Senior Accountant

Job Description

Who are we?

We are on a mission to unlock the world and make it safer through our cutting-edge identity technologies. Every day, around the world, we enable citizens and consumers to perform their most important daily activities (such as paying, connecting and travelling), whether in the real world or in the digital world. Let's transform their lives by making the world safer but also simpler.

We combine know-how and technologies never before combined in both the physical and digital spheres for the secure management of connectivity, payments and identity. Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Cryptography, Cyber Security, Innovative Sensors and Video Analytics are at the heart of our physical products, software and systems.

We serve our customers in 180 countries with our 15,000 employees worldwide.

Purpose

This role represents the economic transactions of the Division to safeguard the assets of IDEMIA fairly, accurately, and on time and ensures compliance with applicable regulations. Provides the Management team with reliable information for decision-making

Key Missions

• Identifies and books General Ledger transactions including tax-related accruals, provisions, payroll, and closing entries, ensuring timely and accurate month-end cut-offs.
• Prepares and reviews Balance Sheet accounts, ensuring reconciliation between Sub-Ledgers and General Ledger, accurate tax provisioning, and completeness of liabilities and assets.
• Prepares monthly financial statements per legal entity (Balance Sheet, Profit & Loss, Trial Balance), with particular focus on tax-sensitive accounts and reconciliations.
• Reports monthly financials in Group tools and ensures local tax compliance and accuracy of tax disclosures.
• Prepares annual statutory financial statements under local GAAP (e.g., IFRS as adopted in Pakistan) and coordinates tax-related filings such as Income Tax, Sales Tax, and Withholding Tax returns.
• Acts as the key liaison for tax audits, income tax assessments, and supports internal/external audit processes with complete documentation and reconciliations.
• Provides detailed tax schedules and supports preparation and filing of Corporate Income Tax, Sales Tax (including STRN compliance), and advance tax computations in line with FBR regulations.
• Monitors changes in local tax laws and ensures correct application in financial records and compliance practices.
• May review Inventory and Fixed Asset ledgers for tax compliance (e.g., capital allowances, input tax credit).
• Supports withholding tax compliance (deductions, challans, statements) and ensures timely deposit and reconciliation.
• Ensures completeness and accuracy of journal entries, investigates discrepancies, and applies accounting and tax standards appropriately.
• May handle accounting and tax compliance for smaller entities or contribute to regional tax projects.
• Responds to internal and external stakeholder queries related to financial and tax matters within their scope.
  
  

Why choose IDEMIA?

By choosing to work at IDEMIA, you are joining a unique tech company. You can seize all the opportunities of a stimulating environment. You can bring your own skills to our community. You can contribute to a safer world.

We develop cutting-edge, forward-looking, time-proof innovations that meet the highest technological standards. We are well established and yet still agile. We are neither too big nor too small. We are transforming quickly to remain a leader in an equally rapidly changing world.

At IDEMIA, people can develop their expertise and feel a sense of belonging and empowerment, in a global environment, within a company that has the ambition and ability to change the world.

Our teams are close-knit and collaborative; dialogue and human relations are fundamental for us. We are truly international and we firmly believe that diversity is a key driver of innovation and performance We welcome people from all walks of life, regardless of their appearance, where they come from, who they like or what they think.

Each of our sites has its own advantages and offers a collaborative and user-friendly working environment.

Interested?

If you are qualified for the position, please apply through LinkedIn

IDEMIA. Expect the unexpected. Join the journey of a unique tech company.