Senior Management Accountant - Shared Service
Permanent - Full TimeJob Overview
The Senior Accountant plays a critical role in ensuring accuracy, compliance, and operational excellence in Anthesis’s global financial operations, reporting to Finance Business Support Lead administratively, and to Functional Managers in the region that he/she may be assigned to. Key responsibilities include managing complex bookkeeping and intercompany transactions, generating financial reports, overseeing revenue recognition, and ensuring timely month-end closures, while also supporting budget forecasting and financial planning. The Senior Accountant proactively identifies and drives process improvements, conducts compliance reviews to ensure adherence to local and multinational regulatory standards, supporting audit readiness. Working closely with regional finance teams and external auditors, the Senior Accountant facilitates collaboration across entities, ensuring financial processes align with Anthesis’s global objectives.
As a leader within the finance team, this role mentors and develops junior staff through structured guidance and training, building the team’s skills to support Anthesis’s growth. This role is ideal for a motivated, proactive self-starter ready to drive positive change and elevate financial operations within a rapidly expanding multinational environment. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, highly organized, and skilled at managing complex tasks under pressure, with a focus on accuracy, compliance, strategic impact, and team development.
As a leader within the finance team, this role mentors and develops junior staff through structured guidance and training, building the team’s skills to support Anthesis’s growth. This role is ideal for a motivated, proactive self-starter ready to drive positive change and elevate financial operations within a rapidly expanding multinational environment. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, highly organized, and skilled at managing complex tasks under pressure, with a focus on accuracy, compliance, strategic impact, and team development.
Key Responsibilities
Oversee Financial Operations
- Lead the management of daily bookkeeping, intercompany transactions, and month-end closings for APAC and Group entities, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with regulatory standards.
- Oversee and execute daily bookkeeping tasks, including purchase invoice registration, bank reconciliation, supplier payments, expense report registration, payroll posting, VAT/GST reconciliation, and reconciliations for accruals and prepayments.
- Review and ensure the accuracy of credit card reconciliations, addressing discrepancies and process improvements.
- Conduct thorough financial reviews of purchase invoices to ensure compliance with internal policies and financial controls.
- Ensure completeness and accuracy of financial records and lead efforts in maintaining timely month-end closures.
Intercompany Transactions and reconciliations:
- Manage complex intercompany recharges, funding reconciliations, and trading reconciliations across multiple entities.
- Ensure monthly net down and payment proposals for all intercompany transactions are processed efficiently and accurately.
- Oversee intercompany client and supplier records maintenance in Netsuite, ensuring data integrity and compliance.
- Administer and review group recharges, including Office 365, Netsuite, and management fees, ensuring proper allocation, reconciliation, and documentation
Ensure Compliance and Drive Audit Readiness
- Facilitate internal and external audits by ensuring accurate record-keeping and adherence to financial controls, compliance standards, and regulatory requirements.
- Conduct regular compliance checks to support audit readiness and financial transparency.
Lead Financial Reporting and Analysis
- Generate, review, and analyze financial statements and reports, providing insights to support strategic decision-making and financial planning across entities within the APAC region.
Identify and Implement Process Improvements
- Evaluate existing accounting processes, recommend improvements, and lead initiatives to enhance operational efficiency, risk management, and reporting accuracy.
- Identify opportunities for financial accounting process improvements in NetSuite and collaborate with regional finance teams to implement these enhancements.
Collaborate with Global Finance Teams
- Serve as a liaison between the APAC finance team, Group Finance, and external stakeholders to align financial goals, optimize intercompany reconciliations, and standardize procedures across regions.
- Develop strong relationships with the global finance team to maintain robust controls and ensure accurate financial reporting.
- Liaise with external accounting support for ad-hoc tasks, including assisting with local audits and other statutory reporting requirements.
Mentor and Develop Junior Staff
- Provide mentorship, conduct peer reviews, and lead training initiatives to build technical skills and ensure high-quality performance from junior team members.
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
- A bachelor’s degree in Accountancy, CPA is preferred
- Well versed in SOX compliance, IAS and US GAAP is preferred
- Knowledgeable in Cyber Security and UK Anti-Bribery Act
- Minimum 3 years relevant working experience, with proven ability to handle a leadership role Oracle Netsuite / Xero preferred, Salesforce experience is a plus
- Exposure in Shared Service or Multinational environment is an advantage