Regional Accounting Manager - Indian Ocean Operations (IOO)

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Orange Business is a network and digital integrator that understands the entire value chain of the digital world, freeing our customers to focus on the strategic initiatives that shape their business. Every day, you will collaborate with a team dedicated to providing consistent, sustainable global solutions, no matter where our customers operate. With over 30,000 employees across Asia, the Americas, Africa, and Europe, we offer a dynamic environment to develop and perfect your skills in a field filled with exciting challenges and opportunities.

About the role

Purpose of Position

Orange Business International (OB Int’l) Regional Accounting Manager (RAM) for Indian Ocean Operations (IOO) is responsible for all accounting/finance matters of the entities assigned to him/her, including any holding company in scope of the assignment. Working with his/her direct reports in these entities (local Field Finance Managers and Finance Assistant) and the outsourced accounting team (Accenture for management books and if applicable a local outsourced accounting firm for statutory books), he/she is responsible for quality, completeness, and accuracy of entity balance sheets on a day-to-day basis, statutory reporting, delivery of monthly payroll and all internal and external reporting to the authorities of these entities. To achieve this objective, RAM also needs to closely work with various other internal OB teams and departments (such as Tax, Legal, HR, Sourcing, Controlling etc.). RAM provides day to day guidance, support, and supervision to accounting teams in book-keeping activity for management and statutory books, where necessary. Involved in critical accounting and operational finance activities such as, review of accounting schemes for new or complex transactions, approving month-end journals, reviewing month-end reconciliations of balance sheet accounts and trial balance, monthly payroll activity, review/approval and payment of invoices, review of VAT accounts and reconciliations, review and approvals of various statutory reports like VAT returns, statistical returns, annual CIT returns, and preparation/review of entity financial statements. In addition, RAM is responsible for all accounting and payroll projects relating to the entities in his/her region, such as recapitalization, entity transfers, mergers, specific reporting requests from Chief Accounting Office (CAO) or group accounting organization etc.

RAM is responsible for relationship building with external auditors, external advisors who support various accounting services (tax, payroll etc.) and OB teams including Internal Audit and CAO team. RAM is also responsible to make sure that all and any statutory compliance activities are completed in a timely and cost-effective manner. RAM is expected to be able to work independently in achieving all objectives, as well as have the responsibility of keeping his/her manager up to date on key progress and potential issues.

Main Activities

1 Accounting:

Supervision, guidance, and development of the outsourced accounting team working on management and statutory books.

Ensure an overall control of all financial transactions and accountancy matters, including review of monthly reconciliations and Traffic Light Report for IOO entities.

Review of month-end accounting journals

Support CAO team in month-end actions and provide details/analysis on key figures and movements, as necessary.

Review bank and other monthly account reconciliations for IOO entities, as well as finalize and sign-off the monthly Traffic Light Reports with an action plan to resolve issues/mistakes.

Prepare, review, and finalize annual statutory financial statements and annual financial statement analysis for review and approval by the Board of Directors

Lead the annual audit process; discuss key audit topics with auditors and internal stakeholders and agree mutually.

Ensure that all necessary business policies, accounting practices and accounting controls are fully implemented.

Review and finalize bi-annual P/L analysis for the parent company.

2 Finance Management

Coordination and input on supplier matters, including approval of manual payments for the region.

Bank Payments in the theregion.

OB Int’l IOO point of contact with bankers.

Update Bank Account Management (BAM) tool.

Update BAM, PAM, CM, Compass (run Credit Controls for new customers), approver in e-PO and Oracle-NFPS. Provide support to RFC/local teams on several projects such as Outsourcing, s/w migrations etc.

Cash Forecasts for the Region up to 1Y

Approve payments on Citidirect/SCB/Cash Pooler

3 Taxation and Compliance

Work with external tax firms and OB tax manager to ensure compliance with regulations.

Review tax pack for annual statutory accounts and CIT returns and approve final CIT return prepared by external advisors.

Calculate annual tax provision for management accounts.

Review VAT accounts, VAT returns, statistical returns prepared by GL manager/Finance Manager

Responsible for timeliness and accuracy of all statutory filings such as statistical returns, VAT, CIT etc. in accordance with the statutory reporting calendar maintained by the Finance Managers

Provide support in view of several Legal/regulatory/Treasury matters such as: License’s renewal, KYC exercises, Recapitalizations, Papers on Transfer of Shares, Dividends payment, Interco Agreements renewal, Netting Agreements, provide back-up data for Entity’s valuation and Business plan needed from time to time.

Provide the Finance and Legal update on the TP Local file PwC India is preparing on behalf of OB tax. In addition, prepare and Submit Local TP forms needed for when completing the Stat Audit for the Region (i.e apart from the Local TP file PwC is responsible for, RAM prepares the TP files another format- required to be submitted to the Tax Authorities along with the AFS)

Fully support OB Tax team on any Tax Regular Audit by collating Reports/Back up the GL manager should provide and share Clear reconciliations on all items under question with OB Tax team and the External Tax advisors.

Run continuous controls to make sure entities are compliant to local law, provide support to Sox Testing, approve and go by the CGM policy and all group policies and make sure the team respects the rules set by the group.

4 Payroll

Supervision of timely and accurate delivery of monthly payroll

Support in relationship management with payroll service provider

Being main POC with local tax authorities and OBS HR in payroll matters, including reviewing and finalizing answers to any queries and questions

Ensuring that all statutory payroll submissions are completed.

Update Payroll Account Management (PAM) tool.

5 Team management

Day to day line management of local Field Finance Managers and Finance Assistant in the designated countries

Evolution and motivation of team members

Working relationships

Internal working relationships

In this role, RAM will need to interact and develop good working relationship with:

Senior management and directors of the companies in scope

Other Group Finance departments (CAO, Treasury, Finance Solutions etc.)

Finance controllers.

Tax and Facilities team.

Legal team & HR team

Internal Audit

External working relationships

Suppliers

Payroll service provider

External auditors

External tax advisors

About you

Skills / Experience

Core Competencies

Ability to work within a complex environment, with finance systems (Oracle Financials, Oracle Fusion in the future) & colleagues across the world and multiple legal entities.

Ability to handle high levels of pressure and critical decision making.

Excellent communication and relationship building skills with an ability to prioritize, negotiate and work with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.

Technical accounting expertise of IFRS

Knowledge of CIT and VAT

Language skills: fluent in English, intermediate French

Good team player, with ability to act as an individual practitioner.

Qualification

Professional qualification (certified/qualified accountant, ACCA, or similar).

10 years’ work experience, of which minimum 5 years of accounting and finance operations’ experience in complex multi-national environment under IFRS

Experience in team management (internal or external teams) is a must.

Excellent Microsoft Office skills

Experience of working with Oracle or similar ERP systems

What we offer

Global opportunities: Work in multi-national teams with the opportunity to collaborate with colleagues and customers from all over the world

Flexible work environment: Flexible working hours and possibility to combine work from office and home (hybrid ways of working)

Professional development: training programs and upskilling/re-skilling opportunities

Career growth: Internal growth and mobility opportunities within Orange

Caring and daring culture: health and well-being programs and benefits, diversity & inclusion initiatives, CSR and employee connect events

Reward programs: Employee Referral Program, Change Maker Awards

Only your skills matter

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