Bain & Company, Inc.

Bain & Company is recognized as one of the top international management consultancy firms. We assist major corporations worldwide with strategy formulation, acquisitions, organizational design, and performance improvement. In 2015, Bain & Company opened the Global Business Services Center in Warsaw, in order to provide the best-in-class internal support, efficiently and professionally, to both leadership and consulting teams in Bain offices across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities for the ME entities: 

Based in the Global Business Services office in Warsaw, the role is to independently perform month end close for the Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Qatar and KSA entities as well as maintaining of all accounting ledgers including monthly preparation of all account reconciliations and journal entries.

• Perform weekly bank reconciliations and entry cash journals 
• Perform the entire cycle for the month end closing including posting of accruals, prepayments 
• Run outstanding items report & validate all outstanding items, update accrual schedules 
• Personal deductions journal reclassifications  
• Run & review preliminary trial balance reports  
• Confirm suspense accounts are zero and reconciled, create re-classification journals  
• Ensure the AP ledger balances match to outstanding account payable report  
• Record fixed asset disposals and write offs 
• Review of trial balance and ensure understanding of accounts and variances 
• Generate & distribute SAP reports and respond to internal queries 
• Analyse local management reports and update SM with any unusual variance to budget 
• Produce and submit the monthly consolidated cost variance analysis  
• Review Management stats received, perform partners variance cost versus plan 
• Treasury: Manage the ME treasury process such as bank set up, bank payment approvals and release, SAP payment files review and approval, full intercompany settlement process
• AP/TE: Ensure accurate & timely AP processing, oversee vendor communication & agreements, oversee AP&TE mailbox & queries. 
• TAXES
  • Preparation of VAT/ Withholding Tax returns/ Tax Provisions  
  • Payment of tax liabilities 
  • Reconciliation of opening balances and producing the audit trail and documentation to complete the audits 
• BUDGETS/FORECASTS 
  • Generate budget worksheets all entities  
  • Ad hoc reports yearly spent  
  • Detailed analysis of incurred costs vs plan  
  • Conducting reviews and evaluations for cost-reduction opportunities 
  • Help with the preparation of annual budgets 

Requirements and skills: 

• A University Diploma in Accounting, Finance or relevant degree
• Minimum of 7-10-year experience in General Ledger GL Accountant
• Excellent knowledge of accounting regulations and procedures, including the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• English fluent
• Proficient MS Excel skills
• Proficient SAP4Hana - would be an advantage
• ACCA/CIMA or similar certification - would be an advantage

We offer:

• Comprehensive onboarding and trainings – we are a CIMA certified employer, we support those employees interested in obtaining CIMA certification
• A very friendly working environment
• Hybrid work (40% time work in office, 60% time work from home)
• Daily work with English and/or other foreign languages
• Beautiful office in Warsaw city center (al. Jana Chrystiana Szucha) with fully stocked office cafeteria
• Very abundant benefit package: private medical care & dental care, multisport card, yoga classes, life insurance, employee referral program, technology & ergonomics allowance, video game room, leisure zone.
• Integration activities, lunches, dinners and Offsite trips

WHAT MAKES US A GREAT PLACE TO WORK: 

We are proud to be consistently recognized as one of the world's best places to work, a champion of diversity, and a model of social responsibility. We are currently ranked the #1 consulting firm on Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work list, and we have maintained a spot in the top four on Glassdoor's list for the last 15 years. We believe that diversity, inclusion, and collaboration is key to building extraordinary teams. We hire people with exceptional talents, abilities, and potential, then create an environment where you can become the best version of yourself and thrive both professionally and personally. We are publicly recognized by external parties such as Fortune, Vault, Mogul, Working Mother, Glassdoor, and the Human Rights Campaign for being a great place to work for diversity and inclusion, women, LGBTQ, and parents.