AP/AR Analyst

Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:

* Prepare manual accounting entries and monitor system generated entries to ensure that financial statements are accurate and stated in accordance with GAAP.
* Acts as a key advisor to team members to resolve complex invoice or payment issues ensuring compliance to corporate policies, procedures and business controls.
* Generates and analyzes control reports to ensure invoice accuracy and to avoid duplicate payments.
* Follows up to ensure that all anomalies and errors are actioned before payment occurs.
* Monitor and maintain subsidiary records and resolve discrepancies as required.
* Prepare monthly account reconciliations for a series of balance sheet accounts.
* Ensure all reconciling items are cleared in a timely manner, making the adjustment or communicating recommended action to the appropriate individual for correction.
* Thorough understanding of the balance sheet accounts in their scope of responsibility so that errors and anomalies can be recognized and explained or corrected immediately.
* Interface with external auditors on area of responsibility.
* Prepare monthly and quarterly information for internal and external reporting.
* Create monthly reports to analyze variances between actual, forecast and plan.
* Provide an explanation of variances to management.
* Provide leadership on special projects and process improvement initiatives.
* Takes independent action to gather ideas and gain consensus with cross-functional teams on process improvement recommendations.
* Present complex information integrating several scenarios.
* Ability to assist clients/user on vastly different issues.
* Ability to run a successful meeting (i.e. agenda, timetable, demonstrate good time management, conclusion, follow-up and minutes.
* Meets group needs, ensures appropriate resources are available and works to achieve team goals over individual goals.
* Evaluates alternatives based on pros/cons.
* Provides input on how to manage required changes.
* Leads by example and is accountable for own actions.

* Knowledge of computer applications such as WORD, Excel, PowerPoint and multiple business applications.
* Ability to design/create queries and understands what creates the output.
* Creates basic spreadsheet macros.
* Ability to design custom queries in job-related software and understanding the relationships between the various tools.
* General understanding of internal/external customer needs is required to make effective/informed decisions
* Analytical and statistical skills.
* Ability to handle multiple tasks while maintaining attention to detail and accuracy and working under tight time deadlines.
* Ability to evaluate, prioritize and problem solve a variety of tasks to ensure their timely and accurate completion.
* Understands and can apply corporate accounting policies
* Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a wide variety of internal and external customers.
* Ability to recommend accounting process changes based on intimate knowledge of accounting processes, policies and procedures.
* Ability to direct others on accounting practices.
* Ability to research accounting rules in both U.S. GAAP and GAAP of the relevant country.
* Ability to prepare a forecast for one element of the business (cost center, profit center, pricing forecast or key balance sheet component)
* Ability to bridge between actual, plan, forecast and bids, analyzing mix impacts and summarizing in management reports and provide interpretation of results ~to users.
* Understands the inter-relationships between departments and actively participate in cross-functional teams.