Job Summary

• Update and reconcile balance sheet accounts to ensure accuracy of accounting transactions/records, and compliance with US GAAP.
• Work with stakeholders on annual financial statements drafting, auditing, filing, and related statutory matters, in accordance with US GAAP and local GAAP.
• Cope with global tax team and area/local tax team on corporate tax accruals, settlements, fillings/returns, calculations, forecasting, and reporting.
• Oversee tax compliance such like VAT, WHT, and intercompany transactions billings & settlements
• Perform general ledger accounting activities such like bank accounting, tax accounting, fixed asset accounting, lease accounting, payroll accounting, and closing accounting.
• Cooperate with on/offshore controllership team on other ad-hoc activities such like BS&PL true up basing on audit result, intercompany accounting issues, internal control etc.

Key Responsibilities – General Accounting

• Responsible for the reconciliation and analysis of various balance sheet accounts

• Perform monthly analysis of data within accounts and determine issues for follow up
• Work with Accounts Payable and/or Payroll to resolve issues in a timely manner
• Work with tax group to ensure that taxes are booked correctly
• Process adjusting entries as required
• Prepare account reconciliations for an assigned portfolio of Legal Entities or specific accounts, and submit for supervisor review
• Obtain all necessary backup and justification for account balances

• Propose and pursue any necessary adjustments to account balances to ensure that they are compliant with Accenture policy and US GAAP
• Provide month-end pre-close analysis and commentary for account balance movement and totals
• Prepare quarterly analysis of select balance sheet accounts for use by Country Controller’s Group in evaluating the validity of the quarter end balances

• Partner with Finance contact(s) to review account reconciliations and provide assistance and guidance in recording accounting transactions where necessary

• Develop a clear understanding of the business transactions and processes to aid reconciliation procedures and to provide value added advice to Finance contact(s)
• Develop understanding of the internal systems and business transactions that impact accounts
• Prepare Financial statements according to country statutory standards and requirements, cope with external auditors on FS preparations and filling, as well as presentations to leadership when necessary.
• Responsible for Tax compliance processes including regular accruals, true ups, Tax returned quires and reporting on VAT, WHT and different tax stream of each country.
• Manage other General Accounting Processes such like Fixed Asset Accounting, Lease Accounting, Payroll Accounting, Bank Accounting, V&A Accounting, etc. processing and relevant analysis.
• Executing Accenture Internal Control and ensure Compliance with related Accounting standards.
• Others Country financials support related tasks such like cost rates support, cost analysis/controls etc.

Relationships

Knowledge and Skill Requirements

Required Qualifications (In Order of Priority)

• 5+ years’ working experience in F&A roles
• Undergraduate degree or above in Accounting or equivalent majors
• ACCA, CPA or any relevant professional qualification is preferable
• Good English writing and oral communication skills
• Analytical, problem solving, and multi-tasking skills
• Good technical skills with MS Excel and Outlook
• Experience on SAP R/3, or similar systems
• External audit, statutory reporting, and corporate tax experiences would be a plus
• Be proactive, agile, passionate, accountable

Professional Development Skills

• Organizational Skills; Interpersonal Skills; Communication Skills

• Business Acumen; Coaching; Initiative and Anticipation; Innovation; Issue Identification Analysis and Solving; Knowledge Sharing; Microsoft Excel; Microsoft Office; Oral and Written Communication; Personal Credibility; Sustaining Relationships; Teamwork and Collaboration