Purpose of the Role:
To ensure accurate and timely financial accounting and reporting on a monthly, quarterly, and yearly basis for MTL and other legal entities under the Shared Accounting Services (SAS) of the MTL Group, while driving process standardization, compliance, and effective coordination across stakeholders to support business objectives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead process-oriented tasks, including the timely closure of month-end, quarter-end, and year-end books of accounts, and the preparation of financial reports in both management and Companies Act formats.
- Provide comprehensive support to the General Ledger (GL) team for all legal entity accounts under the Shared Accounting Services (SAS) framework, with direct responsibility for MTL accounts.
- Coordinate and collaborate with business finance partners across multiple entities to address and fulfill their support requirements, ensuring timely resolution of queries in collaboration with process owners.
- Oversee the completion of statutory and internal audits, including standalone and consolidated accounts,
with a focus on adhering to yearly closure timelines.
- Supervise monthly reviews of the GL following the closure of books to ensure accuracy and compliance.
- Ensure strict adherence to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) by user departments, facilitating compliance, process improvements, and guiding data entry personnel for error-free accounting.
- Drive standardization and optimization of Shared Accounting Services processes across all companies to achieve operational efficiency.
- Provide critical financial information for tender processes and support the team in obtaining requisite certificates from auditors.
- Assist in the preparation and submission of monthly, quarterly, and yearly reports and data for management, due diligence, secretarial audits, and other compliance-related activities.
Ideal Personality Profile:
- Detail-Oriented and Analytical: A meticulous individual with robust a