Accounting & External Reporting Manager

2 weeks ago


Johannesburg, South Africa Mondelēz International Full time

**Job Description**:
**Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?**

**Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Uniquely Yours.**

You will manage all accounting and external reporting matters for your assigned country. You will also effectively partner with an external auditor to address complex accounting topics and to ensure the timely and accurate reporting of results. In addition, you will work with our Mondelēz International Business Services organization to drive accurate and timely reporting and to ensure proper reconciliations for all accounts in the market. In this role, you will foster a strong connection with the regional team and when appropriate, with the corporate controlling team to ensure full compliance with Mondelēz International’s Accounting and External Reporting (AER) policies and to ensure that we are adopting U.S. GAAP accounting standards in a timely manner. You will also ensure that we comply with all local accounting standards, see to the timely filing of financial statements and of indirect tax returns/payments (e.g. VAT, excise tax, sales tax).

**How you will contribute**

You will:

- Manage all accounting and external reporting matters for your assigned country, including ensuring accurate and timely U.S. GAAP reporting and the timeliness and integrity of statutory financial reporting, balance sheet reconciliations and KPIs. You will also provide insights into balance sheet movements and cash flow and ensure account reconciliations, intercompany charges, fixed assets, and restructuring are signed off for your assigned country
- Contribute to a strong controls and compliance environment in the country and ensure full compliance with our AER policies. You will act as our primary contact with our external auditor for the country
- Address complex accounting topics in coordination with the Business Unit or Region Controller and ensure timely adoption of all U.S. GAAP Accounting Standards in the country. You will also support the business on policy interpretation for changes in process or M&A activity
- Drive for harmonization, efficiencies and improvements to ways of working on AER processes and systems such as SAP and build a mindset of continuous improvement in the country team
- Build a high-performing Accounting and External Reporting (AER) team (Mondelēz International employees and actively manage the relationship with Mondelēz International Business Services/third party providers). Recruit and develop talent and drive our AER talent agenda in the country

**What you will bring**

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career. You will bring experience and knowledge in:

- TECHNICAL EXPERTISE in accounting and external reporting (AER) including a deep understanding of U.S. GAAP, IFRS, close processes and financial reporting systems. General knowledge in complex technical accounting such as treatment of FX, derivatives, employee compensation and pension plans. Expertise in policy, controls and compliance design including SOX reporting. General knowledge of tax laws and indirect and direct tax
- BUSINESS ACUMEN and understanding of our business and finance beyond the AER scope. Big Four accounting firm experience preferred
- LEADERSHIP SKILLS including proven business partnering and communication skills across a large global, public company. Experience working as a global finance leader managing global, cross-functional and business partner teams to drive timely and accurate results
- GROWTH/DIGITAL MINDSET and the ability to identify strategic opportunities and leverage technology to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness
- INTEGRITY and sound judgement in all decisions and interactions aligned with Mondelēz International values and policies and external regulations

Key Responsibilities:
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- Responsible for the integrity of the TB for South Africa, Mauritius, SALP and CHI: _
- Journal review and approval (as per approval matrix)
- Ensure clean balance sheet and managing the resolution of anomalies identified
- Hold other Finance Partners (e.g. Commercial, ISC, CS&L, Tax) accountable for respective sections of the TB
- Timely analysis of monthly balances per the TB with comments for review by the A&ER Lead
- Coordinate intercompany transactions reporting as they occur for allocated entities (Mauritius, CHI, South Africa, and SALP) _
- Lead the Month-end, Quarter-end and Year-end close processes by tracking all month end closing activities through SAP and reporting the same in OPAL, FIT and HFM tools: _
- Effective coordination of Shared Services teams handling the GL interfaces with other reporting tools
- Coordinates the monthly P&L reviews with the supervision of the AER Lead/Manager
- Reviews balance sheet accounts for assigned entities and ensures rational of balances before close
- Reviews monthly depreciation and ensures accuracy per Policy guidelines
- Participates in and performs monthly FICO reconciliations



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