Job Description

Job Overview

Key Responsibilities

Perform GL accounting activities * Post and process journal entries to ensure all financial transactions are recorded

• Complete account reconciliations with minimal supervision
• Assist in preparing balance sheet, income statement and other financial statements for reporting purposes
• Perform period-end close activities in a timely and accurate manner in line with fiscal close calendar
• Raise any issues or queries t requiring judgement and expertise to Senior GL Accountant within the team
• Support Senior GL Accountant with information needed to respond to requests from regulatory authorities and auditors

Ensure GL accounting compliance * Perform prescribed GL accounting activities within accounting principles and regulatory requirements and ensure all transactions adhere to them

• Ensure period end close activities are compliant with the fiscal close calendar, ensuring adequate time for collaboration with various teams impacted
• Ensuring all R2R controls are adhered to and documented appropriately
• Apply knowledge to accurately record all financial transactions and maintain supporting documentation

• Collaborate with others

• Establish relationships and credibility with the hub team as well as cross-functional teams
• Collaborate with other Finance process owners (Procure to Pay and Order to Cash) to ensure all financial transactions are captured
• Collaborate with Master Data team for required data points, best practices and standards and data issues
• Collaborate with other SSC process delivery teams to exchange information, as required, and support process improvement where dependencies may exist

Skills & Experience

• 2 years experience in R2R GL accounting operations
• Strong English language skills
• Strong MS Excel skills with a proven aptitude to interpret financial data
• Basic knowledge of finance business processes, accounting policies, and statutory accounting principles to ensure compliant SSC operations
• Basic knowledge of core finance systems, ERP and related specialty functional systems, frameworks, and functionality
• Ability to perform tasks independently with minimal guidance or direction
• Appropriately applies concepts, methods, and terminology associated with generally accepted accounting practices/operations to new or ambiguous situations
• Ability to interact with company stakeholders to ensure a high quality of service, while balancing expectations and realisations
• Ability to work in a fast-moving environment with a proactive approach, accustomed to working towards tight deadlines whilst maintaining quality of work

Life at RWS

At RWS, we\xe2\x80\x99re here for one purpose: unlocking global understanding.

As a unique, world-leading provider of technology-enabled language, content, and intellectual property services, we remove the barriers to communication to make global connection possible. Our unrivalled experience and deep understanding of language have been developed over more than 60 years. As we look to shape the future, our ambition is to create a world where understanding is universal for everyone.

We work with over 80% of the world\xe2\x80\x99s top 100 brands, more than three-quarters of Fortune\xe2\x80\x99s 20 \xe2\x80\x98Most Admired Companies\xe2\x80\x99 and almost all the top pharmaceutical companies, investment banks, law firms and patent filers. Our client base spans Europe, Asia Pacific and North and South America. Our 65+ global locations across five continents service clients in the automotive, chemical, financial, legal, medical, pharmaceutical, technology and telecommunications sectors.

If you like the idea of working with smart people who are passionate about breaking down language barriers and giving back to their communities, then you\xe2\x80\x99ll love life at RWS. Our work fundamentally recognizes the value of every language and culture. So, we celebrate difference, we are inclusive and believe that diversity makes us strong.

We want every employee to grow as an individual and excel in their career. In return, we expect all our people to live by the values that unite us: to partner with colleagues and clients, to adopt a pioneering spirit, to be positive in progressing the work we do, and always to deliver what we promise.

RWS Values

Get the 3Ps right \xe2\x80\x93 Partner, Pioneer, Progress \xe2\x80\x93 and we\xc2\xb4ll Deliver together as One RWS.

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