General Ledger Accountant (Nightshift)

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Dole is one of the world's largest producers and marketers of high-quality fresh fruits, with a growing line of quality packaged and frozen foods. Dole’s dedication to quality is a commitment solidly backed by: comprehensive programs for food safety, scientific crop protection programs, stringent quality control measures, state-of-the-art production and transportation technologies, continuous improvement through research and innovation, and dedication to the safety of their employees, communities and the environment.

Job Purpose

The General Ledger (GL) Accountant is responsible for collaborating with various departments and Business Units in gathering financial information and maintaining general ledger entries to produce accurate and timely financial reports, in accordance with the Global Business Services’ Service Level Agreement (SLA) with the Divisions.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Records journal entries in SAP within the period the transaction occurred and confirms completeness based on the financial closing checklist.

• Conducts weekly sanity checks on the posted journal entries in SAP to ensure accuracy in details.

• Issues intercompany debit notes for cross-charges to other Dole entities.

• Reconciles intercompany balances and resolve intercompany reconciling items within period-end closing deadlines.

• Reviews the reasonableness of the general ledger accounts and perform clearing on the open item managed accounts.

• Perform periodic and quarterly account reconciliations, clearing aged open items, and resolving discrepancies in a timely manner.

• Prepares the following financial and management reports:

  • Periodic: SOI & GR
  • Quarterly: Balance Sheet and Income Statement Flux Analysis, Tax Reports, IFRS Reports+Backup Cert+ICAR, Inventory Aging Report
  • Annual: Balance Sheet Review with Corporate

• Executes the business continuity plan within areas of responsibility and maintains detailed and complete process documentation of the tasks and activities.

• Identifies improvement initiatives within the scope of operations and discussed these with the immediate superior. Collaborate and discuss with business for issue resolution.

• The incumbent may be required to carry out any other duties as directed by the immediate superior from time to time.

Qualifications

• BS Accounting Graduate or equivalent
• Certified Public Accountant is a plus
• Sound practical knowledge of IFRS, applicable GAAP, taxation laws, and/or SOX.
• Experience at least 3 years of general accounting, financial and management reporting.
• Highly detail-oriented, good time management skills, pro-active, able to thrive in a transitioning, high-pressure environment and can work with less-supervision.
• Good customer-oriented mindset and interpersonal skills;
• Good English communication skills, both written and oral;
• Has knowledge and experience in SAP applications and consolidation tools (GR).
• Advance Excel skills, proficient in MS Word, Powerpoint, and Outlook; and
• Exposure to process improvement tool