Finance Accounting Specialist – Legal and Finance
Job Description
Job Description:
– Engage in the monthly financial close process, including ensuring all costs incurred are properly recorded, reviewing journal entries, account balance reconciliations and report preparation
– Participate in the ongoing development/establishment of accounting policies and procedures and operational strategies including the review and implementation of process and system changes
– Liaise with external auditors to ensure successful audit results and compliance
– Interacts at all levels and with budget owners or other stakeholders to produce timely, efficient, and accurate month-end close and all management reporting and statutory reporting
– Responsible for the general ledger and financial statements, overseeing the classification and booking of all transactions
– Analyse the effect of statutory accounting practices and studies regulations and guidance to ensure the correct application of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
– Make recommendations for changes as needed and ensure that company policies and procedures are followed and establishes the proper techniques to discover and prevent errors/fraud
– Validate all the proposed entries for all new products development and ensure full cycles activities has been captured properly and timely in the system
– Ensure all the monthly management accounts with all its supporting schedules (mainly all the balance sheets accounts) are prepared in a timely and accurate manner
– Actively review and advise on financial/accounting processes
Requirements:
– 3-4 years experience in handling financial reports in an audit background. Prior experience in the Big 4 companies will be an advantage
– 3-4 years handling retail or inventory transactions for candidates coming from retail, industrial, or pharmaceutical backgrounds
– Strong knowledge of the United States or Indonesian general accepted accounting principles
– Experience working within a general ledger system (Oracle will be an advantage) and full cycle of the closing process
– Demonstrated ability to gather and communicate data logically, accurately, and concisely
– Proficient in operating Microsoft Office programs
