General Ledger Accountant

THE EMPLOYER

We work together with our partner, a Fortune Global 500 corporation, a multinational leader in the field of energy with its operations in over 30 countries worldwide supporting a wide range of business disciplines. The finance operations center in Prague employs over 130 employees across 4 divisions and business segments, support services, and internal operations.

THE OFFER

• The best possible remuneration in line with your professional caliber.
• Yearly performance bonuses.
• Extensive global corporation benefits package.
• Option to work on home office or hybrid.
• Tangible career growth opportunities to continue your professional development.
• Directly accessible supportive management.
• State-of-the-art office building in a centric part of Prague.
• Direct access to public transport.
• Free refreshments in the workplace.
• Regular social events and team-building activities.

THE ROLE

• Ensuring the integrity of accounting information by recording, verifying, and entering transactions.
• Maintaining accounts by verifying, allocating, posting, and reconciling transactions; resolving discrepancies and irregularities.
• Analyze revenues, expenses, and account balances to ensure they are recorded appropriately on a monthly basis.
• Summarizing financial status by collecting information; preparing balance sheet, profit and loss, analytical review, and other statements.
• Facilitating and completing monthly closing procedures.
• Daily routine related to GL activities.
• Assuring smooth month, quarter, and year-end closings.
• Performing account, vendor, and customer reconciliations.
• Close cooperation with operations and business on resolving various GL-related matters.
• Preparing financial statements, supporting schedules, and disclosures for quarterly corporate reporting under IFRS.
• Analysis and improvement of existing processes.
• Contribution to the process and internal controls improvements.
• Participation and support of regular audits.
• Providing ad-hoc information and related analysis to stakeholders.
• Contributing to the team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Acting as a backup as per assigned functions.
• Perform other relevant tasks as per management assignment.

THE IDEAL PROFILE

• Relevant academic qualifications. 
• Relevant professional work experience in accounting.
• Advance to fluent English both in written and spoken form.
• Previous experience in SAP,  accounting SW, and MS Office packages.
• Ability to apply a hands-on approach.
• Confident and stress-resistance skills.
• A person of cross-cultural thinking.
• Of clear problem-solving mindset. 
• Very capable of solving complex financial issues, and seeking input from outside the company when appropriate.
• Comfortable with ownership and making decisions (according to limitations of authority).

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