Team Lead- General Accounting

The opportunity

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Team lead- General Accounting to join our team. In this role you will be Process accounting transactions for Accounts Payable in a complete, accurate and timely manner while ensuring compliance with internal guidelines and procedures and external regulatory requirements.

How You’ll Make An Impact

• ABACUS reporting co-ordination with CSS and local front office responsibility for cluster countries.
• Reviewing of Analyzer output after reporting vs SAP, review of main KPIs
• Controllers query reviewing and coordinating with CSS for re-reporting
• Closely working with controllers, especially in the month end to follow up and close the books on time
• Balance sheet reviewing with business controllers, file & MOM preparation follow up on actions
• Statutory / Group / ICV auditing co-ordination with CSS, business controllers, providing schedules & reconciliation with books etc.
• Reviewing of Result analysis mainly accounts SIE, BIE, CTC, WIP, LOP, controlling, allocation, error analysis and resolution (percentage of completion) / Billing in excess report reviewing. Review of IG-related group transactions reporting. AR aging / overdue / collection review & reporting
• Lease accounting concept overview & accounting treatment under IFRS. Reviewing & processing of requests on asset creation / disposal / write off / counting. HR vs FI reconciliation review with hub and advice on employee related accruals & reporting. CECL (Current expected credit loss) working review.
• Tax including DTA calculation to agree with Tax manager & Tax consultant. Tax audit support in provision schedules & answering tax queries by government authority. VAT authorities query FI related transaction support from front office
• Bank guarantee reconciliation / review / reporting. Awareness of migration related activity within SAP environment. Ensuring an up to date understanding of local finance fiduciary duties.
• Maintaining a register of local finance fiduciary duties. Maintaining a mapping of local finance fiduciary duties into the function delivery organization clearly showing responsibilities for delivering the demand
• Working closely with the GBS finance Front office manager and general accounting manager in defining and securing the delivery of the local finance fiduciary duties.
• Preparing local GAAP reporting (in close cooperation with GBS Finance general accounting), including preparation of finance-related information for relevant legal entity governing body meetings e.g. board meetings.
• Compiling with local statutory GAAP reporting within the timeline required by the company and local laws.
• Securing timely local filings as per local legal requirements. Supporting or act as a local contact person for external auditors. You will be responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
• Living Hitachi Energy’s core values safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.
  
  

Your background

• Master’s or bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance, CA or ACCA.
• Around 3-5 years in an audit / finance / project controller role.
• Attention to detail and excellent organizing skills is a must
• Conversant with MS Office and email applications
• Proficiency in both spoken & written English is required.
  
  

Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader in electrification, powering a sustainable energy future through innovative power grid technologies with digital at the core. Over three billion people depend on our technologies to power their daily lives.

With over a century in pioneering mission-critical technologies like high-voltage, transformers, automation, and power electronics, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time – balancing soaring electricity demand, while decarbonizing the power system.

Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 50,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $16 billion USD. We welcome you to apply today.

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