Accountant

Accountant

In this role, you will play a crucial part in controlling and managing accounting, reporting, tax, and treasury-related tasks, while also acting as a key partner to our Finance Manager in ensuring regulatory compliance.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Reporting, Tax, and Costing:

• Oversee day-to-day finance activities, including accounts receivable, accounts payable, inventory management, and more.

• Ensure timely and accurate preparation of monthly and annual reporting packs, adhering to group reporting standards and IFRS.

• Provide insightful analysis through management reporting to enhance financial decision-making.

• Prepare statutory financial reports and support tax preparations and submissions.

• Manage tax reporting requirements and coordinate local transfer pricing obligations.

• Support both internal and external audit processes.

2. Working Capital:

• Serve as the primary point of contact for daily banking transactions.

• Manage foreign currency dealings, including inward and outward remittances.

• Arrange bank facilities such as collection facility, local and foreign supplier payments, tax/duties payment facilities, and bank guarantee arrangements.

• Manage any system integration requirement between bank and ERP system.

• Ensure timely collection of receivables and manage customer disputes.

• Maintain accuracy and integrity of inventory valuation.

• Prepare cash flow forecasts and facilitate actions to maintain appropriate cash conditions.

3. Compliance:

• Ensure adequate internal controls are in place and properly documented with appropriate approvals.

• Support regional and global compliance teams in monitoring adherence to Draeger's Compliance Management System.

• Coordinate, promote, implement, and provide guidance on local compliance requirements such as due diligence processes of partners and contract requirements.

• Participate in regular policy reviews by regional and global teams and communicate for local alignment.

• Liaise with local corporate secretary on statutory compliance requirements including setting up board meetings and amendments of Articles of Incorporation/Bylaws.

• Support the organization in other regulatory requirements.

4. Continuous Improvement:

• Identify opportunities to maximize capacity and efficiency.

• Ensure finance policies and procedures remain relevant and up to date.

• Identify, develop, and implement system and process improvements to enhance financial outcomes.

Qualifications:

• Degree in Accounting and preferably a Certified Public Accountant

• Five years of experience in an accounting environment and some years in a related position.

• Experience working in a global & complex environment

• Strong communication skill to enable effective communication with stakeholders at all levels.

• Able to display quality in critical thinking to investigate complex issues, make decisions and develop solutions

• A proficient skill level in the use of MS Excel and SAP is preferred