GA Analyst

Grade I Responsible for supporting the team with accounting and reporting services, helping to ensure the integrity and effectiveness of accounting policy application, internal control, financial reporting, accounting systems support and delivery of financial accounting processes in conformance with BPs systems and requirements.

Entity:

Finance

Job Family Group:

Finance Group

Purpose of role

The General Accounting GA Analyst is responsible to resolve issues as and when vital, delivering finance group reporting services to the entities assigned, support PEC functionality and activities and support the delivery of timely and accurate group, statutory accounts and tax analyses while ensuring adherence to policies and procedures in the drive for exceptional customer service, operational excellence and compliance. Being responsible for the resolution of reconciliations, BSA, regulatory reporting and plan related queries and actions, external audit support and work closely with the embedded finance team in the entities to which they are assigned.

Key Results / Accountabilities

Coordinate the prompt and accurate recording of financial transactions (e.g. ledger entries, journal postings, plan and cost related postings etc.) in line with relevant requirements, policies and procedures.

Support the delivery of timely and accurate statutory accounts and tax analyses through liaison with the Statutory Tax teams and external auditors if required.

Support external audit requests and queries

Review reports generated by the ARC Account Executives to validate data and provide constructive input while ensuring submission in a timely manner if vital.

Resolve or further raise any complex issues faced.

Support preparation of documents and adjustments for monthly, quarterly, and year-end close.

Support partners in having understanding of the general ledger and group reporting pertaining to the respective parties.

Liaise with other GBS internal teams to ensure that the data being entered into the ledger is accurate.

Liaise with senior stakeholders internally and externally as and when necessary.

May carry out supervisory responsibilities such as planning, assigning and directing work, and providing

Key Challenges

Issues and queries are at times complex and multi-faceted to resolve requiring strong analytical and problem-solving ability

Ability to influence groups that may have differing priorities.

Tailor communication style to suit the audience

Develop a good understanding of the partner organization as well as the business in order to be able to deliver high quality service.

Liaising with customers and colleagues in different geographical locations, time zones and potentially in different languages using different systems requiring rigorous coordination between teams.

Quick to react and adapt to constantly circumstances, changing reporting requirements for highly fluid businesses.

High level of familiarity with the end-to-end financial accounting process for the supported entities

Any Other Relevant Information (Particular reference to planning (nature and impact), scope of impact (Team, BU, Segment, BP globally etc)

This covers Key Decisions and to what extentTypes of relationship internally and externally that the person required maintaining contact with.

This position s primary interfaces are:

Internal

-GBS teams

-GBS business partners

External

-Auditors

Qualification Experience and Competencies

Education and Experience

Bachelor s degree in accounting.

Recognised professional accounting qualification (e.g. ACCA, CPA, CIMA) preferable but not mandatory.

Minimum of 3 - 5 years of experience in general and/or financial accounting.

Required Criteria

English language proficiency.

Preferred Criteria

Shared service centre experience.

JDE/SAP system experience.

Open to work in all time zones.

Open to working on weekends, if requisite by business

Travel Requirement

Negligible travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

This role is eligible for relocation within country

Remote Type:

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills:

Accounting for financial instruments, Accounting for financial instruments, Accounting policy, Agility core practices, Agility tools, Analytical Thinking, Analytics, Business process control, Business process improvement, Commercial Acumen, Commercial assurance for external reporting, Communication, Creativity and Innovation, Credit Management, Curiosity, Customer centric thinking, Data Analysis, Data visualization and interpretation, Decision Making, Digital Automation, Digital fluency, Financial Reporting, Influencing, Internal control and compliance, Long Term Planning {+ 4 more}

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