Role Expectation
The R2R Senior Specialist is responsible for providing business unit general accounting and internal control support in line with GAAP, including preparation and posting of journal entries, maintenance of balance sheet accounts, completion of the month end closing transactions/procedures and ensuring that the general ledger account balances and trial balances are appropriately reconciled.
She/he is responsible for completeness, accuracy and timeliness of preparation about the general ledger, inventory, fixed assets, intercompany accounts, treasury transactions and bank reconciliations as well as for the associated reporting requirements.
Moreover, he/she is responsible for accounts’ analysis and supports senior colleagues in carrying out responsibilities of the accounting department, resolve accounting queries, cooperates with auditors.
He/she follows Procedures and adequate policies and guidelines in place, initiates updates whenever required and actively seeks for improvements.
Senior accountant assures delivery of services as defined in the KPI’s applicable for the role.
- Responsibility for preparation and posting of journal entries for the India / UAE entities
- Creation, distribution and maintenance of standard GL, FA, INV, Intercompany Transaction reports to corporate and business units.
- Ensuring data integrity and preparing financial information as required, in accordance with expected accuracy, timeliness and accessibility.
- Performing the periodic close of general ledger which includes maintaining the close schedule, scheduling of subsystem feeds, making materiality decisions on closing entries and communicating to stakeholders when the monthly trial balance is finalized.
- Maintaining accountability for the standard chart of accounts and for the preparation of account analysis/reconciliations on a timely basis.
- Performing additional tasks on request of senior colleagues
- Providing Business support which meets or exceeds KPIs.
- Assuring compliance and quality control review
- Identification and presentation of solutions for process improvements
- Cooperating with other team members to ensure that the Controlling team is meeting or exceeding performance levels
- Supporting the roll-in strategy and implementation
- Resolving conflicts and assisting others as required
- Ensuring compliance with applicable rules, policies and procedures
Desired Experience
- Minimum 3 years of related professional experience in Oracle GL
- Good to have at least 2 years in senior accountant role
- High understanding of General Ledger accounting processes and information systems
- Strong knowledge and understanding of generally accepted accounting principles India GAAP, US gaap
- Ability to manage the general accounting function and deliver process enhancements (General ledger maintenance and closing, Fixed Asset inventory maintenance, intercompany, and account analysis / reconciliation processes)
- Good to have understanding of internal control elements
- Knowledge of FA, INV, Intercompany transaction is a must
- Experience in interfacing with business customers in defining General Ledger, account and reporting requirements
- Knowledge of Oracle General Ledger is a plus
Other Skills
- Very good command of English
- Drive for results
- Analytical skills
- Deadline oriented
- Capable to coordinate work of others
- Able to examine and interpret financial data
- Excellent communications skills in English
- Good interpersonal skills
- Highly organized
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