Accountant

Accountant

Empresa: Fixed assets

Queretaro, MX, 76120

Primary Purpose of Position:

Support daily and month-end close project accounting activities in order to capitalize projects timely. Provides accounting support and follows up for project capitalization items including but not limited to, asset management, project accounting, fixed assets accounting. Tracks advance of open projects and provides indicators of completion. Is able to work with the Business Divisions, that we provide service, and Manager to partner up and solve problems in a timely fashion.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities :

• Daily and month end tasks could include but are not limited to; work closely with the job cost accountant to coordinate efficiently the end to end process of; Authorizations for Expenditure (AFE) and Authorizations for Lease (AFL). Monitor status of each project until projects are completed. This includes monitoring of job cost system, reconciliations and various reporting needs. Additional tasks including requesting the assets into service in the ERP and requestingdisposals and transfers if needed.
• Prepares journal entries from source documentation for any necessary accruals. This may include, but is not limited to, performing and reviewing calculations prepared by others, summarizing source data, evaluating reliability of source data and verifying account coding.
• Provides accurate reporting to the Finance, Capital and Engineering team before month-end close and proactively speaks up if actions are needed to mitigate under-over statement in CIP. This will include but is not limited to, CIP AP accruals, partial or complete capitalization of assets in the correct accounting quarter, ensuring costs in the project are accurate and reviewing budget to actual.
• Viewed as a subject matter expert on their accounting processes, and is able to work with Manager to provide assistance and resolution on accounting for new items and questions from multiple departments and levels.
• Meets tight deadlines consistently and reliably, and is responsible for communicating any deadlines that may be missed to immediate supervisor in a timely manner.
• Able to communicate efficiently and effectively with various groups of people.
• Maintains process documentation and updates the documentation as processes change. Follows Corporate policies and department Standard Operating Procedures.
• Able to navigate and use ERP and other company systems.
• Performs such individual assignments as management may direct.
• Responds to internal and external inquiries.
• Establishes and maintains an employee relations climate of trust and confidence.

Position Requirements :

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Broad training in a related professional field usually acquired through college level education and previous experience .
• Advanced English required
• Job related experience for 3 years minimum
• Working knowledge of the following areas: accounting principles, practices, nomenclature, procedures, excel, word, JDE preferred.
• Ability to apply standard evaluation, selection, and substantial adaptation and modification of standard accounting techniques, procedures, and criteria .
• Must be able to handle sensitive related and proprietary information in a confidential manner.
• Must be able to organize, plan and prioritize assigned responsibilities .
• Works under a few supervision with parameters set by management.
• Must follow company policies, procedures, practices, and standards of conduct as outlined in the Ball Corporation manuals.
• Ability to perform intermediate mathematical calculations.
• Ability to operate and functionally use a computer and calculator
• Ability to meet deadlines, concentrate, and pay attention to detail.
• Ability to analyze and interpret data in order to make recommendations .
• Must maintain professional competence, ethical integrity, knowledge and skills.

Working Conditions :

Works in an office environment.