Sr Accounting Specialist

Job Description

Key Responsibilities Critical activities of the job Liaising with businesses, banks, Cash Services and internal stakeholders. Manage banking operations to ensure timely delivery with quality. Closely monitor cash pooling, country specific banking requirements, cash funding, Direct Debit processes etc., Ensure foreign transactions and hedges are properly recorded. Ensure queries / transactions are resolved timely and GL is not aged Ensure banking recons are delivered on-time & with quality with no unexplained items. Execute month end closing activities. Initiate and review GL entries to ensure integrity of all transactions and resolve any queries. Design and continuously improve processes focusing on standardization & simplification. Drive improvement on identified issues within defined scope of responsibility. Participate in new bank implementation & support UAT, testing in partnership with Treasury & IT teams Ensure relevant GAAP, HON accounting policies Participate in external and internal audits. Participate in process improvement reviews and projects. Overseeing review of MT940 bank statement status file on daily basis. Validate & work with SAP, IT & Bank teams for failure cases if any, and ensure all bank statements are accurately uploaded and match against SAP Manage the review of Concur (Employee reimbursement claims) Reconciliation and approvals Payment authorization in bank portal with proper adherence to underlying controls and validation of supporting documents. Managing setting up auto rules in SAP to clear standard bank open line items. Exposure to controls compliance for Sarbanes-Oxley, Process re-engineering & Automation. Competencies Specific knowledge, skills and experienceneeded to successfully undertake duties of the job Education and Certifications CA/ICWA or CA Inter/ICWA Inter or MBA Finance and bachelor s in finance/Accounting Required Experiences 8+ for CA/ICWA or 10 to 12 + years experience for Finance or Accounts graduate. Knowledge and Skills Critical Hands on experience with SAP GL, Banking, AR & AP processes. Banking platform technical expertise. Multi Bank / bank account reconciliations, analysis & investigation experience to resolve aged items. Large multinational environment experience with good communication skills Strong technical and analytical skills Behaviors/Attributes (8 Honeywell or COO Mindset) Be a Zealot for Growth Be Courageous with Go Beyond Attitude Think Big Then Make It Happen