Chief Accountant

Chief Accountant role will supervise the financial accounting and reporting, support on internal and external audits (IFRS & Statutory, Tax). The position will require working closely with different BUs/functions of Bekaert, GSSCN and external auditors/regulatory authorities to ensure the adherence of group/statutory accounting and reporting policies and control processes and smooth functioning between Bekaert entities and GSSCN.
o Coordination with GSSCN
o Overall GL responsibility
o IFRS & Statutory Audit and Internal Audit Coordination
o Tax and regulatory authorities' compliance
o Other tasks assigned by Financial Controller
***Detailed Responsibilities
• Coordination with GSSCN
o Maintaining the issue tracker to improve the efficiency of GSSCN work
o Acting as intermediary between GSSCN & Bekaert legal entities
o Resolving the issues of different employees of Bekaert and help them to understand the nature & work of GSSCN
o Resolving the queries of GSSCN employees by coordinating with plants.
o Closely monitoring the work of GSSCN to make sure the adherence of group accounting policies and control processes
o Escalating the issues to Financial Controller when necessary
• Monthly Closing of all Bekaert Entities
o Ensuring the all invoice bookings by GSSCN with in the given time frame
o Ensuring the all accruals, provisions are correctly and timely booked
o Ensuring the closing activities are following the Smart Close schedules
o Ensuring BFC data upload by GSSCN in time and publishing the package after month closing.
• Overall GL Responsibility
o Monitor & supervise delivery of GL team members of GSSCN to ensure on-time delivery of accounting services complying with standardized processes, internal control framework, and regulatory. GL activities include accounting entry, reconciliation of GL, GL management etc.
o Supervising & Assist in the preparation of monthly / quarterly / annual and ad hoc financial statement and regulatory report to ensure data correctness, timeliness and completeness
o Maintain ownership and provide specific advice & expert knowledge of GL module
o Provide guidance and instructions to GSSCN GL team members to ensure consistency in the execution of Bekaert policies and practices
o Calculate and provide monthly and quarterly accruals to GSSCN
• IFRS & Statutory Audit and Internal Audit Coordination
o Aligning with local teams and auditors on the audit plan and coordinating with the auditors to ensure the audit carried out smoothly.
o Coordinating with GSSCN and related departments of Bekaert for the preparation of various audit schedules required for carrying out the audit smoothly.
o Responsible for preparation of schedules required for notes to accounts (beyond the standard PBC templates agreed between group and EY team)
o Support for gap analysis between IFRS and statutory reports to the statutory auditors and providing the explanation or coordinating with local teams to provide the explanations on the auditors' questions.
• Tax and regulatory authorities' compliance
o Keeping track on Income Tax assessments
o Coordination with consultant and providing the information required for Income Tax & Transfer pricing assessments
o Supervise the tax filing (CIT/VAT/WHT, etc.) compliant with the local tax laws.
o Coordinate and maintain audit documents and follow up tax auditors for on-going tax audit
• Other Tasks assigned by Financial Controller
o ad hoc projects like support on new entities, businesses, processes implementation.