Senior GL Accountant

JOB PURPOSE

Senior technical anchor of the general ledger and internal IFRS subject-matter expert: leads the end-to-end close for single and multi-entity structures, owns GL integrity and the IFRS-sensitive areas, and acts as primary contact for internal and external auditors — so the books close on time with zero audit observations and 99% accuracy in accordance with IFRS.

• Lead the end-to-end month, quarter and year-end close for single-entity and multi-entity structures, including intercompany reconciliations and foreign-currency translations.
• Serve as the internal IFRS subject-matter expert — statements, disclosures and accounting treatments, including IFRS 16 lease accounting.
• Oversee General Ledger integrity: review journal entries, balance-sheet reconciliations and variance analyses.
• Confirm fixed-asset additions and maintain the register; own the tax-invoice quality gate over AP capture (GL checks; AP follows up).
• Prepare financial reporting packages for senior leadership and board review; primary point of contact for external and internal auditors.
• Own the opening-balance reconciliation and GL data validation at the Dynamics 365 cutover.
• Design and implement internal controls and automated workflows to streamline the close; document GL SOPs and mentor the GL Accountant.
• Deliver the GL KPIs: zero audit observations, on-time closing of books, 99% accuracy as per IFRS.
• Control boundaries: preparer and reviewer are never the same person within GL; does not reconcile own postings; holds no payment or banking authority.

Bachelor's in accounting; professional qualification (SOCPA / ACCA / CPA) preferred.

• 3 to 7 years of experience in general ledger accounting or financial reporting.
• Experience managing payroll accounting, employee benefits accounting, and intercompany accounting transactions.
• Strong experience preparing monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close activities.
• Experience applying International Financial Reporting Standards in complex accounting transactions.
• Experience supporting internal and external audits and implementing financial controls.
• Experience using enterprise resource planning systems, preferably Microsoft Dynamics 365.