Management & Statutory Accountant

Job description / Role

Management & Statutory Accountant - Middle East

- Preparing financial analysis and reports of the Segment for Operations Controller, Operations Manager and Field Segment Managers for review, decision-making and planning.
- Preparing, reconciling and reviewing the Balance Sheet notes (including sub systems), and participating in follow- up actions
- Preparing monthly forecast of the Profit and Loss Accounts for the Operations Controller.
- Preparing and analyzing the Profit and Loss accounts including detailed review of revenue and cost transactions
- Controlling and preparing general ledger entries including prepayments, accruals, allocations, etc.
- Providing support to Geomarket as requested on Bid P&Ls/analysis for Operations Controller and Operations Manager for planning purposes.
- Meeting deadlines, ensuring quality of deliverables and other actions to ensure the Hub meets its KPI objectives
- Participating in ad hoc reporting, analysis or projects as required
Preparing tax reports for management on monthly, quarterly and yearly basis (including Effective Tax Rate comments, Tax Provisioning Models, Balance Sheet notes)
- Preparing annual and quarterly tax forecasts
- Preparing local statutory accounts and ensuring compliance within filing deadlines
- Preparing legal accounts in accordance with Local/Country GAAP
- Preparing corporate tax returns on monthly, quarterly or yearly basis depending on the Country requirements
- Assisting in tax audits and appeals as per GeoMarket/ Country requirements (including preparation of schedules and liaison with Tax officers where necessary)
- Mentoring and guiding Tax Assistants
- Performing analysis as and when required by Geomarket
- Developing domain expertise
- Meeting deadlines, ensuring quality of deliverables and other actions to ensure the Hub meets its KPI objectives
- Participating in ad hoc reporting, analysis or projects as required

Requirements

- At least a Bachelors Degree in Accounting/Finance/Economics and/or Professional Accounting Qualification (i.e. ACCA, CPA, ICAEW, ICAA, CIMA, or relevant equivalent local accounting professional bodies)
- 3 to 5 years of working experience in External Audit or General Accounting
- Ability to analyse financial data and prepare financial reports, statements, and projections.
- Work requires professional written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
- Pro-active, self-motivated and eager to acquire knowledge
- Ability to work under pressure with good problem solving skills
- Ability to be a team player
- Willing to relocate to Malaysia

About the Company

Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.

The Group has operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. In the Middle East we focus on the areas of:

Finance & Accounting Banking & Financial Services Procurement Property & Construction Engineering & Supply Chain Oil & Gas Technical and Engineering Human Resources Sales Marketing Technology Secretarial Executive Search Legal

The Group operates through 161 offices in 33 countries and employs over 5,000 employees worldwide.