A2R Trainee reports to A2R Head of Asset, Inventory, Cash Accounting in Captive Center and works closely with A2R Closing and Reporting team, CHC Country Senior Accounting Partner, Finance (Finance Performance, Business analysis & controlling, Treasury, Tax, Internal Control), IFSA, Supply Chain, MARCO team, other GBS (SBS) departments. 

A2R Trainee will review and monitor technical process implementation, controls and compliance in all topics in respective area of accounting. He/she will be work together with ITS to implement new or existing tools in CHC LE and to ensure that they operationally ready at CHLOE Day. 

A2R Trainee will be involved on GBS processes improvements, further standardization and contribute to related projects.  

Key requirement for A2R Trainee: 

1. Deliver GL accounting, closing and reporting services in respective area of accounting to CHC GBS within perimeter  

Perform closing procedures on time according to closing calendar  

Define and drive accounting, process and systems changes operationally and facilitate A2R service delivery 

Ensure all automatic postings have been booked, all recurring and non-recurring items in area of responsibility are collected, accounts reconciled and Manual Journal Entries (MJE) booked 

Prepare ad-hoc reports and analysis Support closing and reporting team with other closing activities at closing peaks 

Support internal and external audits 

Assets and inventory accounting services 

Participate in different activities relating to fixed asset and inventory life cycle 

Perform the recording & booking activities  

Perform assets (including tangible, intangible, finance, leases under IFRS 16) depreciation and valuation, and month end reporting  

Contribute to inventory costing and valuation and calculate inventory depreciation 

Contribute to periodic reviews of assets and inventory impairment follow-up 

Contribute to month end closure relating to fixed assets and inventory and prepare related reporting  

Coordinate stock-count activities 

Cash accounting services 

Clear transitory accounts 

Perform bank reconciliations and related adjustments  

Perform booking of transactions relating to financial instruments, debts and loans 

Perform calculation of Forex net positions  

Contribute to month end closure relating to cash accounting and prepare related reporting 

Perform the accounting and month-end reporting of intercompany accounts, including support of MARCO activities 

A2R Master Data Management 

Manage A2R Master Data (PCoA, FA, ICO) 

2. Ensure compliance of processes, transactions and reports with CHC/Corporate accounting policies, internal control guidelines and audit / SOX requirements    

Execute operational KPIs and pro-actively alert execution issues 

Contribute to A2R Core Model process knowledge (Level 6/7) relating to GL monthly closing, reporting and tax services 

3. Contribute to development of Process vision, strategy and objectives defined globally 

Gather and apply best practice to process 

Support benchmarking activities  

Provide process expertise to relevant stakeholders as required and when needed 

Contribute to review ITS tool and make proposal to improve 

Improve user experience to perform their job more efficiently 

4. Communicates with captive management. 

5. Ensure Compliance and Internal Control/ SOX standards are met. 

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