GL Accountant

Purpose and Mission

• The role of this position is responsible for centalized GL/FA activities and financial accounting accruacy in compliance with IFRS and PRC GAAP, Bekaert group policies and procedures, delivering timely and accurately financial reports to support business finance, tax, treasure and other stakeholders. 

Key Activities and Responsibilities

1. Be responsialbe for GL activity
   • Be responsible for daily accounting transaction: 
     • proper posting for cost accrual/defer upon recurring journal list. 
     • account clearence. 
     • FX revaluation both IFRS and PRC.
   • Be responsible for GL accounts reconciliation and follow up actions on the outstanding items
   • Be responsible for accounts accruacy by accounts monthly review
   • Be fimliar with IFRS and PRC rules and initiate improvements idea and improve accounts standization.
   • Be proactively follow up with global accouting policy updates
   • Be responsible for closing process with closed work with other functions
2. Be responsialbe for Fixed assets transactions of the company being served
   • Maintain CAR budget and WBS structure(project breakdown) in SAP
   • Monthly review AUC status with project owner for timely FA capitalization
   • Monthly monitor depreciation and dispose FA.
   • Prepare monthly FA report to follow up if capital expenditure overspend
   • Strikly follow FA capitalization rules, e.g assets class, useful life, capitaliztion rules, FA/maintenance
   • Follow FA physical counting result and do the bookkeeping
3. Financial reporting
   • Prepare GR monthly/quarterly/annually financial reporting
   • Be responsible for finance reports accruacy
   • Be responsible for monthly PRC report
   • Be responsible for GAP analysis between IFRS and PRC
   • Othe reports required by tax/treasury/other stakeholders
   • Government related report
4. Audit report
   • Prepare PBC material based on global procedure timeliness
   • Review audit adjustment and post timeliness
   • Review draft audit report 
5. ICMR intercompany reconciliation
   • Responsible for reconcile with brother plants to solve all the difference of capital employed items and operating expense/revenue
   • Make sure all the difference are Zero or beneath the threshold, include AR and AP balance
   • Solve all the problems under the communication with Group control
6. Others
   • Perform other ad-hoc duties as assigned by GL Team Leader or SSC Manager
   • Support internal audit work and ensure group policy complaince
   • Possess project management skills and assist supervisors in implementing continuous improvement projects and coordinating team efforts

Skills

Previous Experience

• Minimum of 2 years working experience in GL accountant position of multinational industrial companies, preferably in a shared service environment
• Abundant operational experience in GL function postion with solid financial knowledge, other financial position experience is preferred such as AR, AP and costing.

Qualifications and Education

1. Bachelor degree or above, majoring in accounting, finance or related field
2. Minimum of 2 years working experience in GL accountant position of multinational industrial companies, preferably in a shared service environment
3. Abundant operational experience in GL function postion with solid financial knowledge, other financial position experience is preferred such as AR, AP and costing.
4. Proficiency in Microsoft Office software and ERP system (SAP proficiency is preferred)
5. Good communication skill in spoken & written Chinese and English
6. Be detail-oriented and self-motivated
7. Ability to work under pressure and meet deadline
8. Ability to work in a cross-functional team with good interpersonal skills