Advisory Associate Solution Advisor/ Solution Advisor in Accounting & Reporting Transformation Services –

Deloitte Advisory, Deloitte & Touche LLP

Deloitte & Touche's Accounting and Reporting Transformation Market Offering helps CFOs, CCOs, controllers, and business unit finance leaders reduce financial reporting risk resulting from changes in statutory reporting requirements, market volatility and corporate actions or events, increase the financial integrity and transparency of cost allocations, enhance the efficiency of the “last mile of finance,” transform the finance function and enhance the value that finance delivers to their business.

Work you’ll do

Our professionals work with the global Deloitte teams on wide variety of clients, including multinational corporations, investment banks, global financial institutions, insurance companies, energy companies, and commodity hedgers for the following:

·       Risk and Controls Implementation (SAP S/4 HANA/Oracle/Dynamics)

o    Documentation of narratives for current and future processes.

o    Assist in identifying areas of potential risk within business processes, Design and implement complete control activities that are unique, specific, and actionable statements designed to help mitigate identified risks.

o    Prepare Risk and Control Matrix, and testing procedures.

o    Perform Test of Design of the Process Controls during system implementation.

o                    Identify opportunities for control optimization and drive enhancements to achieve this

·       Assists companies to understand, assess impact, and operationalize complex accounting and reporting changes resulting from shifting regulations, new accounting standards, and capital market transactions.

o    Implementation and operationalization of New Accounting Standards & Accounting Policies (e.g. new lease and revenue recognition standards)

o    Assisting clients with US GAAP to IFRS conversion and vice versa

o    Mitigating reputational risk and financial reporting risk by deploying experienced accounting and audit personnel to assist in addressing audit and regulatory inquiry or restatement needs.

o    Driving operational efficiencies in the financial close and reporting process through providing efficient, sustainable, and technology-enabled solutions aligned with accounting and financial reporting requirements.

o    Providing experienced financial reporting services to drive needed financial reporting for regulatory purposes

·       Providing a combination of advisory services to assist companies in meeting the accounting and reporting challenges resulting from business transactions

o    Carve-out Financial Reporting

o    IPO Readiness

o    Purchase Accounting & Reporting

o    Pro Forma Financial Reporting associated with a divestiture, acquisition, IPO, or capital raising transaction.

o    Day One Readiness & Process Integration

The team: Accounting and Reporting Transformation

Deloitte Advisory’s accounting and Reporting Transformation team can help the organization reduce risk and improve reporting capabilities to meet accounting and regulatory requirements, governance in complex operating models, and support for major business events and transactions. A&RT Team provides an extensive range of financial accounting and reporting services with a comprehensive industry-focused approach.

Qualifications

Required:

·       MBA or Chartered Accountant (CA) or CPA (US) or ACCA (UK) or Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Technology, Risk Management.

With 1-3 years of experience in: -

·      Implementation of new accounting standards and GAAP conversions

·      Drafting and designing accounting policies

·      Technical accounting research and advice on complex accounting

·       Contract assessments for accounting implications (for example lease, debt agreements, derivatives)

·       Financial statement reporting support

·       Experience with transactions, including preparing carve-out financial statements, assisting with initial public offerings, assisting with SEC filings, responding to SEC comment letters, purchase accounting support, etc.

·       Finance controllership or assurance roles with expert knowledge of US GAAP/ IFRS (preferred)

·       Knowledge of Internal control concepts (e.g., Preventive Controls; Detective Controls; Anti-Fraud Controls; etc.)

·      Experience on business process and/or ITGC controls on SAP S4, Oracle, Workday and/or JD

Personal Attributes

·       Strong communication (both written and verbal English), and organizational and interpersonal relationship-building skills

·       Ability to debug and troubleshoot issues

·       Strong problem solving and analytical skills

·       Understanding of service level agreements and prioritization of incidents/activities

·       Ability to work both independently and as part of a team with professionals at all levels

·       Build positive relationships within the organization