Trainee, General Accounting

General Accounting team is responsible for performing the day to day activities assigned in the team. This role requires high degree of customer orientation to meet the needs of internal customers / business partners with the global Finance team, as well as other internal partners including Financial Reporting and banner Finance teams. This individual will be responsible for the overall quality of service delivery for General Accounting team, including acting as an escalation point to resolve and correct any issues / concerns raised by the global Finance teams. The position will perform activities as directed by the team lead including processing journal entries, period end close activities, completing account reconciliations, clearing aged line items from account reconciliations, reports, query management and variance analysis.

Primary Role responsibilities include:

Personal Characteristics

The successful candidate must be a proactive self-starter with a dynamic and resilient nature able to work and lead in a fast-paced environment. He/she will possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills in order to engage with stakeholders across the business and provide critical input to business teams. This individual will have a demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously with strict adherence to deadlines.

Professional Qualifications

Educational Qualification

B. Com (Mandatory) or MBA Finance (preferred)

Office Hours:

This role will be expected to work a North American shift pattern, approximately 9 hours during non-month end close and extended hours during month end close week.