Senior General Ledger Specialist

Linklaters Italy; Warszawa; Hybrid; PLN 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical care

In-house fitness centre

Life insurance

Worldwide travel insurance

Multisport/Travel card

Training opportunities

Job summary

Linklaters is seeking a Senior General Ledger Specialist in Warsaw with responsibilities spanning journal entries, month-end close activities, bank and GL reconciliations. The role requires maintaining fixed asset registers and coordinating deliverables per the process calendar while driving process improvements.

The position is based in Warsaw with a hybrid model (min. 2 days per week in the office) and belongs to the employed contract category.

Qualifications

• Senior General Ledger Specialist with month-end close experience.
• Experience in bank reconciliations and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP and internal controls.

Responsibilities

• Calculate, prepare and post journal entries for Month End Close and daily operations.
• Prepare bank reconciliations and balance sheet reconciliations (assets and liabilities).
• Maintain fixed asset registers and depreciation postings.

Skills

Accounting Reconciliation

Audit Reporting

Corporate Financial Reporting

Data Management

Document Management

Financial Accounting

Financial Controlling

General Ledger

GAAP

Internal Controls

Invoice Management

Quality Control

Regulatory Compliance

Job description

Senior General Ledger Specialist

For Linklaters Office in Warsaw, we are currently recruiting for the Senior General Ledger Specialist role.

Your role Calculate, prepare and post specific and ad-hoc journal entries as part of Month End Close and day to day operations Prepare Bank Reconciliations and Balance Sheet Account Reconciliations (Assets and Liability accounts) Maintain Fixed Asset Registers and calculate and post monthly depreciation charges Responsible for performing Month End Close activities, in line with global and office specific policies Coordinate statuses of deliverables versus the process calendar among other Team Members and reporting them to Clients Propose and implement process improvements and tools automations to bring efficiency into General Ledger operations Act as first point of contact for more complex General Ledger queries and issues raised by Local Finance Teams or LGS. Ensure that service quality is maintained in performing daily operations within global General Ledger Department Build excellent working relationships with the Finance and Shared Service staff in the local offices Maintain high quality process documentation

Location Warsaw (hybrid model - min. 2 days per week at the office)

Type of contract Contract of employment

Linklaters and the Team Linklaters are a people business. Being best in class in the eyes of our clients means that our people must be exceptional. We look not only for brilliant minds, but for people who will thrive in our environment: people who love working collaboratively and demonstrate the innovative, efficient, agile, entrepreneurial and responsible mind‑set we aim to bring to every interaction. Ours is an environment of outperformance. We achieve this not with targets and incentives, but by fostering a positive, supportive, fair and open atmosphere. We respect and value difference but insist on inclusivity. We celebrate all aspects of diversity and challenge any form of bias, because we want everyone to feel that they belong. This is vital to our ability to work as one team, with a common mind‑set. We recognize that one size does not fit all. Our goal is to embed flexibility across our firm by giving everyone the opportunity to work in an agile way, whether as a regular pattern or on an ad hoc basis, and we will be happy to discuss this further.

Key Benefits

• Private medical care
• Free in-house fitness centre
• Life insurance
• Worldwide travel insurance for business and non-business travel
• Benefit Multisport club card or subsidized travel card
• Wide range of training opportunities

We recruit on the basis of merit, irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity, race or ethnicity, marital status, religion, sex, sexual orientation or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.

Selection decisions, and the reasons for those decisions, are recorded at each stage of the selection process.

Selection criteria and, where appropriate, technical skills tests are in place to measure an individual’s ability for the safe and effective performance of a job.

Those involved in recruitment and selection decisions and processes are also provided with guidance on diversity issues.

If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the selection process, please talk to a member of the recruitment team so that any required adjustments can be made in advance.

Specific experience requirements advertised on a role do not intend to preclude applications from candidates who may have more or less experience. Our intention is only to indicate a guideline as to the necessary skills for the role as described.

This list of duties and responsibilities above is not exhaustive. It is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for, the performance of this job. As such, the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required. This is the place where talent meets opportunity and where passion meets purpose. At Linklaters, the work we do means carving a path through unexplored territory, working on complex legal matters, across jurisdictions and borders and providing outstanding service and confidence to our clients. Having the vision to see things differently and the determination to deliver excellence, every time. That’s what makes us who we are. You can see your true potential connecting with dynamic colleagues all over the world, united by purpose and shared values and working together as one inclusive, collaborative team. With second to none training and support, this is the place where you meet your future. This is Linklaters.

Technical Skills

• Accounting Reconciliation
• Audit Reporting
• Corporate Financial Reporting
• Data Management
• Document Management
• Financial Accounting
• Financial Controlling
• General Ledger (GL)
• Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Internal Controls
• Invoice Management
• Quality Control (QC)
• Regulatory Compliance

We advocate speak-up culture to empower our people in sharing their voices and an open-door policy to ensure they are listened to We invest in custom-fit career paths for our people in line with their talents and aspirations We provide agile working solutions to meet the changing needs of our people and our business We are committed to people first relationships based on mutual trust, respect and appreciation We support the health and wellbeing of our people, providing a safe space to talk about emotions and mental health with access to expert advice as needed We invest in developing leaders of the future who demonstrate emotional intelligence and a passion to discover, coach and develop the talents of others.