Protiviti - Consultant/Senior Consultant - IFRS/FSCP/IFRS 16 & 15 Implementation & Accounting - Telecom Domain

IFRS | FSCP | IFRS 16, 15 Implementation & Accounting - Telecom Domain - Middle East clients)

Designation: Deputy Manager | Manager - IFRS (Telecom)

Experience: 3 years to 8 years

Qualification: CA Qualified

Travelling: Extensive travelling to Middle East

Exciting opportunity to work within a fast-paced Telecoms organization leading the implementation of IFRS 9/15/16.

Main responsibilities:

- Candidate must have good experience in FSCP + IFRS 16 + Inventory + IFRS 2 + Oracle ERP experience

- Lead and drive the IFRS 16 project - Have full responsibility and accountability for the project

- Understand the impact of IFRS16 to the client and the shareholders and educate affected people

- Document the E2E process and define RACI on identifying, evaluating, accounting and on-going maintenance of the lease register and information sources

- Propose accounting policy and detailed accounting procedures (including cut-over method and on-going process)

- Ensure that both shareholder requirements are understood and met both at launch and on a monthly basis

- Manage all stakeholders

Must have experience of:

- A minimum of 3+ years of relevant working experience within the domain of IFRS

- Extensive IFRS experience, understanding IFRS and appreciation for the risks in applying and financial reporting implications of IFRS

- Ability to identify IFRS problem areas in a set of financial statements / fact pattern and to recommend solutions

- Open minded, decisive, strong business mindset & flexible

- Excellent analytical and communication skills

- Excellent writing skills relating to consultations, discussion papers and opinions as well as clearly documenting / explaining review

- Has the ability to work autonomously and with minimal guidance, but also knowing when to escalate issues encountered

- Working in groups / teams with a focus on developing team members in the process

- Ability to research issues at a detailed level and having enthusiasm for tackling complex issues

- Excellent facilitation skills (including presentation style) and ability to answer questions

- Experience in working with MS Word, MS Excel and MS Power Point

- Excellent management skills of a business unit

- Strong communication skills allowing discussions within the team as well as with audit teams and clients.

- Telecom domain mandatory.