ANZ Controllership Assistant Manager

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Description

• Responsible for helping to ensure all internal and external statutory reporting requirements are met

• Responsible for helping to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the country's financial reporting in accordance with relevant accounting standards, and within fixed deadlines

• Ensure that the Country's local tax filings are complete, accurate and meet all local tax office requirements

Key Responsibilities

Statutory compliance

• Responsible for preparing and reviewing published statutory accounts for Accenture and acquired entities

• Supporting Controller in preparation of IFRS convergence, maintain/update of documentation and analysis regarding ongoing IFRS compliance

• Supporting Controller to manage integration of acquisition activities including internal operation matters and statutory filing requirements

• Maintain a deep knowledge/skills in accounting, financial, GAAP and/or internal controls

• Coordinate with other controllership functions (e.g., CFM – engagement reviews, engagement issues)

• Supporting changes and process improvements leading to implementation, replacement, or upgrading of systems to reduce costs and improve profitability, and/or meet legislative requirements

• Maintain, and monitor adherence to Company policies and procedures

• Review/approve various journal entries/adjusting entries

• Act as key liaison with firm’s internal and external auditors for Australia and New Zealand

• Review of monthly Management Income Statement and Balance Sheet and ensure necessary adjustments are identified, resolved, and corrected on a timely basis

Tax Compliance

• Review the annual income tax return and supporting schedules for Accenture Australia MEC Group, Avanade Australia and Accenture New Zealand

• Review the tax provisions and true-ups for Accenture Australia in accordance with Accounting Standards and Local tax requirements.

• Dealing directly with external tax advisers and statutory authorities in relation to technical and compliance issues.

• Lead reviews and audits conducted by revenue authorities

• Identify, research and provide clear advice to the Country Controller and other internal clients about complex taxation issues, recent legislations and administrative decisions that impact the business as they occur and/or on request.

• Lead reviews on FBT reporting, documentation, and calculation.  Ensure accuracy and timeliness of all FBT returns

• Review taxation reports as requested to meet global or business reporting requirements

• Responsible for special projects on an as needed basis, including reviewing and evaluating complex specific accounting transactions/treatment and providing requested support from other organizations within Accenture on significant accounting transactions and/or business events

• This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions, it does not prescribe or restrict responsibilities that may be assigned

Relationships

• Reports to:  Country Controller Senior Manager

• Supervises: Country controller specialists and analysts

• External Relationships:  Auditors

Qualifications

• Education:  Undergraduate Degree in Accounting or Finance

• Recommended Certifications, Licenses, etc:  ASCPA or CA

• Work Experience:  6+ years financial/management accounting and local tax experience

• Work Requirements:  Dependent upon whether job is located in country, specific work requirements may be documented at the position level

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