Responsibilities

·       Work on the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing under US GAAP, following financial standards and procedures of IFF.

·       Monitor the performance of key controls, maintaining thorough documentation to satisfy SOX compliance requirements.

·       Prepare balance sheet reconciliations.

·       Prepare journal entries.

·       Prepare insightful commentary for month-over-month, quarter-over-quarter, and year-over-year fluctuation analysis for single-entity financial statements, including P&L statements, underlying cost centers, and/or key balance sheet metrics.

·       Support tax, internal audit, and external audit requests as applicable.

·       Support the HR team on matters specifically related to payroll accounting, including employee benefits, pension accounting, and related topics.

·       Ensure that corporate, regional, and local accounting policies are strictly followed.

·       Ad hoc internal reporting as required.

·       To process accounting postings.

·       To perform reconciliations

·       To execute and engage on all internal control activities defined within the function.

·       To participate on internal & external financial audits

·       To drive and facilitate interactions with internal /external customers and third parties (legal entity controllers/ plant accountants).

·       To participate in system projects in functional areas with limited guidance. 

·       To prepare and deliver quality financial reports as required by internal or external requirements on time.

·       To perform detailed review, analysis, and interpretation of defined processes in the assigned area of work, ensuring accuracy of data and adequate processing and reporting.

·       To perform closing activities

·       To validate overall closing within the area of responsibility.

·       Consultancy for SBU 's (cost vs. capital questions and in general any other permanent investment accounting query).

·       Active participation in any permanent investment projects (Carve in/ Carve out processes, JV creation, mergers etc.).