Senior Accountant

POSITION OVERVIEW:

Reporting to the Country Head of Finance based in Taiwan and operating within a shared service environment (Shared Service Centers in Bangalore, India and Cluj, Romania), the Senior Accountant oversees all Accounting, Reporting, Tax and Treasury activities and ensure they performed in compliance with IFRS & local accounting standards, Tax regulations and internal controls.

The position is located at our Seoul office, in Gangnam area.

Roles

• Ensure Accounting bookkeeping and Finance duties are performed accurately & timely
• Ensure compliance with local Tax regulations
• Ensure compliance to Internal Control rules
• Ensure the correct application of Alstom Group Finance rules (IFRS)
• Responsible for treasury management (Bank, Cash forecast, hedging follow-up)
• Ensure month-end closing and accurate & timely reporting to the Group

Responsibilities

• Timely & accurate Month-end, Half-year & Year-end closing & reconciliations
• Coordinate accounting activities with Shared Services
• Streamline accounting processes & standardize routine work to improve efficiency, while leveraging on Shared Services support:
• Procure to Pay
• Balance Sheet review
• Intercompany
• Hedging
• Lease management
• Cost Center report
• Tax filings, reporting, transfer pricing report preparation, with the support of Tax consultants
• Statutory audit / Financial Statement preparation liaising with external auditors
• Liaise with Group Business Process owners / experts (SAP, Tax, Treasury…) whenever required
• Treasury activities: day-to-day cash management, cash forecasting, hedging follow-up management etc…
• Ensure payments to suppliers are made on time
• Perform Balance Sheet Review
• Key-User / Administrator of the accounting & reporting tools
• Bank administration (local bank only)
• assist the head of Finance based in Taiwan in computing annual budgets and reforecasts, hourly rates and coefficients and under/over-recovery analysis
• Liaise with off-shore project teams and controlling team based in France
• Act as Process Owner for accounting, treasury, Tax related internal control processes

SKILLS & EDUCATION 

Essential:

• Educated to University Degree level in Accounting
• 5-10 years relevant experience in an International Group
• Relevant background in accounting, reporting and audits
• Experience of working in an international environment, with regular interactions with teams based overseas
• Experience in dealing with regular international & multi-currency transactions
• Fluent in English
• Computer literacy skills, with sound knowledge of MS Excel and Reporting tools, etc..
• SAP experience and exposure is clearly a plus
• Solid organizational skills and ability to prioritize tasks
• Able to work effectively as a team leader and as a team member
• Ability to work under pressure & in an international high paced environment
• Must be able to work autonomously (self-motivated and pro-active)
• Accuracy, accountability, controlling
• Sense of urgency, priority management
• Clear analytical mind, structured
• Agile in a fast-paced environment, proactive
• Energetic, self-motivated with an enthusiasm to grow with the Company
• Ability to present to the management and be challenged