Associate Director, Accounting

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• Oversees the month-end closing procedures for the organization, including preparation, review and posting of account entries. Ensures financial accuracy and compliance in the preparation of income and balance sheet statements, reconciliation of corporate general ledger accounts, consolidated statements, and various other accounting statements and reports. Addresses complex accounting issues and may provide input on improving closing processes
• Leads the review of account analysis in terms of how they relate to operating results and the balance sheet in order to understand variances in financial statements. Provides insights and recommendations based on the analysis to improve financial performance. Develops and monitors the financial statement
• Oversees processes supporting financial reporting and ensures maintenance of general ledger system. Presents other monthly, quarterly and annual reports to senior management and gathers their input to carve out action plans for future financial reporting
• Provides strategic guidance to Accounting colleagues with regard to complex and sensitive accounting issues
• Oversees compliance with internal control requirements and external auditors. Leads the review of request lists and audit deliverables, ensuring accuracy and quality of the final deliverables
• Leads the implementation of procedures and practices across the organization to ensure adherence to policies, in particular on Accounting, Tax and Regulatory standards
• Responsible for performance management, development and engagement of team members.

Grade Descriptor
• Broad and comprehensive understanding of concepts and principles within own and related disciplines
• Provides leadership and direction to a team / business area of senior level professionals and/or subordinate managers performing multiple and/or diverse and complex disciplines
• Has accountability for budget/P&L, strategy, performance and results of multiple, often diverse, teams; typically managing programs, processes, service delivery and/or activities that represent a significant portion of an area
• Allocates resources and optimizes resource availability to align with area objectives and annual segment priorities
• Develops team or business area plans, including business, operational and/or organizational priorities aligned to the strategies set for the segment
• Decisions are guided by resource availability and business area objectives
• Impacts and contributes to business results and to the long-term strategy of an important part of a business area or segment

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