Financial Accounting & Compliance Manager (Reliever)

Addiction Pet Foods

2d•Remote

About The Position

Addiction Foods is looking for an experienced Financial Accounting & Compliance Manager – Reliever to oversee financial accounting, statutory reporting, tax compliance, audit coordination, and internal controls across multiple business entities. We are looking for a technically strong finance professional with solid experience in IFRS/GAAP, SAP, external audit, multinational compliance, and financial reporting, as well as the ability to improve and automate accounting processes.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
5+ years of relevant experience in external audit, financial accounting, statutory reporting, and/or compliance.
Strong knowledge of IFRS/GAAP.
Strong experience in statutory and tax compliance.
Hands-on experience with month-end and year-end closing, reconciliations, and financial reporting.
Experience coordinating with external auditors, tax advisers, and regulatory bodies.
Strong SAP HANA or comparable ERP experience.
Advanced Excel skills.
Experience working across multiple entities or jurisdictions.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder-management skills.

Nice To Haves

CPA, CFA, or equivalent professional qualification.
Experience in a multinational, manufacturing, FMCG, or supply-chain environment.
Power BI, Power Query, Pivot Tables, or VBA experience.
Proven experience improving or automating finance/accounting processes.

Responsibilities

Lead month-end, quarter-end, and year-end financial closing.
Ensure accurate journal entries, accruals, provisions, balance sheet reconciliations, and P&L reporting.
Maintain the integrity of the SAP general ledger and Group chart of accounts.
Ensure proper accounting of manufacturing costs, inventory movements, and intercompany transactions.
Translate statutory results into clear management reports and Group reporting.
Prepare and coordinate statutory financial statements in accordance with IFRS/GAAP and local requirements.
Ensure timely filing of corporate tax, VAT/GST, and other applicable taxes across jurisdictions.
Review tax provisions and related SAP postings.
Monitor changes in accounting standards and regulatory requirements and advise management of potential impacts.
Act as the key contact for external auditors, tax advisers, and regulatory authorities.
Prepare audit schedules, reconciliations, and supporting documentation.
Resolve audit findings and strengthen financial controls.
Maintain accurate, compliant, and audit-ready financial records.
Review existing accounting and reporting processes and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, accuracy, controls, and scalability.
Improve and automate manual finance processes using SAP, Excel, Power Query, Power BI, and other available technologies.
Introduce practical process improvements that reduce manual work, reporting delays, and financial errors.
Lead and develop the Accounts Payable and financial accounting team.
Partner with the Financial Controller, FP&A, Finance, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Commercial, Operations, and HR teams.
Communicate financial, tax, compliance, and audit matters clearly to finance and non-finance stakeholders.