Senior Accountant

A.P. Moller - Maersk is an integrated container logistics company working to
connect and simplify its customers' supply chains. As the global leader in
shipping services, the company operates in ‎130 countries and employs roughly
‎86,000 people.
With the simple end-to-end offering of products and digital services, seamless
customer engagement, and a superior end-to-end delivery network, Maersk
enables its customers to trade and grow by transporting goods anywhere - all
over the world.
We Offer
An opportunity to work for the world´s shipping leader, in a dynamic, global
industry, in a role with a diversified scope. You will never be bored but
still, have time to work on individual projects and develop.
* Opportunities for personal and professional growth in a multinational company.
* Working with the best people in a global team culture that has a significant impact on the world economy
Key Responsibilities
SG&A Controlling
* Drive performance management related to Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (SG&A) costs for all entities in the area/country.
* Support in building the Budget of SGA costs for the Area.
* Analyze the Area's SG&A cost development, and variance analysis and provide recommendations to management
* Ad-hoc performance information support towards Area management and Region related to SG&A Costs
* Work closely with the HR department to ensure accurate headcount reporting
Accounting and Reporting (ATR)
* Support the Accounting Manager to ensure completeness and accuracy of the books related to all SG&A costs.
* Collaborate with the ATR and CNB (Cash and Bank) teams in our Global Service Centre (GSC) to meet all local requirements.
* Close coordination with the Shared Services team (GSC) during monthly book close.
* Proactively ensures no gap - ensuring coordination between GSC, internal teams (such as HR, Region Tax, etc.), and 3rd parties (such as pay-roll provider, Auditors, Tax provider, etc.)
* Ensure proper support is given to improvement initiatives and controls and projects
Accounts payable
* Closely work with our GSC teams and act as an escalation contact in Area for resolving queries on vendors.
* Work closely with all process streams/stakeholders to achieve the KPIs related to accounts payable.
We are looking for
* Finance/Accounting degree or equivalent qualification preferred
* Working knowledge and experience with SAP is a plus
* Knowledge of IFRS standards and experience with Tax and statutory audits
* Strong analytical skills Detail orientated and ability to work with a large amount of data
* Used to working in a fast-paced matrix environment and working efficiently under pressure
* Good stakeholder management, teamwork, and continuous improvement mindset
* Self-motivated, well-organized, and capable of working towards agreed objectives independently without excessive supervision
* Hands-on and pragmatic approach required.
* Ability to represent finance & provide partnering solutions to colleagues
* Proactive and positive attitude, with enthusiasm to drive operational results