Senior Associate, General Ledger

at  Publicis ReSources Global

Company Description
PUBLICIS RE:SOURCES is an established and dynamic Shared Services Organization that provides Finance, Accounting, Payroll and IT Services to companies within the Publicis Groupe. Publicis Groupe, based in France, is the third largest communication group worldwide. The Groupe owns three of the top global advertising networks: Leo Burnett, Saatchi & Saatchi and Publicis. With PUBLICIS RE:SOURCES, you will have the opportunities to work with these interesting and creative media and advertising agencies and chart your career path with us. To support our expanding service offering, we are seeking candidates who are ambitious, high caliber and dynamic to join our team
Job Description
The main purpose of this role is to provide accurate and timely financial services to appropriate Business Unites for which the team is responsible.

The Key Accountabilities are, but not limited to:

• Manage completion within deadlines for all monthly financial statements & reporting functions in accordance with Group processes and policies. Group reporting packages include Actuals, CSR, Tax Package, CBCR and etc.
• Ensure compliance with all Group Policies and statutory financial controls including external/internal audit and FMC requirements.
• Manage external audit, corporate taxes, Indirect taxes, Witholding Taxes, statistical surveys and other statutory reporting matters, including liaison with relevant external parties.
• Build and manage relationship with agencies and other SSC teams.
• Provide advisory support and guidance for any accounting & taxes matters to agencies and other SSC teams.
• Support collaboration within Groupe and agencies which include agencies integration, legal entities reduction, Post Month end & Balance Sheet Review and etc.

Assist management on continuous improvement projects as appropriate that may arise on an ad-hoc basis
Qualifications

EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS

• 5-7 years post qualification and commercial accountant experience
• Degree in Accountancy
• Full sets and tax experience preferred

KNOWLEDGE

• Knowledge of accounting standards and tax requirements.

SKILLS (INCLUDING TECHNOLOGY)

• Experience in using accounting systems and reporting packages
• Experience in Hyperion and SAP reporting is preferred
• Strong working knowledge of Excel
• Experience in analysis of data and reporting compilation
• Preferably able to speak and read Malay language

Please refer the Job description for details