General Ledger Analyst

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Job Description:

The General Ledger Analyst will be responsible for processing General Ledger related activities which includes, but not limited to JV preparation and posting, Balance sheet accounts reconciliation, transmission of FS, reports preparation, facilitating SOX/Audit requirements, etc.

Successful candidate will report to an accounting team lead and will be interacting with relevant parties in the country finance and GSC teams. You may be asked to work in both legacy and SAP systems.

The responsibilities will include:

GL CLOSING:

• Perform test Transmission runs and identify errors
• Coordinate resolution of transmission errors to respective parties (ICO, AR, IT, etc.)
• Perform Final Transmission of financials in Peoplesoft / BPC
• Run and maintain Allocation set up for simple group of accounts and perform allocation issue resolution
• Maintain opening and closing of GL Module.

BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNTS RECONCILIATION:

• Prepare monthly. quarterly and annual reconciliation on accounts with moving balances assigned to the team
• Identify and investigate variances, clean up ageing recon items

JOURNALS:

• Process Manual JVs requests (prepare JV Templates)
• Park JVs in SAP / S2K
• Ensure completeness of supporting docs of journals (i.e. basis for calculation, approvals, JV Templates, etc.)
• Prepare self-initiated journals

OPERATIONAL RHYTHM:

• Participate in T1 Huddles
• Escalate issues occurring in the production floor
• Facilitate / lead T1 Huddles
• Provide inputs to the End to End Specialists during Financial Statement Review, Account Balance Sheet Review and Post Close Review

SOX and COMPLIANCE:

• Assist in providing supporting documents requests from SOX / Auditors.
• May perform related SOX controls

• Ensure processes follow the 3M Global Financial Standard, SOX, and other regulations.

OTHERS:

• Participate in process improvement activities ensuring continuous improvement and productivity (i.e. CIs, JDIs, etc.).
• Participate in projects, e.g. accounting centralization activities from the region, SAP deployment, etc.
• Updating of SOPs of the assigned tasks.

Basic Qualifications:

• Accounting degree and preferably with minimum 2 years relevant working experience in finance and accounting
• Working experience in shared service center is preferred
• CPA or equivalent qualification is a plus
• Able to communicate effectively with different stakeholders in the organization

Skills:

• Service and quality-oriented mindset and enjoys working with operational processes
• Cross-functional and cultural communication skills
• Flexible to handle new assignments and willingness to learn
• Ability to learn legacy system (AS400, PeopleSoft)
• Working knowledge of SAP is an advantage
• Proficient in MS Office applications
• Ability to work in a virtual environment / team
• Ability to work under pressure
• Multicultural skills and experience are a plus

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