Financial & Cost Accounting Specialist

Job overview:
Accounting Specialist position is responsible for creating and maintaining accurate and compliant financial documents and the management and reporting of financial data. These duties include examining and analyzing company’s accounts including sub ledger accounts, preparing financial statements, reports, and presentations and ensuring compliance with financial reporting, transfer pricing guidelines, and other standard accounting procedures.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Responsible to support financial activities including month-end closing, analysis, reconciliation, reporting of general ledger and sub-ledger accounts, including maintaining audit quality documentation
•  Entering financial data and transactions into the ledger or sub-ledger
•  Reviewing financial documents for accuracy and reconciling accounts including proper follow-up and correction where discrepancies are identified
•  Analyzing financial data, summarize financial status, and provide financial recommendations
•  Ensuring financial records comply with regulatory standards
•  Collaborating with other departments to complete accurate records and provide accounting support
•  Summarize current financial status by collecting information and preparing management reports
•  Reconcile financial data including discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information
•  Participate in financial standards setting and in forecast process including ensuring activities are conducted in accordance with IFRS, transfer pricing guidelines, and company policies 
•  Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls
•  Additional responsibilities could include, but are not limited to: Inventory, Transfer Pricing, and Costing special topics; Asset Disposals and Audits; Vehicle Tracking; Vendor Master Data back-up; ICS controls/testing and Recons for respective accounts

Additional Responsibilities:

•  Maintain Sarbanes Oxley Documentation 
•  Perform the internal control testing
•  Document and maintain work instructions
•  Designee for other Specialists as needed                                                                                                                                      
• Perform other related projects / duties as required or requested by management.
• Perform safe work practices and participate in trainings and safety programs in a positive and proactive way by following safety rules, procedures, regulations, standards and laws.  Report all unsafe acts, unsafe conditions, and injuries to supervisor or Human Resources.
•  Work safely 100% of the time.

 
 Perform other duties as required.

QUALIFICATIONS:
Minimum level of education:
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance/Business or related field or the equivalent combination of education and/or experience.     
This position requires a Bachelor's degree in (Choose all the apply): Accounting/Finance/Business or related field or the equivalent combination of education and/or experience
Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related area or the equivalent combination of education and experience.

Professional Experience:
A minimum of three (3) years' of relevant professional experience in the following area(s):
Experience in Financial Accounting, Cost Accounting, Fixed Assets, or related field

Required skills:

• Strong IT skills with manufacturing ERP packages 
• High level of expertise in Excel (including pivot tables and linking worksheets) 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills 
• The ability to perform multiple tasks on an on-going basis 
• The ability to meet close and project deadlines
• Knowledge of financial measures such as contribution margin and yield; knowledge of sales and cost variance analysis.  

Preferred skills:

• CPA and/or CMA preferred. Experience with PowerBI and SAP.                                                                                                                                                                                        

Contract Details:
Shift: Day Shift / Monday - Friday / 8am - 5pm
Weekly OT: Not expected but mandatory if needed
Weekend Work: Not expected but mandatory if needed
Contract Length: Approximately 6 months from start date with possibility of permanent after 1 year

About Akka-Technologies:

The AKKA Group, an engineering and technology consulting company, supports its clients in meeting their increasing challenges. Our key assets are: a wide-range of global services for industrial projects, the ability to collaborate across the entire product lifecycle, Offices in Europe, Africa, Middle-East, Asia and Americas, 21 centers of excellence across Europe and the World to enhance Group synergies, 12,000 skilled and dedicated employees. Thanks to the assets of our in-house research center, AKKA Research, we enable you to develop and create your vision of the future. We have the tools and means to turn your concept into reality.

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