General Accounting Associate

nVent; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

nVent is seeking an Accounting Specialist who will manage intercompany positions, ensuring accurate financial data maintenance and reconciliations across EMEA. The ideal candidate will possess a degree in Finance or Accounting and have a proactive approach to process improvements, contributing to the financial integrity of our operations.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in accounting across General Ledger processes.
• Good accounting knowledge and basic understanding of AR, AP, GL.
• Fluent in English with excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and reconcile intercompany positions in AP and AR.
• Perform monthly intercompany payment runs and account analyses.
• Conduct monthly financial closings and prepare journal entries.

Skills

Analytical

Detail-oriented

Communication

Organizational skills

Proactive behavior

Education

University Degree in Finance/Accounting

Tools

M3 / SAP

MS Office (advanced Excel skills)

Job description

We’re looking for people who put their innovation to work to advance our success – and their own. Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions.

What YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS POSITION:

• Analyze and reconcile intercompany positions in AP and AR in EMEA.

• Proactively follow up on intercompany mismatches with other departments.

• Perform monthly intercompany payment runs through netting

• Post and clear all intercompany payment transactions.

• General Ledger and Financial Data: maintain and analyze bank, cash clearing, and cash pool general ledger accounts for assigned entities in EMEA.

• Monitor and ensure that all cash clearing accounts have zero balance at month end by working with relevant AR, AP, and GL departments.

• Enter financial data such as accruals, reclassifications into the ledger on a monthly basis, as well as preparing reports.

• Perform account analysis to ensure that journal entries and balances are correct.

• Reconcile accounts with the general ledger.

• Prepare and post monthly journal entries and adjustments, including supporting documentation and appropriate descriptions for bank, cash clearing, and cash pool general ledger accounts.

• Prepare monthly general ledger account reconciliations.

• Financial Closings and Audits: perform monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial closings for assigned entities in EMEA.

• Participate in the annual internal and external audit process.

• Process Improvement:

• Actively identify and pursue process improvements in own scope of work.

• Gather supporting documentation and perform recordkeeping.

You have:

• University Degree specializing in Finance/Accounting

• 2+ years in accounting across General Ledger processes

• M3 / SAP knowledge is an advantage

• Good accounting knowledge;

• Basic understanding of AR, AP, GL and bank processes

• MS Office (advanced excel skills);

• Fluent English;

• Proactive behavior;

• Ability to communicate confidently, with clarity both downwards and upwards and with stakeholders in country and internationally;

• Process improvement oriented;

• Excellent communication skills;

• Organizational, time-management, decision-making skills;

• Ability to adapt to an ever-changing environment;

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Accurate - With an eye for detail, you achieve thoroughness and accuracy in your activities;

• Ambitious - You may be just starting out, but you know you have the potential to grow and the desire to realize your potential;

• Analytical - Having the ability to interpret complex data, you can also translate this into meaningful, useful information that informs decision-making;

• Collaborative - You ask, and you listen, you take ideas on board and work with your team, taking everyone in the same direction.

WE HAVE:

• A dynamic global reach with diverse operations around the world that will stretch your abilities, provide plentiful career opportunities, and allow you to make an impact every day

  • nVent is a leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions. We believe our inventive electrical solutions enable safer systems and ensure a more secure world. We design, manufacture, market, install and service high performance products and solutions that connect and protect some of the world's most sensitive equipment, buildings and critical processes. We offer a comprehensive range of systems protection and electrical connections solutions across industry-leading brands that are recognized globally for quality, reliability and innovation.

  • Our principal office is in London and our management office in the United States is in Minneapolis. Our robust portfolio of leading electrical product brands dates back more than 100 years and includes nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, ILSCO, SCHROFF and TRACHTE. Learn more at www.nvent.com.

• Commitment to strengthen communities where our employees live and work

  • We encourage and support the philanthropic activities of our employees worldwide

  • Through our nVent in Action matching program, we provide funds to nonprofit and educational organizations where our employees volunteer or donate money

• Core values that shape our culture and drive us to deliver the best for our employees and our customers. We’re known for being:

  • Innovative & adaptable

  • Dedicated to absolute integrity

  • Focused on the customer first

  • Respectful and team oriented

  • Optimistic and energizing

  • Accountable for performance

• Benefits to support the lives of our employees

At nVent, we connect and protect our customers with inventive electrical solutions. People are our most valuable asset. Inclusion and diversity means that we celebrate and encourage each other’s authenticity because we understand that uniqueness sparks growth.

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