Senior IFRS Specialist

About the company

With over 3.4 million vehicles managed across more than 42 countries, we provide full service leasing, flexible subscription services, fleet management services and multi-mobility solutions to customers of all sizes, including large corporates, SMEs, professionals, and private individuals. By leveraging our unique position to lead the way to net zero and further shape the digital transformation of the industry, we are well-positioned to meet the evolving mobility needs of our clients and provide them with the solutions they need to thrive.

We are looking for:

Finance as a functional value driver oversees and drives strategic financial planning, including budgeting and forecasting, reporting and creation of value. The department enables the strategic ambition of Ayvens by the standardisation of the finance function and drives the transition to the P&L of the future.

Within Finance, the Norms team is a team within the Consolidation & Reporting (C&R) team, which is part of the Finance department comprising of amongst others, Finance planning & analysis (FP&A), Tax and Regulatory Reporting.

Overall job purpose

• Monitoring changes in IFRS and other relevant standards applicable to Ayvens, assessing the impact for Ayvens and taking the lead or participating in implementing these changes on a timely basis within the Accounting and Reporting Manual, which should be updated at least once a year;
• Review of the Ayvens interim and annual consolidated financial statements in relation to IFRS requirements;
• Maintaining accounting manuals and guidelines, supporting consolidation and reporting teams on accounting matters;
• Support countries in questions related to IFRS and Accounting and Reporting Manual application;

Key expertise areas

• Monitoring IFRS and other relevant accounting standards: Pro-actively monitor changes in the IFRS and other applicable standards, assess and discuss financial, operational and business impact for Ayvens.
• Lead or participate in implementation of new accounting and reporting standards: Participate in implementation of relevant accounting standards in systems, reports and processes
• Answers questions with respect to IFRS and the Ayvens accounting manual, discusses findings with internal and external audit teams, drafts IFRS position papers and maintains logging of IFRS Q&A.
• Ensures the Ayvens Accounting manual is kept up to date, in line with relevant accounting standards and shared with Finance teams in Ayvens reporting entities
• Prepare annual and interim “dummy” financial statements and validates against the IFRS disclosure checklists.
• Act as a key player in the process of interim reviews and year end audits by the group external auditors.
• The job holder is capable to enforce accounting discipline onto reporting entities with tact and diplomacy and to discuss and agree accounting topics with internal and external stakeholders.

Key collaboration partners

• Internal: Rest of finance team, Regulatory Reporting, Investor relations, Risk management, Treasury, Communications, Internal Audit Ayvens countries, Controllers and finance team, Societe Generale Norms team
• External: Group external auditors; Other big-four audit firms for consultancy

Required level of education and technical abilities

• Master degree in Finance / Business administration;
• Certified public accountant is a plus;
• Work with complex matters in a changing environment;
• Minimum of 8-10 years relevant work experience in a financial role (accounting, controlling and/or auditing) – big-4 is a plus;
• Work experience with relevant IFRS for the financial / leasing industry, specific experience with IFRS 9, 15, 16 and 17 is a pro;
• English (fluent, verbally and written) and French (is a plus);

Benefits

• Hybrid work schedule: 2 days/week in the office;
• Monthly budget in Benefit Platform where you can choose;
• Loyalty bonus at 3 and 5 years in the company;
• Annual salary increase based on your performance;
• 25 days of annual leave;
• 1 sick day/year;
• Half a day off your birthday and 1 day off starting with the second year in the company;
• Private healthcare at Sanador;
• Fruit Tuesday and free coffee in the office;
• A nice office environment in the city center, close to Timpuri Noi metro station;

Why Ayvens?

At Ayvens, we believe that our success is driven by our commitment to customer satisfaction. Our team is dedicated to delivering innovative solutions and technologyenabled services that help our customers focus on their everyday business. We’re committed to sustainable mobility and have made it a core part of our strategy. In everything we do, we’re guided by the principles of authenticity, curiosity, commitment and collaboration. We aim to foster an organisation that's diverse in people and ideas, where everyone can thrive and be themselves, no matter who they are. Join us on this exciting journey as we continue to enable the transformation towards large scale adoption of sustainable mobility and provide our customers with the solutions they need to succeed. Follow our page for the latest updates, news, and insights.

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