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FAAS is the fastest growing department in Grant Thornton. Our team has grown from 12 to 160 over the last 6 years. We are a specialist team who service complex large scale and multinational companies, providing solutions to accounting challenges in global finance functions. Our experienced and multinational team operates across 4 key service lines as per the below;
Global Compliance and Reporting Solutions
- Centralised approach to the following services:
- Statutory accounts production
- Conversion from group to local
- GAAP
- Supporting audit file
- Tagging & filing
- VAT
- Income tax
Audit and Accounting Advisory
- Centralised coordinated non-financial services audits for EMEA and APAC entities through our Centre of Excellence
- Conversion to new accounting frameworks
- Implementation of new accounting standards
- Technical accounting advice on new transactions
Effective Financial Reporting
- Interim/Surge resourcing
- Remediation and review
- Transition management
- PMO Offering
Business Process Outsourcing
- Full or partial process outsourcing including PTP, OTC and RTR
- Payroll coordination
- Process optimisation
- Reporting, budgeting and forecasting
- Access to consulting advice for Shared Service Centre setup and implementation
The characteristics of the target client base we are selling to are as follows:
- Complex clients and group structures;
- Multi-jurisdictional;
- Technically demanding;
- Driving efficiency and change;
- Looking for value;
- Want a single point of contact ;
- Sophisticated procurement processes; and
- Often SEC regulated.
The service delivery therefore demands a combination of rigorous project management with clear communication protocols, technical excellence and a deep knowledge of shared service centre operating environments.
The characteristics of the target client base we are selling to are as follows:
- complex clients and group structures;
- multi-jurisdictional;
- technically demanding;
- driving efficiency and change;
- looking for value;
- want a single point of contact ;
- sophisticated procurement processes; and
- often SEC regulated.
The service delivery therefore demands a combination of rigorous project management with clear communication protocols, technical excellence and a deep knowledge of shared service centre operating environments.
Main responsibilities:
- Responsible for the supplier approvals received from local markets
- Process supplier amendments received from local markets in oracle
- Ensure Sarbanes Oxley controls are embedded in process
- Align with sourcing organization in regards to maintenance of vendor master supplier database
- Responsibility for supplier deactivation process
- Responsibility for query management in regards to vendor master
- Contribution to the definition and maintenance of key performance indicators and the establishment of a continuous improvement culture
- Interact successfully with internal and external auditors and support quarter-end, interim and year-end audits by providing timely and accurate data and communication
- Evaluate processes, recommend and implement process improvements through projects or quick wins
- Work with supervisor and appointed leads to deliver on PTP operational and project objectives
- Provide support for ad hoc tasks from affiliates and or other functions and as services expand
- Provide user approval testing support for any system updates .