

This position responsibilities also include the following:
•    Strong technical knowledge of accounting, understanding of reporting requirements under IFRS/Multiple GAAP’s including consolidations, intercompany accounting, Revenue recognition, leases, financial instruments, and M&A accounting.
•    Interpret, develop, implement, and monitor accounting policies, processes, and procedures.
•    Carry out the audit preparation in accordance with the Generally Accepted Auditing Standards under US GAAP, Local GAAP
•    Verify the compliance of GAAP and other statutes for accounting as well as disclosure requirements, including encouraging/advising management to adopt the best practices for Financial Reporting
•    Provide counsel on accounting related issues, disclosure obligations related to business transactions, and financial statements.
•    Trouble shooting problems, executing the root-cause analysis and implementing solutions
•    Manage own time effectively and ensure that project work is completed to timescale and budget.
•    Exceptional ability to drive outcomes, overcome adversity, set goals, and hold people accountable to goals, build strong relationships, and make better decisions based on performance.
•    Consistent in maintaining the team coordination, appreciating and acknowledge team members achievements.
•   Process management, documentation, and ongoing improvement of process
•    Digitize and automate with technology.
•    Identify context changes in specific country audit that deserve escalation to the reporting manager
•    Should be able to stretch and adopt to audit timelines and be able to have an attitude of resolving issues/problems even under pressure.
•    Knowledge and keeping current/up-to-date information with market changes; Market awareness
•    Liaison with internal and external auditors
•    Knowledge of US GAAP / IFRS and international auditing standards
•    Understand the accounting difference between the GAAPs and the ability to translate the differences and being able to design a process to track and reconcile the differences.
•    Prior experience in audit and should have proven experience in audit service delivery.
•    A high level of professionalism/independence/confidentiality is a pre-requisite for the role
•    Effective communication skills are required to interface well with management and auditors across the globe.
•    Understanding of Secretarial practice related to Companies returns filings, Direct and Indirect
 

Education

•    Qualified CA/US CPA/ACCA and minimum of Bachelors’ degree in Finance & Accounting
•    6+ years of post-qualification experience with 3years handling audits that are global in nature. 
•    Experience with Big 4/leading Audit firms or their shared service center and exposure to MNC audits would be preferred
•    Preferably to have Oracle ERP environment experience