General Ledger Accountant

About Temenos
Temenos powers a world of banking that creates opportunities for billions of people and businesses everywhere. We have been doing this for over 30 years through the pioneering spirit of our Temenosians who are passionate about making banking better, together.

We serve over 3000 clients from the largest to challengers and community banks in 150+ countries. We collaborate with clients to build new banking services and state-of-the-art customer experiences on our open banking platform, helping them operate more sustainably.

At Temenos, we have an open-minded and inclusive culture, where everyone has the power to create their own destiny and make a positive contribution to the world of banking and society.

THE ROLE
As a General Ledger Accountant, you will oversee all activities for the assigned entities to ensure accuracy and timeliness of deliverables in line with Finance Timetable and/or regional stakeholders' requirements, while performing comprehensive and complex GL activities.

OPPORTUNITIES

• You will prepare Balance sheet reconciliation on a monthly basis.
• You will perform month end accounting activities.
• You will review P&L trends during closing and highlight the main variances that need further attention from the team-members.
• You will perform the necessary closing checks during month-end in order to ensure a smooth and accurate closing.
• You will review Balance Sheet and Net Working Capital (NWC) reconciliations to ensure accuracy of final output.
• You will perform bank reconciliation activities, as may be required.
• You will review process documentation on yearly/need basis.
• You will act as primary back-up for the assigned region(s) on a need basis.
• You will act as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for GL and Net Working Capital activities – assist during new joiners training delivery and preparation and act as main point of contact/support for new joiners on their learning curve.
• You will provide support and process expertise by resolving queries coming from the Financial and Business Controllers.
• You will participate in different process improvement projects and provide support through process knowledge and expertise sharing
• You will compute process KPIs and ensure these are within the required range - monitor, document and follow-up all the internal closing controls issues identified, on a need basis.
• You will ensure effective implementation of internal process controls, as per Internal Controls System (ICS) requirements and perform ICS self-assessment as per agreed deadlines, on a need basis.
• You will manage the Net Working Capital reconciliations monthly status – ensure the reconciliations are performed and signed off by the Controllers as per the internal KPIs.
• You will liaise and collaborate with other departments in order to resolve queries and perform tasks (Accounts Payable, Billing, Contract Management & Treasury).
• You will participate in month-end closing calls and highlight/take notes of the potential risks; prepare and send the status of the closing timetable deliverables when needed.
• You will perform other tasks related with SSC deliverables, as may be required from time to time.

Skills

• You should have a Bachelor's Degree in the Accounting field.
• You should have 2-3 years of proven experience in medium to complex accounting activities performed in General Ledger teams.
• You should have previous exposure to IFRS (an advantage).
• You should be fluent in spoken and written English.
• You should be a team-player with high ethical standards.
• You should have very good knowledge of MS Office (Excel).
• You should have prior experience in a complex multi-national and multi-cultural environment.
• You should have proven financial accounting competencies.
• You should have experience working with Oracle or any ERP system (an advantage).
• You should have strong analytical skills.
• You should have very good communication skills and ability to adapt the message to the audience.

VALUES

• Care about transforming the Banking landscape.
• Commit to being part of an exciting culture and product evolving within the financial industry.
• Collaborate effectively and proactively with teams within or outside Temenos.
• Challenge yourself to be ambitious and achieve your individual as well as the company targets.

SOME OF OUR BENEFITS include:

• Maternity leave: Transition back with 3 days per week in the first month and 4 days per week in the second month
• Civil Partnership: 1 week of paid leave if you're getting married. This covers marriages and civil partnerships, including same sex/civil partnership
• Family care: 4 weeks of paid family care leave
• Recharge days: 4 days per year to use when you need to physically or mentally needed to recharge
• Study leave: 2 weeks of paid leave each year for study or personal development

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