Financial Accounting & Compliance Manager (Reliever)

Financial Accounting & Compliance Manager – Reliever Department: Finance Work Arrangement: Work From Home/ 6 months contract Schedule: Monday–Friday | 7:00 AM–4:00 PM Reports To: Financial Controller Direct Reports: Accounts Payable Team About the Role Addiction Foods is looking for an experienced Financial Accounting & Compliance Manager – Reliever to oversee financial accounting, statutory reporting, tax compliance, audit coordination, and internal controls across multiple business entities.

We are looking for a technically strong finance professional with solid experience in IFRS/GAAP, SAP, external audit, multinational compliance, and financial reporting, as well as the ability to improve and automate accounting processes.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Accounting & Reporting: Lead month-end, quarter-end, and year-end financial closing. Ensure accurate journal entries, accruals, provisions, balance sheet reconciliations, and P&L reporting. Maintain the integrity of the SAP general ledger and Group chart of accounts. Ensure proper accounting of manufacturing costs, inventory movements, and intercompany transactions.

Translate statutory results into clear management reports and Group reporting. Statutory, Tax & Regulatory Compliance: Prepare and coordinate statutory financial statements in accordance with IFRS/GAAP and local requirements. Ensure timely filing of corporate tax, VAT/GST, and other applicable taxes across jurisdictions.

Review tax provisions and related SAP postings. Monitor changes in accounting standards and regulatory requirements and advise management of potential impacts. Audit & Internal Controls: Act as the key contact for external auditors, tax advisers, and regulatory authorities. Prepare audit schedules, reconciliations, and supporting documentation.

Resolve audit findings and strengthen financial controls. Maintain accurate, compliant, and audit-ready financial records. Process Improvement & Automation: Review existing accounting and reporting processes and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, accuracy, controls, and scalability. Improve and automate manual finance processes using SAP, Excel, Power Query, Power BI, and other available technologies.

Introduce practical process improvements that reduce manual work, reporting delays, and financial errors. Team & Stakeholder Management: Lead and develop the Accounts Payable and financial accounting team. Partner with the Financial Controller, FP&A, Finance, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Commercial, Operations, and HR teams.

Communicate financial, tax, compliance, and audit matters clearly to finance and non-finance stakeholders. What We’re Looking For: Must-Have: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field. 5+ years of relevant experience in external audit, financial accounting, statutory reporting, and/or compliance. Strong knowledge of IFRS/GAAP.

Strong experience in statutory and tax compliance. Hands-on experience with month-end and year-end closing, reconciliations, and financial reporting. Experience coordinating with external auditors, tax advisers, and regulatory bodies. Strong SAP HANA or comparable ERP experience. Advanced Excel skills. Experience working across multiple entities or jurisdictions.

Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder-management skills. Strong Advantage: CPA, CFA, or equivalent professional qualification. Experience in a multinational, manufacturing, FMCG, or supply-chain environment. Power BI, Power Query, Pivot Tables, or VBA experience. Proven experience improving or automating finance/accounting processes.

Who Will Succeed in This Role? You are likely to be a strong fit if you are technically strong, detail-oriented, analytical, accountable, and technology-savvy. You should be comfortable taking ownership of financial reporting and compliance while also challenging inefficient processes and finding better ways to automate and improve them.

This is a work-from-home role, normally Monday to Friday from 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Occasional work during critical reporting periods, weekends, or holidays may be required.