Financial Reporting Accountant

Assist regional Finance Compliance Manager with coordinating audit engagements throughout the Middle East region

• assist with aligning the terms and conditions of the engagement letters, ensuring consistency between different jurisdictions
• ensure the alignment of the audit processes and procedures throughout the region, striving for standardization, automation and efficiency
• coordinate audit procedures between group and local auditors where applicable
  
  

Support regional Finance Compliance Manager with the monitoring of the audit progress against the agreed timetable.

• organize and attend regular audit progress meetings covering all Middle East jurisdictions
• prepare weekly status summary, ensuring that the audit plan is being executed efficiently
• escalate any delays or deviations from the timetable to the regional finance leadership team in a timely manner
  
  

Assist with the preparation of the standardized statutory trial balance for multiple business units and legal entities

• coordinate with various finance teams to gather and validate financial data, eliminating discrepancies and ensuring consistency across reporting entities
• prepare statutory trial balance and supplementary schedules for the multiple ledgers and legal entities
• process statutory adjustments arriving from US GAAP to IFRS compliant numbers and disclosures
• assist with the standardization of the audit packs and reporting templates