Accounting Specialist

About This Role

An Accounting Specialist is needed to join the Accounting Team, with the primary purpose of establishing and driving efficiencies in client service delivery within the Accounting & Tax practice. This role suits a professional with a strong understanding of accounting principles and experience in a multi-country environment.

Responsibilities

• Independently perform timely and accurate General Ledger accounting and reporting, including but not limited to processing journal entries, accrual calculations, allocations, and adjustments
• Independently execute and own period-end and year-end closing activities, ensuring accurate and timely completion of assigned deliverables
• Independently prepare and review Balance Sheet reconciliations, intercompany reconciliations, and other month-end closing reports, investigating discrepancies and ensuring timely resolution
• Independently manage day-to-day Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable activities, including invoice processing, payment processing, vendor master data maintenance, and issue resolution
• Independently analyze and apply payments to subledgers or General Ledger accounts, ensuring accurate invoicing and bookkeeping within ERP systems
• Independently prepare statutory financial statements in accordance with local GAAP, corporate policies, and reporting requirements, engaging Local Experts where required to ensure accuracy and compliance
• Independently handle payment processes on behalf of TMF clients, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and adherence to established procedures and controls
• Demonstrate strong understanding of associated operational risks and the ability to work across multiple countries and quickly adapt to new markets and client requirements
• Independently manage communication with internal and external stakeholders, respond to queries, and ensure timely resolution of operational issues within assigned scope of responsibility
• Independently support and ensure compliance with accounting standards, internal policies, procedures, and reporting requirements within assigned processes
• Proactively identify, recommend, and implement process improvements within assigned areas of responsibility
• Collaborate effectively and provide support to other team members when required
• Perform additional tasks and responsibilities assigned by the manager to meet operational and client requirements

Requirements

• Very good understanding of accounting principles and processes across AP, AR, GL, and Reporting
• Proven experience in a multi-country, multi-entity environment
• Previous experience in BPO/SSC/Centralized delivery model
• 2–3 years of experience in General Ledger; exposure to AR and AP processes is beneficial
• Proficiency in MS Office