State Street
Finance / FinServ
Manager–ExpenseAccounting
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“Manager– Expense Accounting at State Street. Skills: Expense Accounting, Record-to-Report (R2R) processes, US GAAP, IFRS, SOX, internal controls, Microsoft Office suite, Excel. Manage end to end Expense Accounting, reporting activities. Perform month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes”
What You'll Achieve.
Successful delivery of Transformation & Re-engineering projects
Industry & Context.
analytical and ability to analyze and summarize complex financial transactions; Problem-solving skill
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor/master’s degree in finance or MBA, Accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CPA, CIMA), 7-10 years of progressive experience in Accounting Operations, Controllers in Record to Report, Experience of working in Controllership/Accounting teams in a Shared Services environment, Extensive practical experience and knowledge of the US GAAP and IFRS accounting standards, Experience of building and maintaining control environment (risk excellence, experience with SOX, RCSA controls, etc. ), establishing procedures and internal controls, Experience of implementing accounting technology (Oracle, SAP) in a major institution, Hands on experience in creating and maintaining control environment, Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Word, Visio), advance levels of Excel (pivot tables, formulas, excel workbook maintenance best practices)
Nice to Have
Knowledge of Spotfire, Tableau, data analytics, Macros and visualization (or similar) a plus
What You'll Do.
Manage end to end Expense Accounting
and year-end close processes
Review of Accrual Workings and post journal entries
Ensure an accurate and timely period-end close
prepaid and accrual accounts
Support with queries from regulatory authorities and external auditors
Work with and support the team in day-to-day activities
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with GPO to drive process and controls improvements and process automation; Support the team in day-to-day activities; Participate & contribute Re-Engineering, Automation and other ERP Implementation Initiatives; Support overall team goals and objectives
Process & Methodology
Transformation & Re-Engineering projects, ERP Implementation Initiatives
Full Job Description
**Functional Job Title: Manager– Expense Accounting** **Reports to – Assistant Vice President** **Background:** State Street **Global Accounting Operations (GAO)** is a process-driven function responsible for all **Record-to-Report (R2R)** processes within Controllers including: * Integrated close and intercompany. * Revenue accounting * Expense accounting * Specialized product accounting * Cash and deposit governance * Project accounting * Balance sheet substantiation and system to system reconciliations * Transfer pricing * Financial Systems Support Each global process above is managed by a Global Process Owner (GPO) who owns all aspects of BAU production work, process re-engineering, and automation. **Goal of the position:** * Accountable to manage end to end Expense Accounting, reporting activities from GFC (Global Finance Centre). * Partner with GPO to drive process and controls improvements and process automation. * Successful delivery of Transformation & Re-engineering projects **Responsibilities & Tasks** * Perform month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes to verify all entries have been created and posted, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and reporting integrity. * Prepare, Review of Accrual Workings and post journal entries to record accrued expenses in the correct period, amortize prepaid expenses and fixed assets while maintaining schedules that tie to the balance sheet. * Ensure an accurate and timely period-end close by ensuring all transactions are recorded, journal entries are posted, accounts are reconciled where needed and consolidated at required level. * Manage time to assist with ad-hoc projects and new transactions to support the GAO Accounting group. * Be the first point of contact for assigned account and ensure that compliance requirements are adhered to (e.g. company policies surrounding standard of conduct, information security, employment regulations) * Reconcile bank, prepaid and accrual accounts, against the supporting and fa
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