Senior Specialist

Role Description

Tax GL reconciler is responsible for performing Balance Sheet Account Reconciliations and month-end postings. This position is responsible for the financial integrity and reliability of account balance in SAP versus Tax based documentation. The candidate will work on a team with similar GL Reconcilers. The candidate will interact with Local Finance, Business Controllers, Tax analysts, Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable teams and other support networks. This position will require an end-user exposure of SAP FI module.

Job Description

Impact on the Business & Team work

• Working with team and customer to ensure delivery as per agreed timelines.
• Performs Balance sheet account reconciliations (Indirect Tax, Direct Tax etc…) in compliance with SOX and DuPont account reconciliation policy.
• Identify reconciling items and follow up with respective teams to clear them off.
• Clearing of entries in open item managed accounts where the debit and credit entries are either posted manually or through system.
• Clearing account balances.
• Posting recurring journals. (Whenever required).
• Posing rectification entries suggested by local finance / GL reconciler between GLs.
• Ensure journal postings are done after prior approvals as required by SOX and DuPont JEV policy
• Publishing performance dashboards and required tax specific reporting.

Customers / Stakeholders

• Ensure support is provided as per requirement from onshore counterparts related to responsible GL, Tax regime and country.
• Attend all business calls and meetings and drive issue resolution as required.
• Respond to queries from senior group level management as appropriate
• Provides management and financial statement users with relevant, comparable, and accurate data on which to base decisions.
• Analyzes data and translates into meaningful information.
• Serve as a resource for Business Controllers, Tax Analysts, , Corporate Accounting, Tax, and Treasury with GL related issues, questions and inquiries

Operational Effectiveness & Control

• Ensure proactive controls in place to highlight issues before they are picked up by business.
• Adheres to DuPont Internal control policies and procedures, including established SOX compliance processes.
• Develop an in-depth knowledge of accounting flows in order to support GL reconciliations.

Principal Accountabilities: Key activities

• Ensure 100% PLA delivery.
• Ensure the basic process documentation is completed for all the activities.

Skills/Experience Required

• Qualification and basic requirements:

• Graduates with commerce background with 2 – 3 years of relevant experience
• Ability to develop effective working relationships with business partners/customers
• An excellent attention to detail.
• Very good working knowledge of Microsoft Office is essential.
• Is expected to have strong technical understanding of accounting principles and demonstrated competence in their application.
• Ability in Accounting, Reconciliations
• Should have demonstrated the ability of driving result