ACAO Specialist - Romania, Portugal, Spain, Bulgaria, with Romanian

Job description

Objective of the job :

The primary responsibility of the position is to provide direction to the teams in case of complex transactions in various financial and accounting functions after consultation/clarifications with/from client, provide required expertise and support in F&A processes, co-ordination of month end close, regular and ad hoc reporting, analyze transactions, explain variances, general support for F&A processes and co-ordination with the Team Lead (including acting as his back up when required), Manager and Client as appropriate.

Key tasks and activities :

Operational:
· Multi-tasking and managing different stakeholders is vital
· Understand client's business needs and ensure that processes are aligned
· Engage with CAO/FAM on all day to day operations/deliverables and bring up potential issues concerning compliance and reporting requirements.
· Review for completes and accuracy all reports prior to submission to CAO/FAM
· Respond in a timely manner to all requests from CAO/FAM
· Work with teams and ensures that SLAs are met
· Proactively escalate issues that require intervention/clarification

Financial:
· Identify areas of cost reduction by process and productivity improvements
· Support both Accenture process improvement initiatives as well as Client improvement projects

Client/Customer:
· Ensure compliance with Client's policies and procedures
· Ensure compliance with Client's accounting policies
· Ensure timely communication to customers
· Develop/further expand an understanding of Client's business
· Build flexibility and adaptability to ensure smooth service delivery
· Ensure that client's requests are handled professionally

People:
· Coach and nurture team reporting into them
· Share best practices – (leverage the knowledge across teams)
· Participate in Team Initiatives/events
· Work effectively in a team environment
· Share ideas and seek clarification
· Support Accenture center sponsored Team Activities
· Create good relations with internal and external customers
· Participate in team building, recruitment, succession planning

Others:
· Respond promptly to Emails / Voice mails or any other communication from the customer
· Own and drive various new initiatives
· Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives
· Other responsibilities as assigned

Desired profile

Qualifications :

Required professional experience :
·  Over 10 years of experience in Finance and Accounting Field
·  Good knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards
·  Minimum 2 years of experience in Romania/Bulgaria/Spain/Portugal accounting
·  Experience in a similar position as Assistant Chief Accountant in an BPO environment
·  Very good knowledge of SAP
·  Experience in coordinating global teams driving project results

Other skills and qualifications :
·  Requires analysis and solving of increasingly complex problems to be able to propose business solutions and improvement
·  Requires minimal instruction on daily work tasks and a moderate level of instruction on new assignments
·  Organization skills, attention to detail and follow through to resolve any outstanding issues
·  Time management and administrative skills
·  Written and verbal communication skills; manages internal communications and external/client communications with assistance.
·  Discretion, professionalism, confidentiality and judgment.
·  Computer literacy and working knowledge of Microsoft Office
·  Ability to operate office equipment (e.g. fax, photocopier, and phone)
·  Team player with interpersonal skills
·  Language requirement : Fluent or Upper Intermediate English (B2/C1) and native Romanian.