General Ledger Accountant

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• EMEA

The objective of the role is to ensure that GL related duties listed below are performed in a timely and effective manner independently, in line with corporate policy, underlined KPI and correctly reflected in the ledgers as well as cooperate with the Local Country Team.

• Preparing monthly general ledger account reconciliations as assigned
• Posting journal entries, including accruals, prepaid expenses, bank journals, cost reclasses etc.
• Preparing bank reconciliations
• Analysing Balance Sheet and P&L for posting errors, adequate accruals and the correct application of accounting rules
• Posting fixed asset related operations including activations, disposals, monthly amortisation and preparing fixed asset monthly reconciliation
• Running Month End Close Reports
• Loading data to the JLL corporate reporting systems
• Acting as first line contact and support to any finance related queries
• Cooperating with other departments (AP, AR, C2B, T&E, IC)
• Application of corporate policies and procedures as well as statutory and SOX requirements
• Assisting with the annual audit process
• Providing support for country finance teams in special projects

• FLUENT spoken & written English and Polish is a must, fluency in other European languages is an advantage
• Batchelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• Previous experience in general ledger accounting preferred but not required. Sound understanding of accounting principles is a must (US GAAP preferred)

• Good MS Excel skills (pivot, vlookup etc)
• Ability to work to a high level of accuracy and consistency

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Operation skills oriented on result and customer needs
• Knowledge of PeopleSoft or other ERP package is an advantage

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