Preparation of the consolidated annual accounts process of circa 96 entities; Review and challenge the annual submissions (BS, PL, variance & analytical review) from all countries (Asia Pasific, Europe and Africa); Preparation of the annual report for Holdings and subsidiaries including supporting documents; New implementation the new platform of SAP Financial Consolidation (SAP BFC) from scratch including maintenance for daily database; Super user of the new SAP platform for any change in the account structure (CoA), layout, calculation or redesign the reporting model i.e. BS/PL by entity, Disclosure breakdown, Related party, Aging analysis, Employee information etc. Deal with external auditor (E&Y) for audit matters; Ad hoc process i.e. exploration cost overview, equity movements, I/C reconciliations, vendor updates, spreadsheet automation for efficient work;
Control monthly/quarterly/yearly Supplementary Disclosure Package (SDP) submission from countries; Review and follow up the monthly reports - BS & PL and commentary to senior management; Preparation of the consolidated financial reporting in HFM on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis in line with group requirements; Keep up to date with technical accounting developments in IFRS across the entities globally; Prepare an automate template in excel spreadsheet (high complex formulas and macros) for the SDP delivery process; Maintain the COA (charts of accounts) - HFM so that they are up-to-date and meet business requirements; Control the feed data from various source of banking financial systems and improve the mapping table ie. HFM, ESSBASE, HCS, Walker, INEA Business Object, GFDW and Cartesis; Alignment process of Average Balance Sheets and challenge Equity (RES) movements to entities across regions; Participate in HFM implementation as a new financial platform to replace the HCS syst
Consolidating the group financial statements of circa 200 European entities under IFRS (manually with spreadsheet); Improving and safeguarding the monthly consolidated reporting cycle; Enhancing the accounting and reporting processes and documenting best practices; Monthly BS & PL analysis (actual vs forecast/budget) of the reported figures; Preparation of the monthly management reporting packages; Simplifying and developing automatic excel spreadsheets; Assisting the business units with accounting and reporting issues where required.
Coordinating the month end close within European SEA LIFE covering Scheveningen, Paris, Spain, Belgium, Portugal, Helsinki and Amsterdam Cluster (Madame Tussauds & Amsterdam Dungeon); Responsible for ensuring the group reporting comply with IFRS and reviewing all recurring adjustments before entering the numbers into Hyperion; Take the lead and coordinating the group for audit process and statutory accounts; Analyzing actual vs. budget including commentary, on total performance, spend per head and gross marginal level for local management and business unit decisions; Owner of the budget and planning process including all reporting and presentations. Provide input for regularly held conference calls; Develop automatic Excel using Hyperion based tools on Actual versus Budget and Balance Sheets reconciliations; Liaise with marketing and operations teams to develop the budget and monthly forecasts, including managing key performance indicators such as visitor numbers, EBITDA, Customer Sati
Years of experience in financial and accounting services. A specialist in providing financial and business consulting services to the high tech industry, although not exclusively. Acting Financial Manager and Controller capabilities for small, growing companies, as well as work-for-hire on a project basis. Resolving short-term needs for organizations not requiring a full-time solution.
