BAP Technical Specialist recruitment
Job Description
As a member of the Business Accounting Platform, this employee functions as a team leader and center of excellence for North American managerial and income statement accounting. Their activities support any one of the following BAP Teams: 1) Material Ledger 2) CO/PA, or 3) FI/CO reconciliation. The focus of this particular position is directed to Material Ledger (Actual Closing).
Position (with other team members) is jointly responsible for the timely, accurate execution of various month-end closing responsibilities for North America, followed by subsequent post-closing activities and investigations. The role is pivotal at month-end and includes the authority to override systematic calculations for inventory valuation, related posting of Cost of Goods Sold and final income statement reporting. Responsibilities may include trouble shooting for various problems that come up during closing.
Team members ensure standardization of financial reporting for North America by confirming that all companies are being done in a consistent manner as well as in compliance with IFRS and internal accounting standards. The position also assists with FRC testing to prove accounting compliance. For their particular center of excellence, this position provides a knowledge database and instructional support for the transition of accounting knowledge, processes and procedures to new acquisitions/employees as well as existing accountants who have questions.
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree required (Accounting or Finance preferred)
- Master's Degree and/or professional certification (e.g. CPA, CIA, or CMA) is attractive
- Minimum 5 years Accounting experience required
- Bilingual Spanish is a plus
- Candidate must possess advanced skills in Excel and SAP. Specifically, must posess a good working knowledge of FI, MM and CO SAP modules
- Candidate should possess a working knowledge of sales processes, and accounting processes including cost centers and general ledger accounts
- Candidate also should have strong skills in Standard and Actual costing, BoM's, Routes, Recipes, Fixed Rates and Material Movements