Senior Expert Accounting Principles and Advisory Job at Vodafone (Düsseldorf)

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Senior Expert Accounting Principles and Advisory (m,f,d) Location: Düsseldorf ID: 278447 The Accounting Principles & Advisory Senior Expert is a key role withing the Accounting Competence Center team , which operates within the End-to-End Accounting & Reporting framework of VF Group, serving as a key decision-making authority for strategic accounting judgements and as a nexus for compliance assurance on group level for Vodafone's local markets. Within this, the Accounting Principles & Advisory team leads the application of IFRS and local GAAP policies. It serves as a globally centralized hub responsible for overseeing the market-wide holistic appliance of accounting policies and reporting standards within Vodafone Group and its local markets. Any principle and complex accounting judgement is prepared, documented and governed by the team. Equipped with a broad range of IFRS and local GAAP expertise, the team is furthermore providing advisory services for the market organizations across the range commercial transactions. Accordingly, the Accounting Principles & Advisory team also supports strategic key projects to deliver compliant, consistent and accurate policy application for all business transactions across the markets. Ensuring efficient and effective Accounting Compliance / Governance and Advisory through operational excellence

Job Responsibility

Participating in strategic accounting judgements within Vodafone Group and in-scope markets, characterised by a high degree on materiality, critical risk/chance profile and/or a group wider impact
Supports in evolving a central framework on accounting judgements, which governs the end-to-end decision process, starting from enquiring accounting decision support up to ensuring an audit proof central repository for accounting memos/ fact sheets/ reports
Drafts and updates applicable local market GAAP policies
Collaborates closely with the Group Financial Reporting team to align accounting policy, judgement and policy application
Supports the department to establish a close liaison with the Market Financial Reporting Team, to ensure the timely and accurate financial reporting enabling local markets certification of Income Statement, Balance Sheet Reviews and other Financial Statements artefacts (Disclosures, Management Reports, etc.) under both International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and Local Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
Interacts with Chief Accountants, Auditors and _VOIS for accounting treatment and advisory
Offers accounting expertise for process transformation in the Commercial Shared Operations organisation
Support in building, evolving and sustaining an efficient and effective organisation which assumes responsibility on accounting judgements and accounting advisory
Supports in digitising and evolving the accounting principles function, using new emerging technology to make accounting knowledge and principle decisions more accessible to wider VF organisation
Participates in major transformation projects with accounting expertise from idea to implementation, as well as for the coordination of complex and material recognition, valuation and presentation issues with Vodafone Group Reporting
Supports team to ensure correct accounting in accordance with IFRS, VGIAP and local GAAP
Supports business partnering with commercial and finance units in relation to accounting issues, including identification of design options for the efficient implementation of the respective projects
Supports with documentation and expertise to enable close cooperation with auditors, VOIS, Group Finance and commercial units
Supports continuous alignment with the CSO and relevant markets and be a role-model in collaborating with the wider Finance community
Supports in evolving a culture of proactive continuous improvement of processes, systems and people and provide a platform for the people to develop their career and employability

Requirements

Solid understanding of how IFRS/ local policy is applied to commercial transactions
Leadership skills and experience in managing teams in a complex and changing/dynamic operating environment
Deep Technical financial and accounting skills
Excellent self-leadership, situational self-awareness and high resilience
Empathic with different personality types & deep interest in humans, embracing diversity for better outcomes
Excellent communication skills to ensure a transparent representation of the accounting judgements
Excellent Business Partnering Skills and customer oriented mindset
University graduate, preferably from Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics (or equivalent)
5+ year experience in finance, in-particular in all areas of finance operations either by practical delivery or through oversight
Robust track record in delivering major finance transformation projects
IT and data analytics literacy
Significant telecommunications industry experience and business acumen
Very strong cooperation, coordination, communication and presentation skills
Very good English and German language skills

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