Responsibilities
Support with month-end closing activities:
1. Ensure appropriate US GAAP lease accounting in compliance with Corporate Accounting guidance:
2. Ensure appropriate US GAAP Comp & Benefits accounting
3. Perform monthly closing activities within a defined timeline
4. Prepare monthly reconciliations in Blackline for all responsible G/L accounts.
5. Ensure appropriate documentation of all manual bookings or tasks in the designated location in SAP, Blackline or Teams Channel.
6. Primary backup to lead the EMEA bank accounting team and review reconciliations during the absence of the Bank Accounting Leader
Collaboration and supporting harmonisation of European Accounting processes:
7. Collaborate with various stakeholders (Regional Accounting, Order Processing, A/R, A/P, FP&A) to ensure seamless and timely information flow in both directions.
8. Support development and maintenance of harmonised documentation, communication and document storage structures in all European Accounting teams.
9. Identify and support opportunities to improve European accounting processes.
Qualifications
Education:
10. Bachelor or equivalent experience required in Finance or Accounting
11. Good understanding of relevant US GAAP accounting topics
12. Part-Qualified ACCA, CIMA, CPA
Experience:
13. Minimum 2 years of experience in an accounting position
14. SAP-FI, or equivalent would be an advantage
15. Strong Excel skills, or equivalent
Proficiencies:
16. Independent work approach
17. Demonstrated collaboration skills
18. Proactive communication
19. Proven ability to identify and resolve issues
20. Flexibility to work on multiple accounting topics
21. Project and change management skills are an advantage
22. Self-development interest
23. Strong English language skills, oral and written; a second European language would be an advantage