Recommend, implement and manage the manual and accounting process of Billing Cycle and challenge continuous improvements in management information and efficiency of delivery for all products; Design, set up and responsible for issuing and performing calculation for the quarterly and yearly billing and develop automatic excel spreadsheet using database tools on actual usage transactions; Assist Managing Director and Corporate Finance with providing financial evaluation and analysis and process improvement and communicate findings to the management; Managing monthly/quarterly/yearly close & preparing IATA’s group financial reporting package; Working internally and externally across other business regions i.e. Debtor, Inter-company, settlement, commissions, transfer pricing, projection and accounting package; Continually review finance processes to improve overall efficiency and accuracy of the finance function and contribute to the development & implementation of systems and process t
Consolidating all European entities (circa 600) and the central group as a whole in accordance with US-GAAP; Coordination of the European (Continental Europe and UK) monthly closing consolidation process (preparation of closing schedule, follow-up on deadlines, etc.); Coordinate the country managers (EMEA) for monthly reporting i.e. providing accounting direction and support to the local finance units within the business region; Involved proactively during the property contributions into the Fund (PEPR/PEPF2) in Luxembourg i.e. review take over Balance sheet, Gain on sale and deferral, Investment etc. Monthly preparation of a number of financial reports (reconciliations) based on US GAAP for local management as well as the headquarters in the United States; Responsible for a limited number of Corporate legal entities (circa 30); Assist with the review of the information provided by the regions for reasonableness and accuracy; Assisting with the maintenance of the internal control proce
Managing for month/quarter/year end close for Dutch companies; Leading and improving the Financial Reporting from the outsourced third-party back to the AP function in-house; Tax, SOX Compliance, Financial Audit & Statutory reporting; Review monthly BS and PL for Dutch entities and responsible for the GL reconciliations; Participating in the implementation of a (new) uniform reporting platform from BEST Enterprise to Oracle; Coordinates with relevant staff and departments for month-end close; Assists Finance Director and CFO – Europe with the assembly of the monthly financial package; Maintains and assists in preparation of budgets and cash flow forecasts; Provides support tasks for project expense processing, investigator grant processing & project invoicing; Reviews and posts monthly AR & AP, fixed asset, and job cost subsidiary ledgers into general ledger; Serves as the backup to Finance Director – Europe, Meeting with Finance Group in UK quarterly.
Month End Close at the European Head Quarters and Reporting for the Netherlands Companies & EMEA; Country Upload to Hyperion and reconciling to Oracle; Ownership of all balance sheet accounts through monthly reconciliation reviews i.e. Accruals and Prepayment for local (NL), Fixed Assets Maintenance, I/C and regional review within EMEA; Assisting in preparing for external Financial and SOX audits and periodic testing environment; Working closely with Consolidation Accountant for Intercompany (cross charges to all Countries) and Cost Allocations among cost centers for General Admin and Cost of Sales; Monthly comparison review actual against forecast; Monthly tasks such as Process Payroll Postings (for EHQ and Middle East) including reconciliation to the GL, Illness and Pension, Wage Tax and Social Security declaration; Assist in Oracle Periodic Upgrade Testing and playing an active role in improving accounting processes.
Preparation of financial reports and financial analysis (Budget versus Actual) for high level top summary of Corporate Overheads as well as monthly management reporting; Develop budget guideline and reforecast models and discuss the process with the responsible heads of departments; Develop automatic Excel using Oracle & Hyperion based tools on Actual versus Budget; Controller of the quarterly transfer pricing calculation among the countries & I/C; Assisting to head departments for cost allocations; Dealing with accounting issues (PO accruals system, automatic & manual accruals, capitalization of labor, impairments, prepayment etc.) - US GAAP policy; Coaching and assisting to Oracle A/P departments to ensure the proper cut off on monthly basis; Play an active role with monthly and quarterly closings and assisting with SOX (Sarbanes Oxley) compliance; Timely and complete preparation for interim/annual audit with objective of “clean” audit result;
Bookkeeping for preparing monthly or quarterly reporting of interim/final figures and generating details general ledger; Monthly/quarterly/final close with details balance sheet and supplementary figures are reported in accordance with clients policies (US GAAP & Dutch GAAP) and timetables; consolidating accounts for holding companies together with consolidated cash flow figures; maintaining the loans and interest calculation from debentures classified as face value and principal value based on capital contribution agreement; I/C reconciliation among holding, subsidiaries and investment companies and its foreign currency; Assist with financial audit by public accounting firm; Foreign inter-company to Dutch Central Bank and Dutch Central Bureau of Statistics; Assisting to external tax lawyer in order to prepare the tax returns for the Corporate Income Tax; Preparing monthly VAT and Wage Tax Returns / Social Security Matters;
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