JOB SUMMARY
Requirements
- Bachelor of Accounting or equivalent & CA/CPA or equivalent qualification
- Previous accounting experience with strong technical accounting knowledge, preferably in insurance/financial services industry and/or with a global accounting firm background
- Sound understanding of IFRS 17 / AASB 17 reporting requirements
- Advanced leadership, organisational and planning skills
- Excellent people leadership skills, experience leading team of direct reports
- Strong relationship management skills to engage stakeholders and to understand their business objectives and requirements
- Experience leading and driving change management initiatives whilst maintaining operational effectiveness and meeting business as usual deadlines
- The ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Experience in working with General ledger systems, knowledge of SAP and Sun Systems is preferred
Responsibilities
- Lead the General Ledger Control team through strategic changes, including transformation & integration projects
- Lead enhancements to the integrity of the General Ledger with significant emphasis on Balance Sheet accounts
- Identify opportunities to further integrate and consolidate balance sheet reconciliations and upstream processes
- Be responsible for the oversight of day-to-day financial accounting, including managing the General Ledger integrity and resolving accounting and transactional issues
- Lead the month end general ledger close process in accordance with the Group timetable
- Manage the completion of timely and accurate balance sheet reconciliations and exceptions reporting, ensuring that exceptions are followed up, reported and escalated in accordance with Group policy
- Drive initiatives to improve the quality of financial data in the General Ledger to enable enhancements in the integrity of financial reporting
- Lead and develop the General Ledger team
- Develop and implement, in consultation with the General Ledger team members, individual performance objectives and skills development necessary to meet operational goals
Desired Qualifications
- Experience in insurance/financial services industry
- Knowledge of SAP and Sun Systems is preferred
- Background with a global accounting firm
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