Senior Financial Reporting Specialist (IFRS)

• 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.