Financial Accountant, Medical Services

About the role

The Financial Accountant, Medical Services is a key member of the HQ Finance team, responsible for global compliance, balance sheet management, legal entity structures, M&A support, audits, system implementations, and internal controls.

Key areas of focus:

• Maintain a global compliance register for licenses, tax updates, and country-specific requirements.
• Drive legal entity clean-up projects.
• Manage balance sheets, intercompany accounts, and statutory accounting.
• Ensure accurate balance sheet reporting through periodic reviews.
• Develop and maintain internal controls in compliance with IFRS, statutory rules, and Intl SOS policies.
• Manage periodic audits for all entities under Medical Services.
• Influence decision-making within the regional finance team.
• Establish central Treasury governance and manage Foreign Exchange exposure.
• Support key finance projects and ensure compliance with the Governance Structure.
• Act as backup to the Global Financial Controller when needed.
• Perform ad-hoc analysis and projects for the Regional CFO.
• Project manage the roll-out of Sun6 for various regions.
• Oversee full accounting, reporting, and finance functions of MSHQ.
• Ensure compliance with intercompany recharges and transfer pricing requirements.

Key responsibilities

Accounting:

• Ensure accurate and timely financial reports for MSHQ.
• Manage Group, Statutory, and Internal audits.
• Participate in Quarterly Business Reviews, Forecast, and Budget preparation.
• Ensure accurate Balance Sheet reporting.
• Act as a technical accounting expert and contact for Group Finance.
• Drive legal entity cleanup projects.
• Support associate and joint venture companies in accurate accounting.
• Ensure correctness and completeness of reported information.

Internal Controls:

• Develop and implement internal controls and Group Policies.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on controls.

Group Consolidation and Reporting:

• Meet MSHQ reporting requirements.
• Ensure timely and cost-effective statutory audits.
• Implement hubs and recharges with transfer pricing documentation.

Process Improvements:

• Optimize work processes for efficiency.
• Maintain intercompany account reconciliation.
• Guide balance sheet hedging.

Projects:

• Assist in financial modeling and due diligence for acquisitions.
• Manage ad-hoc projects for the Regional CFO.
• Support Sun 6 implementation project management.

About you

Required Skills and Knowledge:

• Strong technical accounting expertise.
• In-depth knowledge of accounting practices.
• Hands-on project management skills.
• Proven relationship-building abilities.
• Ability to operate strategically and tactically in complex environments.
• Experience with diverse business unit leaders.
• Customer-oriented experience, preferably in professional services.
• Strong influencing skills in a matrix reporting environment.
• Good interpersonal skills and a driver of change.
• Advanced technical computer skills, especially in Sun, Excel, and Access; Cognos knowledge is a plus.

Requirements

• Minimum 8 years of working experience in technical accounting environment
• Experience in a fast pace, multi-national organization, ideally within the professional services industry
• Experienced in supporting operations in developing countries, diverse nationalities and cultures
• Exposure to dealing with senior executive and operational management teams.