Senior Specialist, Accounting

Job Title: Senior Specialist, Accounting Job Description: The Role : Senior Specialist, Accounting The General Ledger Accountant is responsible for executing Record-to-Report (R2R) activities, ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial records, and supporting month-end close processes. This role will play a key part in transitioning lease accounting, payroll reconciliation, and other regional accounting activities into the Enterprise Business Services Center (EBSC). The position will collaborate closely with Corporate Finance, regional finance teams, HR, Payroll, FP&A, and external stakeholders to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting. What You’ll Do: Record-to-Report (R2R) Operations • Perform monthly journal entry preparation, review, and posting. • Prepare and reconcile balance sheet accounts. • Investigate and resolve reconciling items on a timely basis. • Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing activities. • Perform various levels of reporting including but not limited to capital projects, fixed assets and intangibles reporting, etc.   • Ensure compliance with accounting policies, internal controls, and SOX requirements. • Support internal and external audit requests. Lease Accounting • Manage lease accounting activities in accordance with IFRS 16 / ASC 842 requirements. • Prepare monthly lease-related journal entries and account reconciliations. • Monitor lease additions, modifications, renewals, and terminations. • Coordinate with Facilities, Procurement, and Finance teams on lease-related transactions. • Ensure completeness and accuracy of leasing accounting records, reconciliations, reporting packages, and supporting documentation. Payroll Accounting & Reconciliation • Prepare and review payroll-related journal entries. • Perform monthly payroll reconciliations between payroll reports and general ledger accounts. • Investigate payroll variances and coordinate resolution with EBSC HR Payroll team. • Ensure payroll accruals and employee-related liabilities are accurately recorded. • Support payroll-related audits and compliance requirements. General Ledger & Financial Reporting • Perform account reconciliations using Blackline or equivalent reconciliation tools. • Analyze GL transactions and ensure proper accounting treatment. • Support financial statement preparation and reporting requirements (R2R). • Identify unusual account balances and investigate root causes. • Prepare schedules and supporting documents for management reporting. Transition & Knowledge Migration • Participate in knowledge transfer sessions from regional finance teams. • Document standard operating procedures (SOPs) and process flows. • Support stabilization of migrated activities and continuous process improvements. • Drive standardization and simplification of accounting processes across regions. Continuous Improvement & Digitalization • Identify automation opportunities using SAP, Blackline, Power Query, Power BI, Copilot, or other digital tools. • Support RPA and process improvement initiatives to reduce manual effort. • Develop reporting dashboards and process performance metrics. • Contribute to EBSC transformation and operational excellence initiatives. What We Seek: • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field. • Professional qualifications (ACCA, CPA, CIMA, ICAEW, MICPA) is an advantage. Experience • Minimum 5 years of experience in General Ledger, Record-to-Report, or Shared Services accounting. • Experience in lease accounting and payroll accounting preferred. • Experience working in a multinational environment or Shared Services Center preferred. • Experience with SAP ECC/S4HANA and Blackline is an advantage. Skills & Competencies • Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial reporting. • Knowledge of month-end closing and balance sheet reconciliation processes. • Analytical and problem-solving skills. • Experience with Generative AI and BI tools (Power BI, Power Query, Power Pivot) is preferred. • Advanced MS Excel skills for financial analysis • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills. • Continuous improvement and automation mindset. • Adaptable team player with strong organizational skills, capable of managing multiple priorities and meeting tight deadlines.