Accounting Specialist

Specialist Accounting Job Purpose and Impact This position partners to establish and maintain accounting policies and fiscal controls to safeguard the organization's assets. With limited supervision, this job prepares moderately complex financial report, statement and analysis to provide insights for business decision making and identifies performance improvement opportunities to support business growth. This job also supports continuous improvement in management reporting, report standardization and rationalization. Key Accountabilities Deliver standard services, including processing journal entries, completing monthly and quarterly general ledger close activities, runbook, submission of financials to Corp A&F Performs moderately complex accounting and reporting activities including understanding the business context, detailed verification of business transactions, quality balance sheet reconciliations Delivers moderately complex financial and management reports to support business decision making, including detailed analysis of P&L and BS items explaining the business context, drivers of variance / movement in balances that clearly explain the overall business performance Partners on new setup and changes in existing financial applications to ensure accurate and efficient financial recordkeeping. Partners to implement internal controls and ensure financial processes are performed timely, accurately and in compliance with regulatory policies. Supports and implements continuous process improvement, including simplifying and optimizing process, improving data integrity and applying current technology. Qualifications Minimum Qualifications B.Com 5-7 years of experience or CA/CMA with 2-3 years of experience Strong knowledge of US GAAP accounting principles Fluent in English with clear, consistent and purposeful communication Advanced data analytical skills using financial ratios Experience in reporting tools – Power BI, Knime etc is an added advantage Preferred Qualifications Chartered Accountant with 2-3 years of experience Experience working with Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) Experience Level Mid Level