General Accounting Specialist

Job ID: 36888 | Location: Airoli, Maharashtra, India

Responsible for General Accounting duties. Apply accounting principles and procedures to prepare accurate and timely financial reports, journal entries, and account reconciliations, and process transactions in General Ledger.

What will you be doing?

Perform daily operations and work on End-to-end Process improvement
• Perform the activities like monthly journal entries to meet the aligned SLA/KPIs
• Process transactions in SAP (Asset acquisitions, disposals and transfers, manual debit/credit notes, etc.)
• Assist in completion of account reconciliations
• Conduct timely communication upon the inquiries from internal/external customers/concerned groups, for the operational transparency on the transactional activities
• Follow the up-to-date operational procedures, adherence to the standardized process landscape
• Enhance and document accounting processes
• Timely identify the potential issues and make the appropriate suggestion for correction and/or escalation
• Participate in the implementation of quality / continuous improvement projects (Lean Event) and be active in driving daily huddle
• Support and initiate process improvement initiatives and related projects, be proactive and creative on contributing ideas for service improvement
• Operational compliance on all regulatory, internal/external guidelines and support on audit activities
• Act as a back up for other team member/s as per aligned back up structure. Ensure proper knowledge transfer between back ups.
• Execute knowledge transfer / work shadowing sessions in countries
• Ensure all the up-to-date operational procedures are maintained, documented and executed, all the operations adherence to the standardized process documented and executed,

Relationship Management
• Maintain positive work relationship with members of other teams in and outside of the SSC to whom information is provided or from whom information is gathered.
• Assist in establishing and maintaining strong, collaborative relationships with internal and external customers and ensure customer satisfaction.
• Interface with other SSC teams to ensure compliance with cross-team responsibilities
• Taking care about work atmosphere / creating proper work atmosphere by proper behavior / approach / attitude

What do we expect?

Education: CA, Business Administration or Economics Sciences, MBA

Business Experience

5+ years’ experience in general accounting required (especially in a corporation)

IFRS knowledge preferred

Experience preparing account reconciliations

Audit Experience Preferred

Desirable on working experience in a Shared Serviced Center

Project Management experience - will be an advantage

2+ years SAP Module (FI/CO) knowledge, Good knowledge of Excel, Word, Outlook

What´s in it for you?
• Be part of an amazing international team, who will be there to support you.
• A forward-looking company, with a culture of innovation and a strong portfolio in sustainable technologies.
• Long term opportunities
• Excellent Workplace and Working culture.

Clariant is a focused, sustainable, and innovative specialty chemical company based near Basel in Switzerland. Last year the company recorded CHF 3.8 billion in sales for its continuing businesses, harnessing the talents of its 13 000 employees across 40+ countries. Clariant’s portfolio is optimized for future growth, with a focus on three business areas: Care Chemicals, Catalysis and Natural Resources. We believe that our growth is all about our customers and their success. Investment in innovation capabilities and developing an inspiring environment for courageous and determined minds are therefore key to reaching our goal. Join us and help create sustainable value through chemistry for customers all over the globe.

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