About the job
The Record to Report (R2R) Assistant Accountant plays a crucial role in supporting the R2R Accountant to ensure precise, timely, and compliant financial reporting for multiple legal entities. This position emphasizes collaboration in general ledger activities, reconciliation assistance, financial analysis, and effective communication with the R2R Centre of Excellence (CoE). The Assistant Accountant is instrumental in maintaining high-quality deliverables throughout the month-end closing process and is essential in implementing global processes at a local level. Candidates must be available to work North American hours (specifically MST) during month-end close; outside of these hours, flexibility is offered.
Key Responsibilities
- Month-End Close Support: Assist in the preparation of monthly journal entries, accruals, and prepayments. Collaborate with the Market Unit Controller to manage closing activities in line with the global timeframe. Ensure completeness and accuracy of financial records for the designated market unit.
- Reconciliation Coordination: Provide necessary source documents and local insights required by the CoE for reconciliation purposes. Follow up on reconciling items raised by the CoE or Market Unit Controller with relevant stakeholders (e.g., Tax, HR, Operations). Ensure reconciliation outputs from the CoE are thorough and documented for review.
- Financial Reporting Assistance: Help prepare local reporting packs, commentary templates, and cost center reviews. Consolidate inputs or explanations for income statement variances or one-time adjustments. Support administrative tasks for statutory or internal audits as needed.
- Local Liaison & Coordination: Serve as the primary contact between the Market Unit Controller and local stakeholders such as HR, Legal, and Commercial teams. Coordinate responses to inquiries from the R2R CoE, Group Accounting, or auditors. Maintain organized documentation and audit-ready records for assigned responsibilities.
- Process Improvement & Documentation: Assist in mapping or documenting local R2R activities. Suggest improvements to standard work routines or task tracking where inefficiencies are identified. Engage in standardization initiatives aligned with the global R2R framework.
