Senior General Ledger Specialist

Description of Duties:

Transition:

· Active participation in the transition of Country GL processes into shared services team including work shadowing and Standard Operation Procedure (SOP) documentation preparations.

· Active contribution to ensure operation readiness by Go-Live date.

Compliance:

· Support internal audits by working closely with Local Finance team.

· Ensure compliance with generally accepted accounting principles (IFRS) and company procedures to ensure integrity of financial information.

· Ensure adequate follow up on issues identified during external and internal audit.

Operations:

· Respond to and solve enquiries from Country Finance Manager.

· Work with Local Finance team to understand local activities, prepare trial balance and investigate trial balance account fluctuations.

· Prepare and ensure adequate supporting documentation of journal entries for the financial closing in accordance to Group Accounting policies.

· Handle fixed assets creation/disposal, General Ledger, Reconciliation, Balance Sheet, P&L Account in SAP system and perform monthly depreciation run.

· Preparation and review of monthly financial reports: P&L, Balance Sheet, cash flow movements, management report, tax report and inventory reconciliation.

· Prepare for bank reconciliation, Interco reconciliation and follow up on the unreconciled items.

· Ensure adherence to strict month end and year end deadlines.

· Undertake any accounting & reporting requirements and ad-hoc duties or projects as requested.

Continuous Improvement

· Identify and articulate improvement areas across processes.

· Involve in process implementation, automation, and standardization of R2R activities.

Requirements

Education:

· Candidate must possess at least a degree in finance and accounting or business studies; and/or

· Chartered or certified professional accountant or equivalent.

Working Experience:

· Minimum 5 years’ experiences in Financial Reporting or other accounting functions. Competent candidates with lesser years of experience are considerable.

· Preferably experience working in SAP system or other major ERP system’s work environment.

· Experience in a shared service or business process outsourcing engagement will be an added advantage.

Technical Knowledge:

· Proficient in English.

· Knowledge and understanding of Financial Reporting and other accounting functions.

· Knowledge and experience of MS office tools.

Others:

· Beauty/Retailing background is preferred.

· Able to work under pressure, meet tight deadlines and work as a team player.

· Has initiative, possess a good attitude, interpersonal communication skills, detailed, results-oriented, problem-solving skills, and performance driven.

· Applicants must be willing to work in Q Sentral.

Key Results/ Measures:

· Time management

· Accuracy

· Completeness