Senior Associate, Accounting Advisory Services at Andersen

Job Summary

We are seeking experienced accountants to expand our accounting-based services. The ideal candidate will support a diverse range of accounting advisory projects.

Responsibilities

• Assists clients in determining and documenting their accounting policies and position on relevant transactions.
• Must have good technical accounting research skills.
• Must be able to supervise team members.
• Provide periodic technical accounting training to clients.
• Coordinate clients’ external audit activities including responding to technical accounting issues.
• Provide accounting advisory support – including outsourced accounting and bookkeeping, streamlining financial close processes, finance operations transformation, IFRS/IPSAS conversion, and advising clients on how to deal with various technical accounting issue. 
• Candidate must have hands-on experience of IFRS 9 ECL Model Build.

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES 

• Proven work experience in a Technical Accounting role.
• Strong working knowledge of IFRS principles and financial statements.
• Fair knowledge of listed entities filing requirements, experience highly preferred.
• Good knowledge of accounting in the Financial Services sector with specific knowledge of IFRS 9, IFRS 16, and IFRS 17.
• Detail-oriented, self-directed, and able to effectively complete tasks with minimal supervision
• Direct management of team resources; this will entail managing multiple engagement teams.
• Perform risk management procedures for onboarding clients and accepting engagements.
• Develop/review the project team's work papers and deliverables (detailed reports to present procedures performed, analysis, findings, and recommendations) for quality assurance
• Facilitate internal and external technical training sessions.
• Manage complex stakeholder relationships
• Strong leadership skills and ability to lead engagements.
• Strong sense of client services.
• Good presentation skills.
• Flexible, self-starter possessing intellectual curiosity.
• Excellent teamwork and interpersonal skills.
• Self-confident, able to think creatively, and a thirst for knowledge.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.

QUALIFICATION

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university with a minimum of Second Class (Upper).
• A minimum of 5 O’ level credits including English Language and Mathematics at one sitting
• ICAN/ACCA/CFA and the ability to think creatively is necessary.
• A minimum of 5 years of working experience in accounting advisory experience with a professional services/consulting firm.