IFRS Advisor

Job description

Solvay is a multi-specialty chemical company committed to developing chemistry that addresses key societal challenges. We innovate and partner with customers in diverse global end markets. The role of the Finance function is to define financial policies and to secure the sound financial management of the Group. It also provides both external stakeholders and internal decision-makers with relevant financial data and analyses, with an intention to support sustainable value creation and value retention.

Job Overview and Responsibilities:

The IFRS desk at Solvay acts as an internal consultant, providing IFRS advice to a wide variety of internal customers (accountants, controllers, M&A, treasury, legal, etc). We work in close cooperation with our customers during contract negotiation phase. 

As a member of the IFRS desk, you will work in a dynamic environment and will be able to connect with a variety of teams, and learn about our businesses. You will mainly:

·  Provide IFRS advice on contemplated transactions on a wide range of topics (business combinations, divestments, lease contracts, customer contracts, etc), so to assess their potential impact on Group accounts;
·  Provide IFRS advice to the consolidation and accounting teams during the quarterly and annual closing;
·  Assist in preparing the IFRS financial statements (quarterly and annually);
·  Participate in presentation of IFRS trainings;
·  Carry out the bi-annual complex contracts procedure (confirmation procedure of significant contracts that require IFRS analysis);
·  Follow-up on IFRS developments in order to assess the impact on the Group’s financial statements and KPI’s;
·  Contribute to the periodic update the Financial Reporting Guide. It will allow you to obtain an in-depth understanding of IFRS and how it is applied in practice.

Education and Experience:

·  Master in finance 
·  Relevant experience of 2 years in finance (experience in public accounting is considered a plus)
·  Good understanding of basics of IFRS 
·  Willing to study contracts and IFRS in adequate detail, yet able to translate this knowledge into a valued business support

Skills:

·  Intellectual curiosity to understand rationale of underlying transactions
·  Able to distill relevant elements from a multitude of information received
·  Able to explain rationale of advice given in a concise manner
·  Open-mindedness: takes an unbiased look at question raised
·  Team player 
·  Fluent in English 
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