GL Accountant: Global Close & Finance Transformation

Assa Abloy Ab; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work environment

Career development opportunities

Inclusive culture

Job summary

HID Global in Salt Lake City, UT is seeking a GL Accountant to manage general ledger activities, monthly close, journal entries, accruals, and reconciliations. You will collaborate with Finance and business partners to ensure accurate financial reporting and strong internal controls.

The role supports European VAT, statutory reporting, and external audits, with opportunities to contribute to ERP migrations and finance transformation initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Minimum of four years of accounting or finance experience, preferably including general ledger and month-end close responsibilities.
• Experience working in a general ledger accounting or financial close role.
• Working knowledge of IFRS, European VAT accounting, journal entries, accruals, prepayments, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Ability to perform several tasks concurrently with ease and professionalism.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Organized, responsible, and self-managed, with excellent follow-up and tracking skills.
• Meticulous and detail-oriented.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively in English.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, with strong Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience with ERP or accounting systems and financial close processes.
• Proficient in Adobe PDF applications.
• Experience using AI tools is helpful but not required.

Responsibilities

• Preparing, analyzing, and posting journal entries as part of the monthly and quarterly close.
• Calculating, preparing, and analyzing monthly accruals and prepayments.
• Preparing and reviewing assigned balance sheet reconciliations and resolving reconciling items.
• Supporting timely and accurate monthly and quarterly financial reporting in accordance with applicable accounting policies.
• Performing account and month-end variance analysis to identify and resolve unusual items.
• Maintaining appropriate accounting documentation and supporting schedules.
• Owning day-to-day general ledger accounting activities.
• Supporting European VAT accounting, reconciliations, and compliance requirements.
• Supporting local statutory reporting, year-end review procedures, and external audit activities.
• Preparing accounting schedules and documentation supporting internal and external audit requests.
• Supporting intercompany accounting and reconciliations, as applicable.
• Coordinating with Finance team members to ensure transactions are appropriately recorded and reconciled.
• Providing payment-processing support to Accounts Payable.
• Supporting the Accounting Controller in maintaining an efficient and well-controlled close process.
• Supporting implementation and maintenance of accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls.
• Identifying and implementing improvements to accounting processes, systems, reconciliations, and close activities.
• Supporting system implementations, finance transformation initiatives, and process documentation.
• Supporting migrations to ERP systems, including financial data mapping, testing, validation, and reconciliation.
• Collaborating across Finance and with business partners to resolve accounting issues and improve end-to-end processes.
• Supporting or leading ad hoc accounting projects, analyses, and cross-functional initiatives as business needs arise.
• Traveling up to twice per year for team meetings.

Skills

General ledger accounting

Month-end close

Journal entries

Accruals

Prepayments

Balance sheet reconciliations

Financial reporting

Intercompany accounting

VAT accounting

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

Microsoft Excel

ERP systems

Job description

HID Global in Salt Lake City, UT is seeking a GL Accountant to manage general ledger activities, monthly close, journal entries, accruals, and reconciliations. You will collaborate with Finance and business partners to ensure accurate financial reporting and strong internal controls.

The role supports European VAT, statutory reporting, and external audits, with opportunities to contribute to ERP migrations and finance transformation initiatives.