Senior General Ledger Accountant

Overview:
Maintains the integrity and accuracy of financial statements and the month-end closing activities for multiple legal entities in a region. Analyzes assigned account reconciliations, and establishes, documents, and improves accounting processes and procedures.

Responsibilities:

- Manages month-end closing activities and prepares financial statements including income statements, balance sheets, profit-and-loss, and other accounting statements.
- Develops and maintains records of all general ledger accounts and all monthly and quarterly journal entries necessary for monthly close; enters journal entries, reconciles all accounts and investigates reconciling items.
- Maintains compliance with accounting standards and regulations (e.g., U.S. GAAP, SOX, and local regulations) and participates in interim and year-end audits with internal and external auditors.
- Prepares, records, and analyzes accounting transactions.
- Mentors and directs other members of the accounting team as necessary; serves as the subject matter expert to develop and maintain training materials.
- Directs the setup up of new general ledger accounts, dimensions and integrations into the ERP system; identifies and documents process improvements.
- Contributes to moderately complex projects

Qualification:
- University degree (or secondary school degree) in Accounting/Finance and at least 3+ years of experience in the accounting role (GL Accountant / GL Team Leader / Auditor) is required
- Advanced English level (both written and spoken), communication over the phone/email in English is required; demonstrate the ability to discuss the finance problems in English; second foreign language is an advantage
- Strong team player, proactive, flexible, mature and professional approach; ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines
- Excellent MS Excel skills required
- Knowledge of Oracle is preferred but not required