General Ledger Accountant

Your responsibilities

• Performs individually finance and accounting process activities such as bookkeeping, reporting, analyses, testing - for Gates entities in EMEA countries.

• Produces timely and accurate monthly, quarterly and annual financials in line with Gates timetable and in line with company standards (US GAAP).

• Leading and participation in projects and shows initiative in order to implement improvements and standardization

• Prepare and verify process descriptions documents

• Define new processes based on business request

• Test new system according to defined test scenarios

• Analyses account balances and reports in order to clarify and/ or to correct the transactions.

• Prepares and verifies the necessary data in different finance fields (e.g. payroll, fixed assets) in order to timely register the costs.

• Contributes to the timely and accurate performance of tasks related to the monthly closing within the team in order to prepare financial statements

• Set up an accounting system in coordination with Group EMEA strategy (e.g. SAP)

• Transfer accounting activities from various EMEA locations to GBSE in Wrocław

• Stabilize accounting processes and deliver best-in-class service

• Compliant to SOX procedures

Our requirements

What we offer

Are you inspired by challenging the status quo? Do you thrive in collaborative environments that drive results? If so, Gates could be for you.

Gates is a leading manufacturer of application-specific fluid power and power transmission solutions. We push the boundaries of material science to engineer solutions that continually exceed customer expectations.

Let's simplify it, think belts and hoses. Found in motorcycles, conveyor belts, cars, tractors, blenders, vacuum cleaners, bicycles, & 3D printers just to name a few. Because why not do it all?

WHAT TO EXPECT

Gates Industrial Corporation plc has an opportunity for a Senior General Ledger Accountant at its EMEA SSC in Wrocław, Poland. This position will be responsible for executing the finance activities for Record to Report process - General Ledger accounting, Month End Close activities and Fixed Asset accounting - for Gates businesses in EMEA.