Location: Latin America, Mexico, Ciudad de Mexico- Ref: JOHNCRANELATAM00861- Division: John Crane- Job Function: Finance**Job Description**:- General ledger accountant prepares journal entries, reconcile financial statements and accounts, and ensure data accuracy.
Reporting to GL ManagerDuties & Responsibilities- Ensure Data Accuracy General ledger accountants check that data is accurate, conduct audits to maintain truthful and precise data in documents.
Analyze Financial Information, analyzing and interpreting financial information, general ledger accountants provide assurance that information complies with professional and regulatory standards.
Support Monthly and Annual Close Processes At the end of the month or year, general ledger accountants record information such as accrual, deferral, reclass, and interdepartmental entries into the company's accounting ledger, perform account analysis to make sure that entries and balances are correct.
Reconcile Accounts On a regular basis, general ledger accountants reconcile accounts with the general ledger, ensure that all entries are accurate and that transactions are reported in accordance with accounting standards and government regulations.
When they find errors, they make changes as necessary.
Prepare Journal Entries With appropriate supporting documentation and ensure that entries align with generally accepted accounting principles.The Individual- Problem-solving skills - with strong problem-solving skills, general ledger accountants analyze data and search for inconsistencies, then reconcile inconsistencies and devise solutions to errors - Accounting functions - general ledger accountants have knowledge of technical accounting functions and are experienced in financial record keeping and bookkeeping - Math skills - since they work with financial documents, general ledger accountants frequently use math to calculate data and ensure that information is correct.
They are experienced working with numbers and making calculations with mínimal errors - Auditing experience - auditing financial statements and documents requires a strong eye for errors and inconsistencies.
General ledger accountants correct mistakes as necessary and are comfortable interpreting the accuracy of financial documents - Communication skills - general ledger accountants use great verbal and written communication skills to interact effectively with workers of all levels throughout the company