Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary liaison for local finance and audit teams during financial reporting cycles.
- Analyze regional and country-level balance sheets and income statements during month-end close.
- Coordinate with local teams to implement necessary journal entries for accurate financial reporting.
- Lead pre- and post-closing meetings between GSC and local finance to review financial results and provide commentary insights.
- Conduct balance sheet review sessions with country teams, working closely with reconcilers and finance staff on unresolved items.
- Track and resolve open reconciliation issues tied to specific regions or countries using the Balance Sheet Health Check tool.
- Drive regional RTR initiatives, such as optimizing the MEC process in Singapore.
- Support statutory audits by coordinating timely delivery of GSC data to external auditors and PwC.
- Deliver training sessions on financial analysis and related topics.
- Monitor and report on the status of the MEC tracker.
- Potentially serve as a Blackline administrator for the APAC region.
- May be assigned to perform or review SOX controls as required.
Responsibilities (12)
- Stakeholder management – initial point of contact of local finance, audit, etc.
- Review of the countries/region/area financial statements/BS and P&L during month-end closing
- Coordinate with the local team of the additional entries needed in closing the books
- Lead the Pre-Close and Post-Close Calls between GSC and local Finance – ensure financial statements are analyzed and well explained (provide insights on commentary).
- Lead the Balance Sheet Review Calls with the country – closely work with the reconcilers, process specialists and local finance on open items
- Follow Through of open recons items specific to country/region support based on BS Health Check – collaborate with reconcilers and local finance
- Lead RTR projects specific to country, e.g. Improve MEC process for Singapore
- Support statutory audit for countries supported – coordinates across GSC to ensure data and information needed from GSC are provided on time to external auditors / PWC
- Conduct training – financial analysis, etc.
- MEC Tracker Monitoring and Status Update
- May act as Blackline Administrators for APAC
- May be assigned as a SOX Control performer or reviewer.
Other (6)
- Fluent in English
- Ability to work in a virtual environment / team
- Ability to work under pressure
- Multicultural skills and experience are a plus
- May act as Blackline Administrators for APAC
- May be assigned as a SOX Control performer or reviewer
