Senior Country Accountant - Industry

About Convatec

Pioneering trusted medical solutions to improve the lives we touch: Convatec is a global medical products and technologies company, focused on solutions for the management of chronic conditions, with leading positions in Advanced Wound Care, Ostomy Care, Continence Care, and Infusion Care. With more than 10,000 colleagues, we provide our products and services in around 90 countries, united by a promise to be forever caring. Our solutions provide a range of benefits, from infection prevention and protection of at-risk skin, to improved patient outcomes and reduced care costs. Convatec’s revenues in 2024 were over $2 billion. The company is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index (LSE:CTEC). To learn more please visit http://www.convatecgroup.com

 

Pioneering trusted medical solutions to improve the lives we touch: Convatec is a global medical products and technologies company, focused on solutions for the management of chronic conditions, with leading positions in advanced wound care, ostomy care, continence care, and infusion care. With around 10,000 colleagues, we provide our products and services in almost 100 countries, united by a promise to be forever caring.

Our solutions provide a range of benefits, from infection prevention and protection of at risk skin, to improved patient outcomes and reduced care costs. Convatec’s revenues in 2023 were over $2 billion. The company is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index (LSE:CTEC).
To learn more about Convatec, please visit http://www.convatecgroup.com

Change is everywhere at Convatec. It’s transforming our business, and helping us improve millions of lives. And we’re nowhere near finished. Across every part of our business, we’re pushing for better. Join us on our journey to #ForeverCaring as a Senior Country Accountant and you’ll do the same

 

The main purpose of the role is to act as an independent accounting expert ensuring the delivery of all accounting and reporting processes in scope (both for IFRS and local statutory requirements). The person is fully responsible for the completeness of books and for timely and correct reporting of accounting figures for assigned entity(ies), driving audit delivery for assigned scope. Acts as a subject matter expert in the team for accounting and tax related matters.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver timely group and local reporting for assigned cluster, working closely with Country Accountants and General Ledger Associates (ensuring completeness and correctness of Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss, prepare Cash-Flow reporting and respective period-to-period variance analysis on actuals, prepare disclosures). Drive delivery of external audit for assigned scope

• Ensure timely delivery of indirect, direrct tax and other local reporting obligations, acting as reviewer/approver for Tier 3 entities indirect tax reporting. Cooperate closely with tax advisor to ensure timely preparation of direct tax reporting

• Ensure integrity of balance sheet – responsible for preparation of high-risk/Tier1&2 entity account reconciliations, act as reviewer of medium/Tier 3 entity reconciliation, drive resolution of aged items

• Secure compliance according to internal procedures and legislation, act as reviewer of Tier 3 entities internal controls

• Act as subject matter expert for accounting and reporting processes, as well as tax related matters (resolving more complex queries, leading small cross-functional improvement projects, system implementation, team upskilling, etc.)

• Engage with business and GBS stakeholders, driving regular updates to ensure alignment and achieving overall goals

• Act as mentor for junior team members

• Act as backup for RTR Team Lead

Key Requirements

• Minimum 8+ years of overall combined accounting and finance experience

• Experience in working with IFRS and local standards

• Experience in Tax (Direct and Indirect) accounting and compliance

• Knowledge of Technology: MS Office, SAP is an advantage

• Strong communication skills – effectively communicating key data, including presentations to management  

• Mature attitude towards challenges and problem solving - being able to work with limited guidance, manage ambiguity and pressure effectively, cope well with setbacks 

• Keen analytic – being able to translate complex financial concepts to finance and non-finance colleagues 

• Continuous improvement mindset 

• Hands-on personality, sound understanding of key finance process interfaces 

• Taking ownership of assigned responsibilities, including self-s