AVP - Financial Accounting - Consulting Firm - CA/CPA

The AVPs in the Fund Management team play a very key role which is a mix of delivery responsibilities, process ownership and talent management. Functionally, they are expected to be very hands-on and aware of the businesses they are supporting.

Typically, Managers and AVPs lead teams of 3-6 staff.

The role requires good technical skill sets on IFRS based financial reporting, and the ability to translate commercial business transactions to the correct accounting treatment followed up by adequate and appropriate substantiation of the balances.

You will be responsible for :

- Monthly BS and PL analysis - correct position in the account, business and entity

- Regular accounting, review sub-system posting positions, month end close, inter-co breaks clearing, suspense clearing.

- Fx hedging & documentation, TP models and TP booking, Tax bookings(TP, GST/VAT, etc)

- Submission & review of CDP/data requirements

- Reconciliation & Attestation of balances - process, outcomes, breaks and resolution of issues

- Financial/ Regulatory/ Tax reporting submissions - Technical requirement & Business context underlying the submissions

- New transactions / deals / products / entities / acquisitions/ restructures

- Issue resolution & Query management

- Reviewing and improving processes, controls and systems impacting your work area

- Undertake and deliver projects, improvement initiatives and standardization approaches

- Take responsibility and ownership over the work performed within the team, ensuring adherence to the timetable and work plan and maintaining high quality deliverables.

Team & People management responsibilities :

- Delegate and manage work based on experience and task complexity

- Act as an escalation point for team regarding complex questions, obstacles and decisions

- Set expectations and key objectives, and provide feedback to junior members of the team, provide support and development to junior team members to enhance their effectiveness

In order to be successful in the role, you will need to :

- Demonstrate a strong sense of accountability and ownership

- Demonstrate capability and willingness to be "Hands-on".

- Demonstrate good problem-solving capabilities

- Demonstrate strong planning and organizing skills that helps balance between often competing priorities

- Demonstrate innovation with a focus to improve processes; enhance efficiencies and add value, ensuring quality consciousness in all aspects of the team

- Interest in travelling overseas to engage with key stakeholders and drive business priorities to successful completion

Your qualifications :

- Postgraduate accounting qualification, CA or CPA

- 9-12 years of relevant post qualification experience

- Good understanding of reporting requirements under IFRS, particularly standards that are relevant to the Banking Industry

- Exp in Statutory audit, financial accounting advisory in big4 is required