ANZ Controllership Specialist

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Role: ANZ Statutory Specialist

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

• 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

• 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: n/a

• 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 statutory 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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