Join Our Team as an Accounting Specialist
Location: Porto, Hipercentro Areosa Business Park
Working from home/office - Hybrid working model (2-3 days per week in office)
Looking to grow your career in a dynamic, multicultural environment? Join our Record-to-Report team in GKN GBS center! As part of our General Ledger team, you'll have amazing opportunities to develop your skills, innovate, and advance in the fast-paced automotive industry. We're all about continuous learning and helping you reach your full potential.
Benefits:
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Career development support getting involved in all phases of the global project lifecycle, and through 1:1 and tools such as unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning, Excel, and Language courses on-site
Dynamic multi-cultural environment (23 nationalities, 12 languages)
Employee Assistance Programme
1 Day paid volunteering
Modern office facilities (social, dining, and relaxing areas)
Various discounts across retailers and services
What's the role about?
We are seeking an Accounting Specialist to join our team. You will add value and will be responsible for ensuring the accuracy of the General Ledger and financial statements. This includes performing month-end activities, calculating and posting journals (including accruals), GL account reconciliations, reviewing and analysing the General Ledger.
What you'll do?
Process the cash remittances application (cash allocation) on a daily basis.
Preparation of reports that detail balances due or what to collect from customers at a certain point in time.
Support the AR aging analysis with operational information examining balance statements of accountholders.
Prepare credit / collection reports.
Work closely with other Finance teams, such as the GL team, in the provision of support to colleagues.
Ensure feedback to line manager.
Execution of month-end task of assigned market: AR reconciliations, reports, ageing, booking of AR entries/documents, etc.
Propose changes to processes, continuous improvement mindset.
Participation and lead when required Team projects.
What are we looking for?
Proven experience as an accountant.
Good understanding of accounting and financial reporting principles and practices.
Strong financial, analytical and communication skills.
Self-organisation and time management.
Knowledge of ERP systems, processes and workflow technology.
Ability to work unsupervised and deliver high quality work to tight deadlines.
Language Skills: English
GKN Automotive is the global leader in drive systems.
GKN Automotive in Porto:
Established in 2020, our Global Business Services (GBS) is located at the heart of Porto (Hipercentro Areosa Business Park), where our 300+ employees provide support on a global level within areas of Finance, Procurement, HR and IT (to name a few). Our workplace is diverse and inclusive and our locally based team is represented by individuals from 23 different countries. Our culture is underpinned by our Values & Behaviours – Ingenious, Collaborative, Driven, Principled.
Why not join us and Accelerate the future
Disclaimer: GKN Automotive does not accept agency resumes unless directly engaged by Talent Acquisition. Please do not forward any resumes to our employees. GKN Automotive will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
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