Job Description

What You Will Do:
General Ledger Reconciliations

• Prepare monthly GL schedules and ensure meaningful reconciliation of GL accounts by engaging with relevant stakeholders.
• Provide actionable insights through schedules to pre-empt issues and take timely action for resolution.
• Review trends to identify patterns and strengthen controls, standardize schedules, and ensure quality review processes.
• Engage with business unit finance teams to discuss findings from GL schedules and ensure compliance with IFRS/IAS and AFG policies.
• Complete reconciliations and prepare schedules every month for all GLs, testing each account for substantiation.
• Conduct review meetings monthly, identify action owners, and record progress.

Monthly/Yearly Book Closing

• Post accounting entries following agreed principles and guidelines, including reviewing recurring provisions and accruals of expenses.
• Identify gaps in provisions and accruals, validate entries, and manage reclassifications as needed.
• Support the preparation of financials and ensure compliance with standard checklists and guidelines, reporting any gaps to line manager.
• Provide necessary support for weekly stock forecasts and ensure month-end stock provision entries are reviewed comprehensively.
• Submit monthly accounting information for AFG consolidation via the Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) tool.
• Coordinate with external auditors and ensure timely submission of documentation and information.

Intercompany Accounts Monitoring

• Review related party accounts to identify mismatches and produce actionable insights for stakeholders.
• Engage with business unit finance teams to drive resolutions and prepare timely review highlights.
• Monitor progress and ensure stakeholders are appropriately engaged.

Skills Required