senior accountant - General Accounting (hybrid and dayshift)SMEC

Key Responsibilities
- Review and validate various transactions entered in Sage, E4SE, and eBO ensuring high accuracy of all entries, and compliance to established controls, accounting principles and policies.
- Provide direction to junior members of the team in resolving transactional issues and assists in analysing the root cause of complex issues to come up with solution likewise adjusting entries.
- Prepare/Review reconciliations for accuracy and completeness likewise chase appropriate parties for necessary adjustments. Ensure all accounts are properly accounted for.
- Perform analytical reviews of key accounts or transactions and taxes are accordingly prepared/filed.
- Prepare/Review monthly management reports (Subspack/Balance Sheet/P&L/PPR) and ensure accuracy likewise timely submission.
- Respond to auditor requests, ensuring queries and requested documents are answered and delivered timely.
- Liaise directly with Project Managers, Divisional Finance, Corporate, Helpdesk and other Stakeholders to ensure complete and precise entries are posted.
- Able to identify issues for escalation and needs immediate solution.
- Act as a main point of contact in the absence of the leads.
- Assists the leads in mentoring, coaching, and developing other members of the team. May be involved in the performance management reviews and handover of new tasks for the team.
- Evaluate current accounting processes and propose improvements for operational efficiency once approved by R2R Team Lead and Manager.
Key Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Experience
- Candidate must possess at least a Bachelor's/College Degree in Accountancy, with at least 5 years solid working experience in Finance/Accounting.
- Experience in a Finance Shared Services, an advantage.
- CPA license is not required but is an advantage.
- Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software or financial reporting software is a plus.
- Must be an SAP user for at least three years if assigned to SJ process
- Candidate should have sound Finance and Accounting skills, including knowledge of best practices on any or all areas of accounting such as AR, AP, Cash, and Reconciliation.
- Can work with minimal supervision, and has a leadership potential.
- Ability to cope with ambiguity and change and maintain high level of professionalism when working under pressure;
- Excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills within a multi-cultural business environment;