Role: SME / Senior Analyst - Record to Report
The Subject Matter Expert - Record to Report is accountable for delivering accurate and timely financial reporting activities, including Journal Entry Processing, Month-End Close, Balance Sheet Reconciliations, Fixed Assets Management, and Compliance. Working closely with the Team Leader, Service Delivery Manager, and other process teams, the SME ensures compliance with accounting standards (IFRS/GAAP), company policies, and audit requirements. The SME serves as the escalation point for complex accounting issues, drives process improvements, and provides training to Analysts to enhance their technical knowledge and operational performance.
JOB ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The scope of the role will continue to broaden, but key areas of responsibility are as follows:
People- Serve as a technical mentor to Analysts, providing guidance on accounting processes.
- Share knowledge through structured training and informal coaching.
- Deliver targeted workshops.
- Support Team Leader in performance coaching for the RTR team.
Partnership- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure accuracy and completeness in reporting.
- Engage with auditors, both internal and external, to address queries.
- Work with Order to Cash & Procure to Pay SMEs to ensure end-to-end accounting integrity
Operational- Manage or process high-value, priority, complex or exception journals & reconciliations, and/or be a functional expert in a technology within the IT Landscape.
- Monitor closing activities to ensure adherence to deadlines.
- Maintain compliance with accounting standards, tax laws, and internal policies.
- Analyze KPIs and identify areas for performance improvement.
- Participate in automation and reporting enhancement initiatives.
Other- Prepare audit schedules and respond to audit requests.
- Keep RTR process documentation current and accurate.
- Contribute to finance transformation projects.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:- Minimum 3 - 5 years experience in accounting, preferably Record-to-Report in Shared Services or corporate finance.
- Solid technical accounting knowledge (IFRS & local GAAP) and experience with month-end close activities.
- Experience with ERP GL modules (SAP FI-GL preferred) and reconciliation tools (BlackLine).
- Strong analytical skills, attention to detail and ability to explain technical accounting issues to nonaccountants.
- Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups); exposure to Power BI or reporting tools helpful.
- Customer service mindset and solid problem-solving/analytical ability.
- Professional accounting qualification (CPA, ACCA, CIMA) desirable.
- Strong Excel skills; familiarity with consolidation/reporting tools advantageous.
