A2R Closing and Reporting Senior Accountant – JPAC & Greater Gulf
Grade: L2
Hiring Manager: A2R Closing Ledger & Reporting Manager
% Remote working and % of travel expected: Hybrid working arrangement
Job type: Contract Sept 2025 – To be extended based on business need.
About the job
The Account to Report (A2R) Closing & Reporting team is accountable for the processing of transactions related to accounting, and closing & reporting of financial books. This role will support the A2R Closing and Reporting Lead in ensuring the enforcement of accounting standards and reliability of the data collected from management, controllers, tax department and other end-to-end processes. Apart from that, this role will require active participation in driving A2R continuous improvement initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
Operations
Hiring Manager: A2R Closing Ledger & Reporting Manager
% Remote working and % of travel expected: Hybrid working arrangement
Job type: Contract Sept 2025 – To be extended based on business need.
About the job
The Account to Report (A2R) Closing & Reporting team is accountable for the processing of transactions related to accounting, and closing & reporting of financial books. This role will support the A2R Closing and Reporting Lead in ensuring the enforcement of accounting standards and reliability of the data collected from management, controllers, tax department and other end-to-end processes. Apart from that, this role will require active participation in driving A2R continuous improvement initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
Operations
- Ensure SOX and Internal Control Framework compliance across activities, and partner with A2R Retained and Internal Control to identify and address any gaps
- Support external and internal audits with close co-ordination with A2R Retained and Internal Control
- Design and/or propose solutions contributing to the improvement of processes (simplification, RPA…)
- Contribute and liaise with other E2E process owners the Customer board meeting
- Monitor performance across A2R process and define corrective actions required
- Ensure SOP documentations are updated on timely basis to reflect latest process/tool/policy changes
Compliance
- Ensure SOX and Internal Control Framework compliance across activities, and support A2R Manager/Lead and Country Finance to identify and address any gaps
- Support external and internal audits by working closely with A2R Manager/Lead and Country Finance
- Ensure adequate follow up on issues identified during external and internal audit
- Continuous improvement
- Support A2R Manager/Lead in monitoring performance on a continuous basis against agreed SLAs and define corrective actions, where necessary
- Identify and articulate improvement areas across processes and technology – including ERP and other tools and solutions
- Contribute to customer satisfaction initiatives, including regular assessment of service satisfaction across Country Finance and other stakeholders
- Core model Implementation
- Implement and ensure alignment with Global Finance Services core model
- Propose and support any project which aim to align to core model but also transform and automate our processes
- Embrace RPA mindset
About you
Key Requirements:
Essential Skills and Experience
- Minimum 6 years of relevant working experience in the Finance/Accounting sector.
- Working experience with SAP, specifically FI/CO
- Proficient in the use of applications in the MS-Office suite, including MS-Excel.
- Good English communication skills, both verbal and written
- Accounting standards: main country of the region and IFRS
Essential Qualifications
- Minimum 6 years of accountant experience (Bachelor’s Degree/Master)
- Desirable Skills and Experience
- Working experience in a customer-facing and service-oriented corporate position
- Good communication skills
- Business acumen
Nurul
Recruitment Consultant