GL Accountant (Control & Reporting)

Location Overview

Working with inspiring and experienced colleagues, you'll find that the atmosphere in our city-centre office in Kraków is informal and engaging. With drive and ingenuity, our teams deliver vital services to PepsiCo employees around the world. With an active, get things-done culture, this is a place where your dynamism and agility will make a difference.

Job Overview

Working as a GL Accountant in the Control & Reporting team you will be responsible for timely and accurate preparation of monthly/quarterly financial statements and sector reports, performing monthly closing activities in accordance with PepsiCo reporting rules, and delivering base business priorities to sustain effective control environment. The role entails interaction with the business units’ control teams and outsourced delivery teams.

Responsibilities

• Prepare timely and accurate US GAAP financial statements, Income Statement, Balance Sheet and coordinate monthly HFM submission of Financial Statements
• Prepare and submit timely and accurate monthly, quarterly and annual reports
• Participation with the short and long term Cash Flow Planning in HFM and preparation of monthly variance analysis and reporting to the sector team
• Perform journal entries, reconciliation, accruals, reserves to ensure the accuracy of financial statements during month end closing
• Fixed Asset and Intercompany Accounting
• Perform all cost accounting activities during month end and annual closing
• Prepare balance sheet account reconciliations monthly
• Prepare variance explanations of Balance Sheet and P&L accounts variance report
• Support US GAAP and local audit with external auditors and communicate and manage deliverables
• Prepare tax related reportings

Qualifications

• University degree, preferably in Finance/Accounting/Economics
• Work experience 1+ years in GL/Reporting department (proven experience in a similar position)
• Fluent in English
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Project)
• Wide range of knowledge related to GL and Reporting, understanding of accounting in general
• Knowledge of US GAAP/IFRS or local GAAP
• Action and result oriented, attentive to deadlines
• Experience of Financial Reporting Systems and Databases e.g.,SAP/ Oracle