Accounting Specialist (General Ledger)

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Job Description:

Job Summary

Reporting to General Ledger Supervisor, the Management Specialist is responsible for maintaining accuracy of the financial statements for multiple legal entities.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Responsible for monthly closing activities; review of all journal entries, in accordance to US Generally Accepted Accounting Practices (“US GAAP”) and local statutory requirements. Ensure that accounting transactions are properly supported, recorded, and reported.

• Review of monthly variance analysis including correlation to operational results and interaction with operational business units.

• Timely review of monthly balance sheet reconciliations in accordance with US GAAP; 

• Identifies and follows up on areas of concern within the reconciliation, develops corrective action plans where needed and ensures accounts are in good standing.

• Liaise with internal and external auditors.  

• Coordination of audit documentation, account analysis, annual financial statements and related statutory reports for both US GAAP and local statutory requirement.

• Maintain internal controls including assisting in self-audits and adherence to compliance policies.

• Supports process improvement including recommendations for training and updates to procedures.

Requirements

• Possess a Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related fields

• Possess at least 2-5 years of experience in accounting, internal audit or public accounting

• Meticulous in details and display responsibility towards one's work

• Able to communicate with internal/external stakeholders across all levels

• Applies standard GAAP methods; makes recommendations to improve practices or procedures in compliance with GAAP.

• Distinguishes between “big picture” concepts and comments and specialized, smaller specific facts associated with work; notes the specifics of events and experiences; explains, in general, how details impact end goals or outcomes; ensures that work is completed accurately and with the appropriate level of detail.

• Generates reports in appropriate format using basic software; reviews reports to ensure accuracy and completeness; identifies issues with report generation (e.g., missing variables, incorrect data, etc.)

• Willing to work overtime when required for the role

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