ARC Analyst

Job summary

Entity:

Finance

Job Family Group:

Finance Group

Job Description:

Role Purpose

The ARC Analyst is responsible to resolve sophisticated issues as and when vital, account for revenue and Receivable, severance tax and royalty reporting, owner master data, delivering finance group reporting services to the entities assigned and activities and support the delivery of timely and accurate group, statutory accounts while ensuring adherence to policies and procedures in the drive for outstanding customer service, operational perfection and compliance.
They are responsible for the resolution of reconciliations, BSA, regulatory reporting and plan related queries and actions, external audit support and work closely with the embedded finance team in the entities to which they are assigned.

Key Accountabilities

Account for Revenue & Receivable and Owner master data
Filling Royalty, severance tax and production data
Support significantly larger and/or more difficult entities and has a good understanding of the nature of the business and the economic environment in order to implement activities effectively.
Coordinate the prompt and accurate recording of financial transactions (e.g. ledger entries, journal postings, plan and cost related postings etc.) in line with requirements, policies and procedures.

Support the delivery of timely and accurate statutory accounts and tax analyses through liaison with the Statutory external auditors if required.
Support external audit requests and queries
Resolve or further intensify any sophisticated issues faced.
Support preparation of documents and adjustments for monthly, quarterly and year-end close.
Support partners in having understanding of the general ledger and group reporting pertaining to the parties.
Liaise with other FBT internal teams to ensure that the data being entered into the ledger is accurate.

Key Challenges

Issues and queries are at times sophisticated and multifaceted to resolve requiring strong analytical and problem-solving ability
Ability to influence groups that may have differing priorities.
Tailor communication style to suit the audience
Develop a good understanding of the partner organisation as well as the business in order to deliver high quality service.
Collaborating closely with customers and colleagues in different geographical locations, time zones and potentially in different languages using systems requiring thorough coordination between teams.
Quick to react and adapt to constantly circumstances, changing reporting requirements for highly fluid businesses.
High level of familiarity with the end-to-end financial accounting process for the supported entities

Education and Experience

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, Accounting or related field.
Recognised accounting qualification (e.g. ACCA, CPA, CIMA).
Ability to meet closing and deadlines
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Good interpersonal skills - attention to detail
Bias for action underpinned by a strong work ethic, teamwork and proven track record of value added.
Minimum of 3 - 5 years of experience in general and/or financial accounting.
 

Required Criteria
 

English language competency.
 

Preferred Criteria
 

Shared service centre experience.
General accounting experience
Demonstrated proficiency with SAP

Travel Requirement

Negligible travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

This role is eligible for relocation within country

Remote Type:

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills:

Accounting for financial instruments, Accounting for financial instruments, Accounting policy, Agility core practices, Agility tools, Analytical Thinking, Analytics, Business process control, Business process improvement, Commercial Acumen, Commercial assurance for external reporting, Communication, Creativity and Innovation, Credit Management, Curiosity, Customer centric thinking, Data Analysis, Data visualization and interpretation, Decision Making, Digital Automation, Digital fluency, Financial Reporting, Influencing, Internal control and compliance, Long Term Planning {+ 4 more}

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