Position Description:
We are seeking a seasoned Accounting Analyst to join the Digital F&SD Department to join
the team managing the corporate planning and forecasting solutions and cycles. The
successful candidate will be maintaining, supporting and optimizing various financial
planning and reporting processes in SAP-BPC, as well as designing and developing new
ones. SAP technologies are predominantly used for this purpose; specifically, BPC and BW
applications. The successful candidate will be expected to provide both functional and
technical expertise to the job. They should have through understanding and proven
experience in building financial models and financial consolidation process.
The department is primarily responsible for the coordination, development and
management of information systems used for planning and performance activities,
forecasting, financial reporting and digital solutions supporting finance organizations. Such
systems include those relating to Business Plan development, forecasting activities,
financial reporting, accountability reporting cycles, performance management, fiduciary
segmental reporting, advanced analytics and visualizations, amongst others. The
department personnel are multidisciplinary professional with financial and technical
backgrounds.
Minimum Requirements:
The successful candidate must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or a
related discipline. Possession of an advanced business degree (e.g., MBA) and/or relevant
professional certification (e.g., CMA, CFA, CPA, ACCA, PMP) is highly preferred.
Successful candidate would have a minimum of 10 years of experience designing,
implementing and managing Financial Planning & Budgeting, Reporting and Financial
Consolidation solutions.
Preferred experience at one of the IOCs or consultancy firms such as E&Y, Accenture,
KPMG, and BCG in Financial Planning & Budgeting, Reporting and Financial Consolidation.
Thorough understanding of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and their
application including process of generating full group consolidated financial statements for
planned period.
Highly proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Access, Word...), be well
experienced in SAP-BPC and SAP-BW applications, and expert in building driver-based
financial models and financial consolidation models in SAP-BPC. Experience in SAP
Analytics Cloud (SAC) is preferred.
Expert in various financial modeling techniques and building comprehensive models that
can be driven top-down or bottom up.
Solid understanding of SAP consolidation engines (BPC, S4/HANA Group Reporting) with
ability to configure and maintain business rules, configure master data, troubleshoot
issues.
Proven track record in leading projects from inception to completion including scope
definition to solution delivery. Ability to articulate scope of projects, time-lines,
resources, delivery, process maps etc.
Possess excellent communication, presentation and documentation skills in the English
language; with a mindset of “own it all the way through to solution delivery”.
Duties & Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will be required to perform the following under tight deadlines:
Act as a consultant to other team members on financial consolidation based on IFRS rules,
configure consolidation business rules and model appreciate treatment of financial
transactions in planning system.
Build easy to manage driver based financial models in SAP-BPC to automate business
transactions.
Lead or participate as an SME in financial planning and forecasting solutions development
through projects and programs, collaborating with business and technology groups.
Design or build forecasting models to enable generation of short- and long-range forecasts
for cash flows and budgets.
Implement, maintain and update the financial planning systems in order to align with
business needs or improve system efficiency.
Create scope documents and presentations to align business expectations with solution
delivery.
Perform problem solving through root cause analysis.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: ﷼1.00 - ﷼2.00 per month
Education:
- Bachelor's (Preferred)
Experience:
- accounting: 10 years (Preferred)
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