Senior Financial Accountant, Asia
Evac has been a pioneer in sustainable technologies and solutions for decades. Today we are the world’s leading provider of integrated Evac® water, waste and wastewater technologies, Cathelco® corrosion protection and marine growth prevention and HEM® freshwater systems.
Our technologies address the increasing need for innovative solutions driven by the megatrends of climate change, circularity, and increasingly scarce freshwater resources. We contribute to a better environment and cleaner seas by helping our customers eliminate waste, conserve water, mitigate emissions, and lengthen the lifecycle of their vessels or buildings. Together with our 500 colleagues in 14 countries, we strive for a future with no waste.
About the role
We are seeking an experienced and analytical Senior Financial Accountant, Reporting Asia to strengthen Evac Group’s accounting and reporting quality. The role acts as a senior accounting and reporting expert, monthly reporting analysis, reporting quality and statutory compliance.
In this role, you will coordinate monthly and annual reporting activities for the UAE, Singapore and India, review key balance sheet and profit and loss movements, and support local finance teams in resolving accounting and reporting issues. You will also lead and coordinate the Shared Service Centre, ensuring clear work allocation, timely and high-quality delivery, effective issue resolution and continuous improvement. You will help ensure that Group accounting policies, reporting instructions and financial control requirements are applied consistently across the responsible entities and the Shared Service Centre.
You will work closely with the VP, Financial Controlling and Compliance, finance teams in the UAE, Singapore and India, the Shared Service Centre team, Group Finance and Business Control, and externally with auditors, advisers and regulatory authorities.
The role reports to the VP, Financial Controlling and Compliance.
Your main responsibilities
Financial reporting and accounting quality
Coordinate monthly and annual reporting activities for the UAE, Singapore and India and ensure complete, accurate and timely reporting deliverables.
Review key balance sheet accounts and significant profit and loss movements, and support local teams in resolving identified issues.
Analyse monthly figures and translate findings into clear financial insights for finance and management stakeholders.
Review balance sheet reconciliations and challenge unsupported balances, aged items and accounting treatments.
Contribute to improved financial transparency, reporting quality and management understanding of financial impacts.
Technical accounting and financial compliance
Act as a subject matter expert in IFRS and complex accounting matters, including cut-off, accruals, provisions, foreign exchange impacts and other significant estimates.
Support the consistent application of Group accounting policies, reporting instructions and financial control requirements across the UAE, Singapore and India and within the Shared Service Centre.
Identify accounting and reporting risks and support the development of practical controls and corrective actions.
Prepare accounting assessments and ad hoc analyses for the VP and management.
Audit and statutory reporting support
Coordinate accounting-related audit requests and support the timely resolution of accounting issues and audit findings.
Support statutory reporting and other financial compliance deliverables in cooperation with local finance teams and external advisers in the UAE, Singapore and India.
Ensure that significant accounting assessments and supporting documentation are complete, clear and audit-ready.
Process development and finance transformation
Shared Service Centre leadership
Lead and coordinate the Shared Service Centre, including work allocation, service quality, delivery timeliness, issue resolution, stakeholder cooperation and continuous improvement.
Participate in standardization, automation and finance transformation initiatives.
Support integrations, restructurings and other special projects from an accounting, reporting and financial analysis perspective.
Contribute proactively to Financial Controlling and Compliance teamwork and perform other tasks defined by management.
How success is measured
Complete, accurate and timely monthly and annual reporting submissions.
No material accounting or reporting errors and limited post-close adjustments.
Significant accounting assessments completed on time.
Shared Service Centre deliverables completed accurately and within agreed timelines.
High-quality balance sheet reconciliations and reduction of aged or unsupported items.
Timely completion of statutory reporting and audit deliverables.
Effective resolution of accounting issues and audit findings.
Completion of agreed reporting-development, control and finance-improvement actions.
Contribution to automation and finance transformation deliverables.
Positive stakeholder feedback from finance teams in the UAE, Singapore and India, Shared Service Centre stakeholders, Group Finance, Business Control and auditors.
Your profile
Relevant degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or a related discipline.
Several years of experience in financial accounting, Group reporting, audit or a comparable role in an international environment.
Strong knowledge of IFRS, financial reporting, statutory compliance and balance sheet accounting.
Ability to assess complex accounting matters, document conclusions clearly and translate financial information into practical insights.
Experience in monthly and annual closing, financial statement preparation, reconciliations and audit cooperation.
Analytical and detail-oriented way of working, combined with the ability to prioritise and meet deadlines.
Strong collaboration and communication skills, with confidence to challenge accounting treatments constructively, support local finance teams and coordinate Shared Service Center delivery.
Experience in reporting tools, ERP systems, automation or finance transformation is considered an advantage.
Fluent written and spoken English; other relevant language skills are an advantage.
A proactive, improvement-oriented mindset and willingness to take ownership of accounting, reporting and Shared Service Centre topics.
- Department
- EBL
- Location
- Mumbai, India