Senior Specialist M&A and Investment Accounting

Job Description

Eram Talent, an independent Talent Acquisition Consultancy in the Oil &amp; Energy industry, is seeking a Senior Specialist in M&amp;A and Investment Accounting. As a division of ERAM Group, E-Talent has a global reach and network of High Potential Professionals with sophisticated skills from a variety of industries, including Oil &amp; Gas, Petroleum, Infrastructure, Energy, Water, Transportation, Science &amp; Technology and Health Care. The Senior Specialist will be responsible for leading the M&amp;A team in the accounting and financial analysis of investments and acquisitions.<p><br></p><strong>Responsibilities</strong><p><br></p><ul><li>Provide expert know-how and governance regarding M&amp;A, divestitures and integration accounting and restructuring.</li><li> Research accounting literature and apply technical standards to complex business issues and transactions, including business combinations and impairment valuations</li><li> Assess and analyze JV’s contracts and propose accounting consequences including options to mitigate risks and assess control opportunities in existing contracts</li><li> Ability to applies financial modeling tools to run valuation numbers to provide financial advice in several businesses and pro forma balance sheet</li><li> Coordinate accounting integration of M&amp;A transactions and provide advice, incl. conversion to SABIC accounting standards, harmonization of chart of accounts, integration into the Company accounting processes and systems</li><li> Carve-Out Financial Statements / Stand-alone Statements / Proforma Statements and prospectus support</li><li> Coordinate accounting preparation of divestitures and provide advice, incl. preparation of carve-out financial statements</li><li> Due diligence support, Purchase Price Allocations and principles of push down accounting</li><li> Legal entity portfolio and master data design (central legal entity repository)</li><li> Acting as a point of contact for external auditors on any technical accounting matters related to control assessment</li><li> Preparing or reviewing with technical accounting papers related to control assessment</li><li> Aligning with JV affairs on the technical accounting matters and preparation of Statutory Financial statements of the various SABIC subsidiaries and associates</li><li> CoE for IFRS 3, IFRS 10, IFRS 11, IAS 27, IAS 36, IAS 37</li></ul><p><br></p><strong>Requirements</strong><p><br></p><ul><li>Degree in accounting</li><li>10+ years of Big 4 experience as technical accounting and (financial) auditor</li><li>Desirable completion of master’s degree in accounting/auditing</li><li>Professional qualification of CPA, CA, or ACCA</li><li>Demonstratable IFRS expertise, certainly on technical standards (IFRS 9, IFRS, 10, IFRS 11, IAS 28, IAS 19, IAS 36, IFRS 16, IFRS 15)”</li><li>Post CPA qualification experience of 5+ years</li><li>Technical training in Big 4 audit firms. Must have worked in audit, financial statements preparation/review, technical accounting advisory</li><li>Expert knowledge on Mergers, Acquisitions, Divestitures &amp; Integration (MADI)</li><li>Business acumen, strong analytical skill, knowledge of chemical industry is a plus</li><li>Expertise knowledge of standard accounting practices, solid knowledge in IFRS</li><li>Proficient in corporate governance and internal control framework</li><li>Financial modeling and proform pro forma balance sheet</li></ul>