EY Accounting Specialist 

India, Kerala, Kochi 

423814550

General Ledger – Accounting Specialist

• The General Ledger Accounting Specialist is a member of a high performing and mixed rank team led by the UKI Controlling Finance Lead.
• In summary, General Ledger Accounting Specialist sits within the UKI Controlling team which helps the business create success by managing risk, mitigating fraud, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and Firm policy, driving quality, consistency, and efficiency across the accounting processes. It does this through:
• providing transactional processing expertise, operational support, advice and insights across several areas including, vendor payables, staff expenses compliance, AMEX administration, accounts receivable and VAT controlling.
• implementing and monitoring appropriate controls
• partnering with offshore teams and holding them accountable for high levels of service delivery.

Your key responsibilities

• Reconciliation of balance sheet and bank accounts (identifying and correction/reporting of anomalies)
• Monthly meetings with relevant Heads of Finance to enable the accurate reflection of transactions in the SL/ functional P&L accounts
• Production of the firms Tax packs to enable the EMEIA Tax Team to file the firm’s PSA (PAYE settlement agreement) return and disallowable expenditure for the partnership/corporation tax return.
• Processing payroll costs to record and distribute correct charges to the services lines.

Skills and attributes for success

• The ability to prioritise workload
• Flexibility and willingness to work as part of a team or on their own initiative

Good eye for detail

• Eagerness to learn quickly, be proactive and share knowledge
• Must be numerate and literate
• Great interpersonal and communication skills
• Self-discipline
• Good Team working skills

To qualify for the role, you must have:

• Minimum two years’ Experience in a similar role in a fast-paced environment
• AAT Foundation Level
• Knowledge of Word and Excel
• Knowledge of SAP would be an advantage
• Used to working in a fast-paced environment with a strong work ethic
• Great interpersonal and communication skills
• Desire to thrive in and adapt to a fast changing and high activity environment

What we look for

• A bright, enthusiastic individual looking to start their career within an established finance department.

We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer:

• Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you

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