Accountant I

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform daily operational activities related to area of expertise as assigned. Ensure smooth month end closing activities – working to a tight deadline:

1. ABOs Bonus (includes bonus adjustment, accrual journal processing, etc.)
2. ABOs Payment (i.e. outbound payment)
3. ABOs request/inquiries
4. Trial Balance commentaries and month end reports

• Ensure timely preparation of balance sheet reconciliation and quality of supporting schedules, based on high, medium, or low risk accounts.

• Ensure timely submission of required financial supporting documents and information for internal and external audit matters. Work with CAST and COE Tax when issues arise on OTC owned accounts.

• Maintain a strong financial control environment and ensure timely escalation and remediation of any control deficiencies identified.

• Ensure service level agreements (SLA) and monthly performance and productivity KPIs are met.

• Develop new and update existing desktop procedures to reflect changes in processes.

• Involvement in ad hoc OTC and GBS activities.

• Provide support to other markets within the OTC areas.

• Continuously identify opportunities to increase process efficiency, effectiveness, and customer experience; discuss with Lead Accountant.

• Support role in new systems implementation (Global solution): data analysis, requirements gathering, system/solution tests, end users support.

• Support role for new initiatives and changes within area of expertise.

• Support role for identifying root cause of repetitive problems, proposing actions to eliminate/reduce future issues.

• Support continuous development culture aligned with Lean methodology.

Required Qualifications:

• A university degree preferable in accounting/finance.

• Minimum 2 years of related working experience in OTC is a must.

• Basic knowledge and experience of MS Office tools, especially in MS Excel.

• US GAAP knowledge will be an added advantage.

• Experience with project management and data analysis tools (Alteryx, Power BI, Power Query) will be an added advantage.

• ERP systems knowledge (Oracle, JDE, SAP) will be an added advantage.

• Excellent command of English.

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving mindset.

• Self-driven, professional approach to work, strong customer-driven focus.

• Willingness to learn and being open to/seeking out new experiences, skills, and information (Change drive & can-do attitude mindset).

• Demonstrating flexibility and resilience.

• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a team.

• Ability to work with stakeholders and communicate with the business.