Senior Accountant ( Portfolio Companies )
- Full-time
- IFS Referral Bonus Code: SH
- Job Location: Hybrid
Company Description
IFS is a billion-dollar revenue company with 6000+ employees on all continents. Our leading AI technology is the backbone of our award-winning enterprise software solutions, enabling our customers to be their best when it really matters–at the Moment of Service™. Our commitment to internal AI adoption has allowed us to stay at the forefront of technological advancements, ensuring our colleagues can unlock their creativity and productivity, and our solutions are always cutting-edge.
At IFS, we’re flexible, we’re innovative, and we’re focused not only on how we can engage with our customers but on how we can make a real change and have a worldwide impact. We help solve some of society’s greatest challenges, fostering a better future through our agility, collaboration, and trust.
We celebrate diversity and understand our responsibility to reflect the diverse world we work in. We are committed to promoting an inclusive workforce that fully represents the many different cultures, backgrounds, and viewpoints of our customers, our partners, and our communities. As a truly international company serving people from around the globe, we realize that our success is tantamount to the respect we have for those different points of view.
By joining our team, you will have the opportunity to be part of a global, diverse environment; you will be joining a winning team with a commitment to sustainability; and a company where we get things done so that you can make a positive impact on the world.
We’re looking for innovative and original thinkers to work in an environment where you can #MakeYourMoment so that we can help others make theirs. With the power of our AI-driven solutions, we empower our team to change the status quo and make a real difference.
If you want to change the status quo, we’ll help you make your moment. Join Team Purple. Join IFS.
Job Description
Position Overview:
This role will be very hands on and play an integral part in all aspects of accounting operations with opportunities to work on a variety of projects and functional areas. The ideal candidate will be someone who can roll up their sleeves to execute accounting operations efficiently, identify and resolve issues independently, and work collaboratively with team members locally and abroad, withing and without the accounting function. The ideal candidate should enjoy a fast-paced environment, be able to prioritize individual and team objectives, and be a good communicator.
Responsibilities may include:
- You will be assigned various global or country specific accounting areas, which may change from time to time. This will include preparation of journal entries and supporting documentation, analytical review of account activity, preparation of monthly account reconciliations, tracking of various accruals and expenses while ensuring compliance with company internal control procedures.
- Preparation of VAT returns for submission to tax offices.
- Lead and assist in preparing audit schedules, providing data to auditors, coordinating with auditors and responding to their queries.
- Support the wider Finance team, including AR, AP, Treasury, and FP&A with reviews and queries, control accounts, and processes.
- Work closely with the FP&A team to enhance reliability and accuracy of group forecasts and reports.
- Assist with developing and implementing new accounting policies, controls, and procedures as needed.
- Ad hoc accounting requests and projects as needed.
Qualifications
Required Skills:
- Accounting Qualification – ACA, ACCA, CPA
- 3+ years relevant experience in general accounting within a multinational environment.
- Strong proficiency with Excel is a must.
- Experience with Netsuite, Coupa and other accounting tools.
- Navigates and communicates effortlessly in a cross-functional and multicultural environment.
- Fluent in spoken and written English. Other language skills are a plus but not required.
Additional Information
We believe that coming together as a community, in person, is important for innovation, connection and fostering a sense of belonging. Our roles have the right balance of remote and in-office working to enable flexibility for managing your life along with ensuring a real connection with your colleagues and the broader IFS community. #Li-Hybrid