Accounting Specialist

Specialist - Accounting - Job Description:

The offshore team to assist with the following actions:

• Intercompany transactions
• Calculation of commissions/bonus for consultants
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts and provide explanations of changes to prior periods.
• Bank reconciliation
• Prepare month end journal entries (accruals)
• Calculate rebates for eligible clients.
• Prepare monthly analysis for client executive Report
• Analyze P&L and interact with field managers to answer questions related to their P&L.
• Participate to the validation of monthly results (GM, operational cost v/s prior month)
• Perform special analysis when needed for the director or managers
• Preparation of month-end results, analysis and reporting for various entities & branches
• Preparation of various reports according to established timelines
• Reconciliation of Government remittances
• Contribute to the review and monitoring of internal controls
• Support Branch Manager and Vice-President of different line of business with their P&L’s queries. Act as the primary contact for accounting related inquiries from various branches.
• Coordinating new projects and testing
• Prepare sales report and GM reports
• Prepare non- financial data for reporting

Education & Qualifications (Required and Preferred):

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting (preferably B.com)
• Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in Finance & Accounting Domain
• Highly proficient in use of Microsoft Excel (advanced or above advanced expertise)
• Prior knowledge of Randstad operations and systems is an asset

To be successful in this role, you should have:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel is mandatory
• Prior exposure in managing month end closing and reporting
• Booking of journal entries and booking accruals during month end/quarterly close
• Expertise in account reconciliation and research on “Open Items”
• Prior experience of intercompany
• Experience with JD Edwards, PeopleSoft and/or Hyperion, preferred
• Ability to work independently under high pressure during the month end and quarterly closing
• Must be a team player with ability to maintain a positive attitude in an extremely fast-paced environment
• Ability to effectively multi-task and manage multiple projects at once
• Flexibility is needed as the candidate might need to work for extra during month end close
• Strong analytical thinking
• Self-starter, energetic, enthusiastic and customer service focused
• Interested in learning and advancing career
• Ability to work on large data in Microsoft excel
• Strong critical thinking and problem solving skills, focus on improving processes to eliminate waste
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to identify and escalate trends in

Reporting to:

· Team Lead or above (as per business needs)

Shift Timings :

· Coverage is from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM (EST) which is 6:30 PM to 3:30 AM IST (Day Light Savings are needed