GL Analyst

Role Purpose

• The job holder will manage month-close process for ANZ entities. He/she will direct and control financial management & reporting for the regional entities in accordance with statutory requirements, corporate policies and procedures
• The job holder will contribute to the delivery of management and external reporting, in respect of statutory accounts, regulatory accounts and other external outputs, as well as the provision of technical financial accounting advice and guidance
• The job holder will report into the Senior Manager / Controller for ANZ Region.

Key Accountabilities:

• Maintenance of general ledger and sub-ledgers detail for accounts such as fixed assets, prepayments, intangibles, accruals, Stock & Inter-company
• Prepare GL allocations, journal entries and period end adjustments (e.g. accruals, currency conversions, etc.)
• Prepare management and regulatory reports
• Completion of relevant month-end & year end activities including P&L review meeting and HFM loading
• Compliance with Group attestation processes and Quarterly MI & Stats Packs
• Prepare and sign-off relevant regulatory reports
• Respond to external & internal audit queries
• Responsible for investigating, resolving and escalating any variances in the balance sheet reconciliations
• Assure timely clearance of queries from business owners and customers.
• Prepare month and reconciliations in accordance with policy.
• Manage reconciliation of POS and online transactions impacting both bank and control accounts.
• Participate in team meetings
• Examining variances via reconciliation system or coda or TLM
• Manual matching (including automatic allocation)

Experience and Skillsets required:

• MBA with good understand of accounting and reconciliations
• Experience of working in fast paced / Global finance department. Prior experience working in shared service environment with an on/offshore presence is preferred.
• 0-5 years of work experience in a similar environment.
• Able to demonstrate proven experience at this level within a similar financial environment
• Ability to communicate clearly with internal and external stakeholders
• Experience of financial services/banking with an understanding of basic bookkeeping
• Ability to deliver to tight deadlines
• Ability to maintain accuracy - key when confirming incoming value
• High attention to detail
• Ability to resolve issues to conclusion
• Demonstrable experience of resolving variances
• Experience of using reconciliation systems