Job Description

The General Accountant is responsible for providing support for accurate financial reporting and month-end close with generally accepted accounting principles and in compliance with financial policies.

Duties and Responsibilities Perform Month-End (ME) close cycle activities as follows:

a)    Accruals of unposted invoices as of end of the month
b)    Various Accrual entries (e.g. commissions, volume rebates)
c)    lntercompany reconciliations and posting of adjustments
d)    Bank Reconciliations
e)    US payroll postings
f)    Sales Deferral and Accrual
g)    Other entries/adjustments that are deemed necessary to execute and complete the ME close cycle activities

Perform post Month End (ME) close cycle activities as follows:

a)    Accounts substantiation and analyses/Blackline
b)    Goods Received/Invoice Received (GR/IR) reconciliation and adjustments
c)    Freight analysis and clearing
d)    Clearing of G/L account balances to ensure that only "Open Items" are retained in the ledger
e)    Perform cross country audit on selected balance sheet accounts
f)    Verify data accuracy & data processing of accounting related information

Responsible for the Fixed Asset activities as follows:

a)    Creation and releasing of internal orders
b)    Closing of internal orders and capitalizing an asset
c)    Fixed asset disposal
d)    Internal order cancellation
e)    Lease Accounting

Participate in all regular post-month-end close reviews to revisit process, discuss issues and propose solutions Ensure compliance with all finance policies and internal controls Perform other ad-hoc financial analyses and administrative activities that may be assigned by the General Accounting Supervisor and General Accounting Manager from time to time Job Qualifications Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance or any equivalent Experience with general ledger functions and the month-end/year-end close process Knowledge of basic accounting procedures and principles, including the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) 2-3 years of progressive finance and accounting experience in shared services, Corporate or public accounting experience Highly proficient in MS Office applications and experience with SAP systems is a plus Strong verbal and written communication skills Results-oriented; proactive and independent Strong analytical and business problem solving skills