Global Accounting & Reporting Specialist (SAP BPC)
Job Description
The Global Accounting & Reporting Specialist, based in Amsterdam, is responsible for supporting the group’s consolidation and global reporting processes with regards to the SAP BPC consolidation and reporting tool. This tool is the beating heart of JDE’s global financial reporting for both monthly actuals and the annual budget cycle.
Working closely with the Global Accounting & Reporting Lead, you will be a key member in the reporting cycles, such as the monthly closing process, of the group’s reporting entities around the globe by providing central support to the various countries and global functions on the reporting processes executed in BPC.
Additionally, you will act as administrator of the SAP BPC consolidation tool, assisting in the maintenance and development of the well-established and efficient processes built in BPC, while also seeking areas for improvement.
Being the link between the Finance function and Financial Systems environment, your main focus will be towards the accounting and reporting aspects of this link , however the understanding and interest in developing knowledge on processes and reporting systems are essential to succeed in this area.
You will report to the Global Accounting & Reporting Director.
Your key responsibilities will be:
- Supporting the local finance teams with financial data submission in BPC, while safeguarding the high standards in terms of reported data quality and accuracy
- Executing the consolidation of accounts, making corporate adjustments, eliminating and analysing intercompany transactions
- Acting as the primary contact for multiple global and local stakeholders regarding requests on data reported in the global consolidation tool
- Performing regular BPC maintenance tasks and processing reporting requests and improvements based on business requirements
- Continuously monitoring performance of the tool being ready to react accordingly to face any issue that could put in risk the stability of group’s reporting environment
- Understanding the flow of financial and managerial data from the source to the multi-dimensional consolidated model according to JDE’s reporting standards and requirements and being able to follow the data path to identify inconsistencies in reporting and deviations from reporting guidelines
Qualifications
To flourish in this role you will need:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Controlling or Finance; Master’s degree preferred
- 2-3 years of professional accounting and reporting or relevant experience in a multi-cultural environment with cross-functional teams
- Affinity with IT and financial / reporting systems
- Experience with consolidation; SAP BPC experience is considered advantageous
- Knowledge of multi-entity, multi-dimensional and multi-currency consolidation highly preferred
- Very good command of English (both written and verbal)
- Flexible attitude in working outside office hours.
A successful candidate is:
- Ambitious with strong willingness to learn and develop within a dynamic organization in a challenging role as the bridge between Finance and Systems
- Comfortable with dealing with multiple requests and stakeholders, able to prioritize workload, committed to meet deadlines and flexible to adapt to changing needs
- Solution driven and proactive
- Strong communicator with excellent interpersonal skills
- Familiar with following and monitoring processes.
Additional Information
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