Manager, External Reporting

Job Description

• Identify and resolve accounting backlogs, such as aged balance-sheet items, unreconciled accounts, and unposted invoices.
• Clean and standardize data, ensuring all ledgers, accruals, and prepayments are correctly classified and aligned with IFRS and Group Reporting Policies.
• Investigate root causes of accounting backlogs ( manual posting errors, improper account usage, or inconsistent application of IFRS policies).
• Review and monitor actual financial results of all regional entities, including but not limited to key financial ratios, balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement.
• Support the review and clean-up of balance sheet accounts to ensure accuracy, completeness, and proper classification under IFRS.
• Review consumer reconciliation to ensure accuracy, completeness, and timely clearing of outstanding balances.
• Assist with balance sheet review and analysis, including commentary on major movements and variances.
• Support the periodic regional review of compliance with Group Reporting Policies, identify areas of non-compliance, and provide recommendations.
• Serve as a subject-matter expert in accounting, partnering with cross-functional teams in the region on projects, initiatives, or issue resolution.
• Collaborate closely with Regional Accounting, SSC, and Group Accounting on accounting treatments, system mapping, and reclassification needs.
• Contribute to monthly, quarterly, and year-end closing activities, ensuring timely and accurate reporting deliverables.
• Handle other ad-hoc projects and tasks as assigned.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Degree in Accounting or Finance; Chartered Accountant / CPA / ACCA qualification preferred.
• 5–8 years of relevant experience in accounting, external audit, or financial reporting.
• Willingness to work as an Individual Contributor.
• Proven experience in IFRS reporting and a solid understanding of balance sheet reconciliations.
• Experience in audit, SSC, or multinational environments (familiarity with delivery or tech-driven business models is a plus).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; able to dive deep into data and resolve issues independently.
• Proficient in Excel; working knowledge of SAP or other ERP systems is an advantage.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across regions and functions, working under tight timelines.
• Hands-on, self-driven, and proactive, with a strong sense of ownership and follow-through