Key Accountant, Cost Accounting

• Candidates assigned to support the APAC and EMEA regions and work according to the relevant shift hours (if required)
• Exposure to manufacturing or shared service environment would be preferred.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work well both independently and in a team orientated environment

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Monitor, supervise and perform Cost Accounting transaction and ensure delivery quality in terms of accuracy, completeness and timeliness on a daily basis.

• Ensure that closing timelines meet the Group Corporate requirements

• Co-ordinate and perform month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities and coordinate with Local Financial Services, Division Controlling and other Financial Services functional teams to ensure timely and accurate closure of accounts for Evonik companies across Asia Pacific and EMEA region

• Stakeholder's first point of contact on Cost Accounting topics in the region (key contact and first-level support).

• Perform and provide guidance to team members on troubleshooting of issues and challenges related to Cost Accounting topic and processes. Bring issue for a discussion to the Team Lead/Functional Manager as and if required.

• Ensure all related Internal Control Systems implemented in Cost Accounting complied to the control guideline which has been established. Execution of remediation plan to be in place, if any

• Establish and maintain strong working relationship with various stakeholders including Local Financial Services, Division/BL  Controlling , Center Of Excellence and other teams within the Accounting Hub

• Coordinate on the changes of work instructions, standard operating procedures and document local/Country specific variances for discussion and escalation.

• Provide support with regards of Internal and external audit for relevant Cost Accounting topic.

• Support Center of Excellence new initiatives in Cost Accounting process.

• Continuously support in implementing process improvement and harmonization in areas of operation internally

• Support and align on standardization across regions and globally by focusing on alignment of end to end business process areas in the Cost Accounting function

• To monitor and ensure the new system testing, integration/ functional testing are completed on time to minimize potential problems to operations.

• Able to coach and provide guidance / solutions if there are issues faced by the Cost Accounting team on work related matters. Identify skill gap and develop upskilling training for the team

• Support and participate in hiring process, resource planning, boarding process and knowledge retention for the team

• Support and contribute in improving productivity of Cost Accounting by conducting relevant benchmarking exercise and monitoring through Key Performance indexes

• In the absence of the Team Lead, the Key Accountant may be asked to take over the leadership and reports to the Functional Manager directly.

REQUIREMENTS

• Holds a Degree or Professional Qualification in Accounting or Finance. 

• Minimum 6-7 years of relevant working experience with at least 1 year in leadership capacity.

• Strong communications skills both verbal and written in English.

• A team player, meticulous, able to work under pressure and tight deadlines

• Strong interpersonal and analytical skills.

• Knowledge and understanding in Cost Accounting topic and processes including Product Costing, Inventory Valuation, Overhead Cost Management and Margin analysis

• Computer literate and competent in Microsoft office, preferably have experience in SAP – FICO Module

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills - able to identify and troubleshoot system issues.

• Exposure to manufacturing or shared service environment would be preferred.

• Self-motivated with the ability to work well both independently and in a team orientated environment

Your Application
 

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