GBS - Audit Coordinator (Finance)

Syensqo is all about chemistry. We’re not just referring to chemical reactions here, but also to the magic that occurs when the brightest minds get to work together. This is where our true strength lies. In you. In your future colleagues and in all your differences. And of course, in your ideas to improve lives while preserving our planet’s beauty for the generations to come.

Syensqo Job Grade: S16

Job Overview and Responsibilities

Syensqo is creating its internal Global Business Services (GBS) to cover Finance, Procurement and Human Resources activities.  We offer you to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment and to contribute to this group’s transformation.

Join us in one of our 3 service centers: Lisbon, Curitiba, and Bangkok, be part of this transformation journey from the start.

This position is reporting to the Financial Accounting Service Unit Manager.

The coordinator acts particularly as a key point of interface with the team of Group Accounting and Reporting and with CAM/CADs and external auditors to ensure alignment on audit requirements and deadlines for IFRS and Statutory audit 

Key responsibilities:

• Organize, coordinate and monitor the statutory audit in scope of GBS scope on Central Audit Model
• Create and maintain the Statutory AOdoc database to communicate with Auditors and Establish and maintain Statutory Audit DataStudio dashboard
• Manage and maintain accesses for the auditors (contingent worker creation, SAP accesses, BFC, AOdoc)
• Preparation of Prepared by Client (PBC) checklist and facilitate follow up and progress of the Audit
• Prepare Statistics on open points, follow up audit deadline and alert in case of close deadline for not completed actions
• Support on coordination for Customers Circularization, with alignment for template/wording with auditors and review/translation with CAM (Company Accounting Managers)
• Facilitate GBS Status meeting with EY BE Auditors and GBS Audit stakeholders
• Coordinate with CAD (Country Accounting Directors)/CAM, Accounting Platform, controlling, other Audit Stakeholders (Procurement, Human Resources, Credit Management) and Central Auditors to ensure up to date Statutory database, understand the constraints and potential delay
• Act of key point of contact for GAC internal controls towards CAM

Education and Experience

• Master’s degree in finance/accounting 
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in audit

Skills and behavioral competencies

• Effective organizational skills and ability to navigate through different levels of the organization on a global basis
• Strong customer-focus and ability to be agile
• SAP experience in finance
• Proactive with a high level of initiative
• Strong collaboration skills

Language skills

Excellent communication skills in English

Ability to speak the local language is a plus

About us

• Syensqo is a science company developing groundbreaking solutions that enhance the way we live, work, travel and play. Inspired by the scientific councils which Ernest Solvay initiated in 1911, we bring great minds together to push the limits of science and innovation for the benefit of our customers, with a diverse, global team of more than 13,000 associates. Our solutions contribute to safer, cleaner, and more sustainable products found in homes, food and consumer goods, planes, cars, batteries, smart devices and health care applications. Our innovation power enables us to deliver on the ambition of a circular economy and explore breakthrough technologies that advance humanity.
• At Syensqo, we seek to promote unity and not uniformity. We value the diversity that individuals bring and we invite you to consider a future with us, regardless of background, age, gender, national origin, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, ability or identity. We encourage individuals who may require any assistance or accommodations to let us know to ensure a seamless application experience. We are here to support you throughout the application journey and want to ensure all candidates are treated equally. If you are unsure whether you meet all the criteria or qualifications listed in the job description, we still encourage you to apply.