GL Accountant

Responsibilities:

• Manage complex intercompany accounting

• Intercompany statements and confirmations

• Account reconciliation 

• Journal entries 

• Eliminate intercompany out of balances 

• Participate in intercompany cash application 

• Responsible for US GAAP accounting, reporting and analyses of data and other ad hoc requests for information 

• Coordination of month-end closings 

• Ensure compliance with SOX controls 

• Facilitate work with the Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger and on-site teams to ensure accurate and controlled financial statements for the Intercompany accounts 

• Support and train junior colleagues 

• Support internal and external audits 

• Ensure effective internal controls for the assigned intercompany accounting area 

• Be a key team member driving continuous improvement 

• Reporting to site leadership to ensure a healthy service level 

Qualifications:

• Ideally 5 years’ relevant experience is required 

• Bachelor's Degree in Economics required (preferably in accounting) 

• US GAAP or IFRS knowledge 

• Strong general accounting knowledge and understanding of financial processes  

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English 

• Confident user of MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) 

• Proficient in data entry and management 

• Ability to establish and maintain effective work relationships with stakeholders 

• Strong bias for action and ability to proactively recognize and resolve issues through root cause analysis 

• Ability to cope with and drive process changes 

• Continuous improvement mindset 

• Ability to stay professional in challenging situations  

• Ability to provide guidance in prioritization to team members  

• Strong sense of responsibility