Published: Oct 30, 2024 - The Accounting and Reporting Specialist manages accounts payable and general ledger entries to ensure timely financial operations, oversees daily cash handling, and performs accurate bank reconciliations. This position coordinates with external tax agents and auditors to ensure compliance with tax reporting and regulatory standards and prepares detailed financial reports in accordance with IFRS. This role engages in financial analysis as a prospective career path, participates in HR-related tasks, and collaborates with internal teams and factory accountants to enhance accounting accuracy and efficacy.
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1. Accounting and Reporting Specialist, BlueRiver Financial Services, Orlando, FL
Job Summary:
- Perform monthly closure activities according to the Group Calendar, i.e., GL postings and adjustments, reconciliation report, performing SAP transactions, HFM reconciliations
- Guarantee the respect of monthly deadlines and the correct production of the financial reporting for the group (IFRS and Analytical) and statutory (Lux Gaap) requirements
- Coordinate with other Company’s departments (Controlling, Administration, IT, Group reporting) to analyze and solve topics related to the financial reporting closing
- Monitoring, Check and reconciliation of different SAP modules (GL, Logistic, Controlling) in order to guarantee the correctness and accuracy of Financial Reporting
- Overview activities related to Group compliance over financial reporting
- Coordinate external service providers supporting RTR activities
- Support the Intercompany team regarding the IC reconciliations
- Support the external auditing activities.
- Own the bookkeeping processes of the company
- Own daily accounting duties such as Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, and payroll, payroll tax filings, looking journal entries, reconciling credit card and bank account
- Analyze financial budgets and track expenses
- Help with administrative duties as they present themselves
Skills on Resume:
- Accounting Proficiency (Hard Skills)
- SAP Expertise (Hard Skills)
- Analytical Skills (Hard Skills)
- Attention to Detail (Soft Skills)
- Communication Skills (Soft Skills)
- Project Management (Hard Skills)
- Financial Reporting (Hard Skills)
- Interpersonal Skills (Soft Skills)
2. Accounting and Reporting Specialist, GreenPath Solutions, Austin, TX
Job Summary:
- Reviewing issues in accounting and reporting operations and communicating to the stakeholders
- Ownership of the Income Statement and Balance Sheet including month-end close and post-month-end Balance Sheet reconciliations.
- Ensuring that all data is processed on time.
- Being a part of the global and local projects
- Supporting local execution to simplify, harmonize and automate financial operations and reporting
- Liaise with internal and external auditors to ensure a smooth process and robust internal control environment.
- Maintaining and securing the right level of quality of accounting and reporting as a base for business steering and compliance
- Advising the team and Global Business Operations (GBO) on specific accounting and reporting questions with extra focus on local General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
- Support in various compliance tasks including VAT, and ONS.
- Contributing to a safe environment for co-workers and external consultants and contractors in accordance with INGKA policies
Skills on Resume:
- Accounting Expertise (Hard Skills)
- Financial Reporting (Hard Skills)
- Data Management (Hard Skills)
- Project Management (Hard Skills)
- Auditing and Compliance (Hard Skills)
- Regulatory Knowledge (Hard Skills)
- Communication Skills (Soft Skills)
- Safety Awareness (Soft Skills)
3. Accounting and Reporting Specialist, Maple Hill Group, Denver, CO
Job Summary:
- Preparation of accounting entries.
- Support in the accurate, timely and consistent preparation of financial statements in accordance with IFRS.
- Participate in the closing and consolidation operations.
- Liquidity reports, and aggregated regulatory reports such as FinRep.
- Collaborating with developers (IT team) and providing input.
- Organize the reporting process efficiently with a controlled data flow that we have a good grip on.
- Improve internal control processes.
- Assist with internal and external audit processes.
- Take part in other activities of the Finance Department.
- Assist the Accounting team in the creation and editing of financial documents
- Reconcile financial books including incoming and outgoing funds
Skills on Resume:
- Accounting Expertise (Hard Skills)
- Financial Reporting (Hard Skills)
- Analytical Skills (Hard Skills)
- Collaboration (Soft Skills)
- Process Improvement (Hard Skills)
- Attention to Detail (Soft Skills)
- Project Management (Soft Skills)
- Technical Proficiency (Hard Skills)
4. Accounting and Reporting Specialist, EverOak Advisors, Nashville, TN
Job Summary:
- Perform AP, GL entries for the firms with timely manner
- Oversee daily cash operation and bank reconciliation with accuracy
- Handle month/year-end closing activities
- Liaise with external tax agents to ensure accurate tax reporting including VAT, WHT
- Liaise with auditors both internal and external
- Getting into the financial analytical field as a future career path
- Learn some HR-related activities from a colleague
- Deliver commendable performance IFRS and statutory reporting by providing analyses and preparing monthly and quarterly reports, balance sheets, and journal entries.
- Work hand-in-hand with the team manager and expert in processing documentation.
- Perform JSOX or operational controls in accordance with the internal documentation, escalate control failures, and ensure mitigation actions are in place of each failure.
- Liaise with factory/market accountants, controllers, and other relevant departments to ensure the delivery of accurate and relevant accounting information.
Skills on Resume:
- AP and GL Entry (Hard Skills)
- Cash Operations (Hard Skills)
- Month/Year-End Closing (Hard Skills)
- Tax Reporting (Hard Skills)
- Auditing Liaison (Soft Skills)
- Financial Analysis (Hard Skills)
- HR Knowledge (Soft Skills)
- Internal Controls (Hard Skills)