General Accounting Associate (CPA Required)

Job purpose

This role supports the end-to-end Record to Report (R2R) cycle, focusing on transactional accuracy, control adherence, digital enablement, and automation exposure.

The position involves executing journal entries, reconciliations, closing activities, and reporting tasks with strong emphasis on process discipline, data accuracy, and compliance.

The Staff role contributes to continuous improvement, automation adoption, and analytics-led reporting, ensuring timely and accurate financial results and audit readiness.

Key Responsibilities

Perform accurate and timely execution of:

• Journal Entry Posting and Validation (manual & automated)

• General Ledger (GL) Maintenance and Subledger Reconciliation

• Fixed Asset Accounting and Depreciation Runs

• Intercompany Posting and Reconciliation

• Accrual and Prepayment Entries

• Trial Balance Review Support and Period-End Activities

• Assist in month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing processes, ensuring compliance with closing calendars and accuracy of financial statements.

• Validate entries and data within ERP systems (e.g., SAP, D365, Business Central) to ensure completeness and correctness of financial reporting.

• Perform balance sheet account reconciliations and identify open items for resolution.

• Support intercompany accounting through matching, confirmations, and elimination adjustments.

• Prepare and update reports, trackers, and dashboards to reflect process status, reconciliations, and exception management.

• Ensure compliance with internal controls, SOX requirements, and audit guidelines.

• Support internal and external audit requests with appropriate documentation and reconciliations.

Digital & Analytical Enablement

• Leverage automation tools, reconciliation bots, and digital dashboards for faster error detection and closure tracking.
• Perform data validation and analytical reviews using Excel, Power BI, or similar analytics platforms.
• Identify process improvement opportunities to enhance timeliness, accuracy, and control assurance.
• Participate in process digitalization initiatives (e.g., journal automation, reconciliations automation, and predictive analytics).
• Demonstrate curiosity to learn automation platforms and AI-enabled finance tools (e.g., Power Automate, AI Agents, UiPath).
• Develop proficiency in data handling, exception identification, and visualization.

Collaboration & Governance

• Liaise with internal finance, controlling, and operations teams to ensure smooth process flow and timely issue resolution.
• Support intercompany coordination to ensure accurate postings, confirmations, and settlement.
• Maintain standardized documentation and workpapers as per defined SOPs.
• Escalate delays, mismatches, or control gaps promptly to ensure adherence to SLAs and reporting deadlines.
• Contribute to knowledge sharing, cross-training, and process harmonization across entities.

Functional & Technical Skills

• Foundational understanding of the Record to Report lifecycle, including:

• Journal Entries and Accruals

• GL Reconciliations and Adjustments

• Intercompany Accounting

• Fixed Asset Accounting

• Period-End Closing and Reporting

• Basic accounting knowledge includes double-entry principles, accruals, depreciation, and reconciliations.

• Working knowledge of ERP platforms (SAP, Business Central, D365, Oracle).

• Strong Excel and analytical skills (pivot tables, lookups, reconciliation templates).

• Understanding of SOX controls, audit compliance, and internal reporting mechanisms.

• Awareness of automation and analytics tools (e.g., Power BI, Power Automate, UiPath, AI Agents).

Future-Ready & Behavioral Competencies

• Digital Fluency: Operates confidently in a technology-enabled environment using automation and analytics tools.
• Analytical Mindset: Uses data to ensure accuracy, control assurance, and proactive issue identification.
• Agility: Adapts to process changes, new tools, and dynamic closing timelines.
• Collaboration: Works effectively across teams, supporting cross-entity coordination and shared services delivery.
• Continuous Improvement: Contributes ideas for automation, reconciliation simplification, and standardization.

Performance Metrics / KPIs

• Accuracy and timeliness of journal postings and reconciliations
• Compliance with SLAs and closing deadlines
• Exception and open-item resolution turnaround
• Adherence to control, audit, and documentation standards
• Contribution to process improvement or automation initiatives

Qualifications & Experience

• Education: Bachelor of Science in Accountancy/Management Accounting (preferred) or related field
• Experience: 1–5 years of relevant accounting or finance process experience, preferably in Record to Report, General Accounting, or GL Reconciliations
• At least 1 year of SAP ECC or S4Hana experience. CPA as a priority/preferred
• Exposure to transition/migration projects or multi-entity closing is an advantage.