General Accounting Specialist
The position
Looking for a role where you will not only provide expertise in the areas of Financial Statements and General Ledger accounting processes, but also take part in process optimization and development of further innovative processes within the new GBS Centre? Help us build Financial Accounting department responsible for ensuring complete and accurate execution of dedicated steps with regards to financial closing and reporting for the assigned GBS countries.
Tasks & responsibilities
• Perform and monitor the dedicated GL related closing activities for international GBS entities:
-Compilation of group reporting packages to headquarters as basis for group financial statements
-Preparation of figures for local statutory financial statements (FS I)
• Perform the dedicated financial accounting and planning tasks for the assigned companies,
• Compliance and plausibility checks,
• Analytical account reviews and reconciliation (accounting review procedures)
• Prepare and posts journal entries during month- and year-end close,
• Be the first point of contact in GBS for the local and regional accounting staff and support the business partners regarding all GL related requests within the area of responsibility (2nd level support), keep communication with the local accounting key users concerning GL related topics on a regular base,
• Ensure prompt settlement of assigned GL issues with regards to evaluation, solution design and corrective actions (if necessary), including documentation and archiving of the respective issues,
• Ensure that all GL accounts within the GBSC country responsibility are reconciled and the respective account balances are provable,
• Ensure that all GL related documents and files are adequately archived in terms of completeness, form and traceability,
• Support interface with regional external auditors regarding year-end audit requirements of the dedicated entities (including technical and/or organizational matters); support management responses for audit findings within the area of responsibility,
• Support interaction with regional public financial auditors on questions to GL related items of the assigned companies; participate in preparing answers in cooperation with peers from OPUs, subledgers and/or tax department,
• Participate in defined topics, projects and/or working packages
-Preparation and performance of internal and external trainings for GL topics
-Preparation and performance of internal and external meetings and workshops
-Support and Sub-lead of projects (e.g. deployments)
About our future employee:
We are looking for a motivated person with professional experience 1-3 years in accounting department (General Ledger), preferably in a shared service set-up.
Additionally, we are looking for:
• Bachelor’s degree in accountancy or accounting courses,
• Good understanding of accounting and financial reporting principles,
• Good organizational and problem-solving skills,
• Attention to details,
• Distinct empathy, team spirit, accountability, intrapreneurship, and a high service orientation with customer centricity,
• Positive approach with ability to come up with ideas in our Speak-Up culture and actively participate in process optimalization,
• Good SAP know-how and working experience with the ERP system (preferably with SAP S4Hana) would be a strong asset
• Good knowledge in MS Office Tools,
• Good customer-oriented presentation and communication skills,
• Good English in reading, writing and speaking,
• High quality awareness, resilience, and independence considering changing requirements.