Senior Financial Reporting Specialist (IFRS)

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- Ensure group-wide compliance with IFRS, with deep ownership of the standards most relevant to grocery retail (mainly IAS 2, IFRS 16, IAS 16, IAS 36) - Monitor upcoming IFRS amendments and new standards and assess and communicate their impact on the group. - Lead preparation and review of consolidated IFRS financial statements, including notes and disclosures. - Oversee IFRS adjustments and reconciliations between local statutory accounts and group IFRS reporting. - Own consolidation for multiple legal entities/store subsidiaries, including intercompany eliminations. - Lead proactive IC reconciliation four times per year, submit reconciled Intercompany Summary files to the Group, ahead of external audit Interim Review and Annual Audit. - Act as the primary technical contact for external auditors; manage audit planning, fieldwork, and resolution of complex accounting matters. - Partner with operations, procurement, and store finance teams to ensure correct accounting treatment is applied at the transaction level. - Prepare high-quality, audit-ready consolidated and separate IFRS financial statements, including extensive notes and quantitative disclosures for the annual and interim report cycles. - Lead the annual impairment testing framework for individual stores and distribution hubs, evaluating Cash-Generating Units (CGUs) in a fluctuating economic landscape. - Prepare and submit standardized Group Reporting Packages and final IFRS-compliant FS on the Group's reporting calendar. · Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting; CIMA, ACCA is an advantage. - 5–7+ years of progressive experience in IFRS financial reporting or external audit, ideally including time at a Big 4 firm. - Prior experience in retail, FMCG, or another multi-site/high-volume transaction environment is strongly preferred. - Experience with group consolidation across multiple entities. - Advanced Excel skills; experience with ERP systems and consolidation tools. - Strong analytical skills with attention to detail in high-transaction-volume environments. - Fluent in English and Azerbaijani; - Comfortable working in a fast-paced retail environment with tight reporting deadlines.