Accounting Analyst - GL

Overview

The organization is seeking an Accounting Analyst to join a Finance strategic projects team within its controllership organization. This General Ledger (GL) Project Resource role will drive general accounting projects that support business teams’ efforts to improve productivity and efficiency of work processes. The position is focused on delivering Finance objectives in partnership with the business and functions, ensuring project requirements are delivered according to project timelines.

Responsibilities

• Design, create, and build general ledger solutions for use by global controllership teams.
• Assist global teams with development of new solutions and drive automation.
• Assist with SAP implementations for GL.
• Support data take-on for ERP & transformation projects.
• Design and implement Misc. Billing Process.
• Build and leverage partnerships with other workstreams/functions and the business.
• Communicate effectively, identify gaps in processes and designs, and drive improvements.
• Create, maintain, and provide ongoing status updates for milestones and deliverables.
• Create, maintain, and provide ongoing reporting of project dependencies, issues, and risks, including cross impacts, resolutions, and mitigations.
• Train business teams to support smooth transitions and strong communication to user groups regarding changes or impacts to their work processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance required.
• 5–8 years’ experience in Controllership.
• Continuous Improvement.
• Excel/Access/Office/SAP a must.
• Team leading.
• Local GAAP Accounting.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong SAP technical skills.
• Experience in SD/Billing processes.
• Past history of posting GL transactions and process improvement.
• Experience in SAP implementations.
• Extensive Finance master data level understanding (Cost Center/Customer/Vendor/GL).
• Demonstrated coordination skills between Global teams/centers/local accounting networks.
• History of month/year end closing activities and finalization of financial statements.
• Deep foreign currency accounting knowledge.
• Proven skillset using upload tools/interfaces/batch jobs.
• Strong collaboration and business partnering skills.
• Ability to lead and influence; positive, open-minded, willing to drive change.
• Interpersonal effectiveness in team environments, with good written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple items simultaneously.
• Flexibility to change course unexpectedly.
• Demonstrated track record of achieving results on time.

Compensation & Benefits

• Equal Opportunity Employer.
• Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, military or veteran status, pregnancy related conditions (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), disability, or any other protected status in accordance with federal, state, or local laws.

Location

This is a global opportunity, with flexibility regarding location, including the possibility of being based in LATAM.