R2R Specialist

Akzo Nobel N.V • Pune, IN

363d

About The Position

At AkzoNobel, the role involves supporting the accurate and timely financial closing processes for entities in the region, including monthly, quarterly, hard-close, and year-end financial reporting. The position requires maintaining and sharing the financial reporting setup and general ledger structure for both IFRS and statutory reporting. The role also involves active interaction with other analysts, accounting managers, and GBS regarding accounting subjects and transaction processing. Additionally, the position supports the BU accounting manager in specific activities as needed.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in accounting and reporting.
• Degree in Finance or Accounting.
• Adequate expertise knowledge in financial accounting (IFRS, accounting processes).
• Knowledge and understanding of Financial / ERP systems, preferably SAP/MFGPRO.
• Understanding of tax, VAT, tax declarations, and statistical reporting to tax authorities.
• Understanding of Consolidation systems, preferably HFM.
• Problem solving with analytical skills.
• Result oriented with a focus on service delivery.
• Advanced user of Microsoft Excel.
• Ability to work under severe time pressure during month-end closures.
• Adequate communication skills and full professional proficiency in English.

Responsibilities

• Support in an accurate and timely way the monthly, quarterly, hard-close and year-end financial closing for the entity or entities in the region.
• Support consolidation of legal entity statements and local statutory reporting in the region.
• Advise on operational complex and judgement based general accounting.
• Monitor IFRS and webFEM compliance with policies and treatments.
• Review P&L and BS from an accounting perspective in ERP / HFM.
• Complete A-forms.
• Comply with rules and regulations set by global accounting and implement accounting policies.
• Identify and signal recurring issues for further process improvement.
• Drive standardization and quality in balance sheet reconciliation process.
• Act as an operational key link for GBS.
• Involve specialists in specific accounting topics where specific knowledge is required.
• Support specialists in specific accounting and/or tax topics where operational assistance is required.
• Support RAC operations teamlead in liaising with local authorities and internal/external auditors.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees