R2R Accounting-SME

Job Description

Supporting and coordinating R2R Accounting processes in dedicated countries/region/process. Analyses and drives improvement initiatives and process harmonization in Accounting focusing on Balance Sheet. Verifies quality and consistency in methodology and accounting principles applied in own responsibility area. Cooperates actively with colleagues and internal/external customers, stakeholders and BPO.Proactively performing preventive quality and accounting controls and ensuring corrective actions when errors occur.Additionally, responsible for supporting financial and external accounting in the defined responsibility area. SME has proficiency in his or her subject and guides other professionals on the project/process area to ensure the content is accurate.Understands, articulates and implements best practices related to his/her area of expertise. Lead or be an active participant of a work-group, provides guidance on how his/her area of capability can resolve an organizational need and actively participates in projects.What you will learn and contribute to As part of our team, you will:
• Providing Accounting services:
• Follows Nokia Global CFO reporting guidelines and uses appropriate systems to meet financial reporting requirements.
• Complies with Nokia Global CFO accounting principles, procedures (including SOX and Internal Controls) and IFRS/local GAAP accounting principles for the defined responsibility area.
• - The SME functions as the conduit for their knowledge area, and applies their expertise to the project.
• - Understands, articulates, and implements best practices related to their area of expertise.
• - Depending on the work environment, the subject matter expert may lead or be an active participant of a work-group with the need for specialized knowledge.
• - Provides guidance on how their area of capability can resolve an organizational need, and actively participates in all phases of the software development life cycle.
• - Leads on the formulation and application of strategy.
• - Applies the highest level of management and leadership skills.
• Providing SME support
• Provides accurate and timely accounting support (IFRS/local GAAP accounting principles and, in some cases, in fiscal matters)
• Ensures that the right process exists in own responsibility area and that process is compliant with Nokia global policies and processes.
• Ensures availability of processes knowledge and technical/accounting competence and be Accounting expert in own responsibility area
• Provides support for statutory accounting external reporting and related audit and governance: execution, control and results
• Provides support and coordination of global process implementation and tool deployments in own responsibility area.
• Supports for accurate and timely Nokia group reporting.
• Supports, cooperates and contributes to the Internal and External audit process and coordinate open audit action completion for own responsibility area.
• Troubleshooting problems
• Coordinates resolution, coaching users in correcting reported problems and creating issue prevention accounting methods and tools
• Collects process requirements and issues that cannot be solved locally and escalates/inform them to Development Sub-Process owners
• Delivers/organize concept/process specific training upon need and responsibility area
• Coordinates and runs System tests upon need
• Verifies quality and consistency in methodology and accounting principles applied in own responsibility area, reporting / escalating to pertinent leaders when issues arise.
• Responsible for the implementation and execution of the Accounting process (accounting closing, BS validation, reconciliation and attestation)
• Supports preparation of user guides and training material for own responsibility area as per RACI
• Responsible for identifying and escalating process/systems/accounting issues that cannot be resolved locally
• Supports and drives data cleanup activities in own responsibility area (Balance sheet analysis and action planning)
• Contributes to continuous learning initiatives by own exemplary behavior
• Support Management reporting
• Lead & support projects
• Supports & ensures smooth info sharing between Development & Service Excellence teams
• Annex:a.
• Maintain partnership with Internal Controls, Deloitte, R2R SOX Lead and GBS teams
• Act as SPOC for all customers in R2R in CFO
• Coordinate SOX related resolution
• Drive country based internal/external audit action completion
• Organize SOX trainings for internal and external teams
• Report Deviation to S2P and R2R and drive mitigation and closure
• b.
• Act as R2R Accounting Process SME for SOX
• Control and monitor process compliance
• Participate in CFO projects and represent CFO s view in all end-to-end project
• Validate process descriptions
• Maximizing cooperation
• Cooperates actively with colleagues and internal/external customers to establish and maintain a good network/partnership and to ensure a smooth, optimal and timely solution for the issues.
Your skills and experience Requirements
• University or college degree in economics or related field
• 3-5 year experience in accounting
• Good knowledge of common concepts is an advantage
• Experience with SAP FI module
• Literacy in Microsoft Office
• Fluent written and spoken command of English is a must
Personality
• Customer service oriented
• Precise and Quality oriented
• Ability to effectively communicate across organizations
• Strong analytical and organizational skills
• Agility of taking the initiative and proactive attitude
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Keyskills :
training materialinternal controlsexternal auditexternal reportingenvironmental impact assessment