[ref. j00597204] Team Lead - Reconciliations

Job Description

Responsibilities:

• Oversee balance sheet account reconciliation activities, from preparation, review, and approval.
• Ensure clarity and consistency of control documentation produced for balance sheet accounts.
• Escalate reconciling items for correction and adjustments prior to filing SEC reports.
• Escalate aged reconciliation variances to assist with corrections in the general ledger.
• Support cross-functional and cross-regional process alignment and standardizations within functional accountability.
• Ensure team's adherence to all Sarbanes-Oxley, internal policies, audit procedures and regulations to ensure fully compliance with established control points.
• Serve as the point of contact during external and internal audits.
• Identify and analyze complex issues and recommend solutions or alternatives.
• Act as first level escalation point for questions and issue resolutions ensuring issues are addressed on a timely manner Responsible for escalating the issues further as and when necessary.
• Provide regular performance and operational progress reports to managers to ensure issues are being flagged on a timely manner and ensures performance/operational gaps are addressed.
• Responsible for the implementation of team's business continuity plan.
• Recommends resource planning solutions for changing resource loading and work volumes.
• Sets performance and behavioral expectations. Conducts regular review, provide feedback and coaching, and other developmental, training and learning opportunity plans to ensure the success of the individuals within the team.
• Lead short term projects and supports medium to long term projects and contribute to long term initiatives planning.
• Develop strong stakeholder relationship by ensuring escalations are managed effectively and proactively and elevating it further as and when necessary.
• Ensure team compliance to and delivery of service level agreements, policies and procedures as a agreed with the Manager.

• Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting or equivalent relevant experience
• CPA is an advantage but not required
• 6+ years of relevant professional experience in Finance and Accounting, including 2 years of supervisory experience
• Experience with ERP systems i.e. Oracle, Blackline, etc
• Knowledge in U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, IFR, or other accounting standards
• Advanced MS Excel skills and proficient in other MS Office tools