Assistant Accountant - General Ledger

Global Payments; Philippines; On-site; PHP 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Payments is seeking an Assistant Accountant to support the Accounting team in ensuring accurate financial records and timely month-end closing. You will apply sound accounting knowledge to prepare journal entries and reconcile accounts, while coordinating with cross-functional teams to verify transactions and resolve issues.

The role requires at least one year of accounting experience and a CPA credential is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelors in Accountancy or related field.
• CPA designation is required/advantageous.
• Minimum 1 year of general ledger accounting experience.

Responsibilities

• Maintain general ledger and month-end close processes.
• Prepare month-end journal entries with supporting docs.
• Perform bank reconciliations and balance sheet analyses.
• Investigate variances and resolve accounting issues promptly.
• Collaborate with other departments to verify transactions and ensure accuracy.

Skills

General Ledger

Month-End Close

MS Excel

English comms

Audit awareness

Education

Bachelor of Science in Accountancy

CPA

Tools

Oracle

Dynamics

SAP Ariba

Job description

Every day, Global Payments makes it possible for millions of people to move money between buyers and sellers using our payments solutions for credit, debit, prepaid and merchant services. Our worldwide team helps over 3 million companies, more than 1,300 financial institutions and over 600 million cardholders grow with confidence and achieve amazing results. We are driven by our passion for success and we are proud to deliver best-in-class payment technology and software solutions. Join our dynamic team and make your mark on the payments technology landscape of tomorrow. Ready to take your career global? Make your mark at one of the biggest names in payments. We’re looking for an Assistant Accountant to join our ever evolving Accounting team and help shape the future of global commerce.

What you'll own:

• General Ledger and Month-End Close
• Apply sound accounting knowledge when performing assigned responsibilities.
• Prepare month-end journal entries using supporting documents and calculations.
• Complete all month-end activities in line with the closing calendar.
• Use Oracle and Dynamics effectively to support accounting and reporting requirements.
• Prepare monthly profit and loss analyses and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Investigate variances, reconciling items, and long-outstanding balances, and resolve accounting issues promptly.
• Coordinate with other departments and colleagues to verify transactions, understand the business rationale, and resolve issues.
• Maintain controls that support the validity and accuracy of accounting data.
• Keep complete, orderly accounting records to support the audit trail and easy retrieval.

Audits and Internal Controls Compliance

• Prepare detailed monthly bank reconciliations as a key control.
• Analyse and investigate reconciling items.
• Prepare adjusting journal entries.

Intercompany Accounting

• Understand intercompany transactions recorded in the general ledger.
• Coordinate with the intercompany accounting team when necessary.

Others

• Provide support and key inputs to projects within the accounting department.
• Keep self-updated with developments in business, and in local and international accounting.
• Uphold corporate values and company policies.

What you'll bring:

• Graduate of Bachelor of Science in Accountancy or accounting-related degree from a reputable college or university.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
• At least one year of relevant experience in general accounting or general ledger accounting.
• Skilled in using any accounting software/application;
• Proficient in MS Excel.
• Fluent in English – as used in effective verbal and written communications.

Preferred:

• Experience in external audit.

It's a bonus if you have:

• Exposure to multinational operations will be helpful.
• Experienced in using Oracle, SAP Ariba, and any automated expense management tools.

About the team

Our inclusive and global teams win together every day. We’re proud to have the best minds in the industry, who you can learn from as you grow your career. The people, the energy, the connections – it’s unmatched. Come and be part of an ever-evolving company and get dynamic opportunities that go beyond borders.

What makes a Globalpayer?

Globalpayers think like a client, act like an owner and win as one team. We’re curious and innovative – always finding better ways to deliver impact. We empower each other to make decisions, and it’s our passion that drives excellence in everything we set out to do. Does this sound like you? Then you sound like a Globalpayer.

Global Payments Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.

Global Payments provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis protected by law.

If you wish to request reasonable accommodations related to applying for employment or provide feedback about the accessibility of this website, please contact [e-mail].

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At Global Payments (NYSE : GPN), we empower simple, fast, secure payments for everyone. And to do that, we’ve built a complete, worldwide commerce ecosystem that delivers software and services at scale to millions of companies around the world—from ambitious startups to global enterprises.

Our team of 27,000 experts is dedicated to your success.

Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, we're a Fortune 500 company and a member of the S&P 500 with worldwide reach spanning North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America. Wherever you are—or wherever you want to be—we’re there, ready to support you.

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Those applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application and/or interview process should notify [e-mail].