Record to Report Process Specialist

Reporting to the Lead Record to Report Processes you will be a key driver in standardizing optimizing and automating the R2R cyclefrom journal entries and reconciliations to the preparation of financial statements. If you thrive in a fast-paced high-change environment are a certified accountant and possess exceptional project management skills this is the opportunity for you.

Key Responsibilities

Process Optimization 

• Process Design & Standardization: Act as a subject matter expert to define document and enforce a standardized global R2R process template across all entities in 17 countries. 
• Identify Opportunities: Proactively review and analyze current R2R processes to identify bottlenecks control gaps and complex variations.
• Metric Development: Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) and service level agreements (SLAs) for the R2R cycle focusing on efficiency cycle time reduction and data quality improvement.
• Technology & Data Advocate: Collaborate with the technical  teams to drive the adoption and implementation of new technologies (e.g. RPA AI-driven reconciliation tools) to achieve a touchless close environment.

Project Management

• Lead Transformation Projects: Manage end-to-end R2R projects including brand wide  standardization initiatives.
• Stakeholder Management: Develop strong working relationships with regional finance teams central finance teams and senior leadership to ensure project alignment and successful process rollout.
• Prioritization: Maintain a highly organized backlog of improvement tasks and rigorously prioritize based on strategic value compliance risk and effort ensuring the most impactful projects are delivered first.

Accounting & Compliance

• IFRS Expertise: Ensure all process changes system configurations and reporting outputs are fully compliant with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
•  Control Environment: Strengthen the internal control framework within the R2R cycle focusing on automated controls and evidence capture during process execution.
• Training & Change Management: Develop and deliver training materials to service delivery teams on new processes and accounting policies to ensure consistent execution and understanding.

Qualifications :

• Professional Qualification: Partially qualified accountant status (e.g. CPA ACCA CIMA ACA) is mandatory.
• Experience: Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in Accounting Finance Transformation or R2R process management preferably in a global environment.
• Technical Accounting: Deep demonstrable knowledge of IFRS application and its impact on financial processes and reporting.
• Project Management Acumen: Proven ability to manage complex cross-functional projects using structured methodologies (e.g. PMP Six Sigma certification is a plus).
• Systems Knowledge: Strong familiarity with SAP
• Preferred Qualifications & Attributes
• Startup/Scale-up Experience: Experience working in a high-growth fast-paced startup or scale-up environment demonstrating agility and resilience when faced with ambiguity.
• Data Driven: A strong interest in and aptitude for data analysis metrics and using visualization tools to diagnose process inefficiencies.
• Passion for Improvement: A genuine passion for continuous improvement automation and challenging the status quo.
• Organizational Mastery: Highly organized meticulous and skilled at task management and detailed execution.
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills capable of synthesizing complex technical information into clear actionable recommendations for finance and non-finance audiences.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time