Job Description

Location: KL Eco City, Mercu 3

Reports to: Manager, GL (EMEA), Kuala Lumpur SSC

Workplace type: Hybrid

Working Hours: 1pm \xe2\x80\x93 10pm

Company Background:

Ingredion is a Fortune 500 provider of ingredient solutions that touch millions of lives, every day. With over 19,000 customers in 120 countries, we create solutions that help nourish, comfort, and delight people all over the world. We are proud to source our strength from nature. That\xe2\x80\x99s why we\xe2\x80\x99re growing sustainably, with an industry-leading product portfolio that includes plant-based proteins, sugar alternatives and clean and simple ingredients that deliver on changing consumer needs while protecting our planet. Although we are best known for our food ingredients, we are much more than a food business. We co-create bespoke solutions with our customers; from cosmetics and beauty, to paper and textiles, to pharmaceuticals, driven by relentless curiosity. We make it our business to anticipate industry trends, and to bring together the potential of people, nature and technology to make life better.

We don\xe2\x80\x99t just make ingredients. We create possibilities. Be What\xe2\x80\x99s Next\xc2\xae with us.

The Junior GL Accountant will be responsible for performing accounting activities like preparation and posting Journal entries, working on SAP accounting modules and produce timely, reliable and accurate financial information in accordance with Local GAAP covering Germany, UK, Kenya and South Africa and US GAAP.

Core Responsibilities:

• Prepare Journal entries and ensure correct accounting information is uploaded in the system.
• Ensure correct entries have been posted to the system with accurate numbers as per the supporting documents and right account codes as per the guidelines.
• Check the correctness of Journal entries provided by business teams to mark the corrections to relevant teams.
• Work on SAP accounting modules like FA module, SAP BPC, Cadency to ensure all financial numbers are input correctly and management reporting is accurate.
• Prepare, review and update fixed asset schedules, balance sheet schedules on timely manner and keep a repository of the same to be ready for review at times required by management or auditing teams.
• Prepare trial balance for account reconciliation and balance sheet reconciliation in cadency.
• Prepare bank reconciliation statements by comparing bank statements against ledger transactions.
• Prepare audit schedules relating to fixed assets and assist the auditors in their inquiries.
• Assist senior accountant while preparation of various reconciliations by ensuring correct period details downloaded from system and correct mapping has been done to minimize open item or error during recon.
• Extract information from SAP, BPC and BW to prepare management reports.
• Print JE and store a soft copy signed and approved by GL manager.
• Provide supporting data and documents during audit reporting and stat accounting.

Qualified candidates will have:

Mandatory requirements:

• A diploma/bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field.
• 1-2 years of work experience in General Accounting, open to fresh graduates
• Able to communicate in English and German (preferably, as this role requires support for EMEA)
• Able to work on EMEA hours (1pm \xe2\x80\x93 10pm)

Desirable requirements:

• Experience in manufacturing companies
• Good understanding of cost accounting processes is a plus

Required behaviors and skills:

• Self-motivated, detail oriented and analytical mindset with stakeholder management skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with proven ability to work in a team environment, build consensus and foster positive relationships.
• Knowledge of MS Office Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Experience in SAP would be an added advantage.

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Relocation Available: No

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