Lead - General Accounting - Finance and Accounting

ROLE SUMMARY:

The General Accountant manages daily, weekly, and monthly accounting operations including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable support, journal entries, cash flow forecasting, GR‑IR reconciliation, month‑end close tasks, intercompany payments, tax postings, and specialized processes (customs duties, credit card reconciliation, payroll tracking, and inventory accruals)

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Accounts Payable Operations

• Process vendor invoices daily (3 hours/day).
• Confirm and process evaluated receipt settlement exceptions.
• Maintain vendor master data (with purchasing approvals).
• Prepare & process payment batches (ACH, credit card, CitiDirect, online).
• Process GR‑IR reporting and reconcile all discrepancies monthly.
• Handle monthly expense reports, credit card statements, and AP reconciliations.
• Prepare customs‑related payments (U.S. duties, HMF, CBSA).

2. Accounts Receivable Support

• Post and apply intercompany and customer payments.
• Assist with monthly customer statement preparation (Baker Hughes, IC).

3. Month-End Close Activities

• Accrue late invoices, expense reports, and open PO items.
• Maintain cash flow forecast in SAP.
• Prepare manual invoices (Baker Hughes, rent, other).
• Book recurring journal entries and reclass entries (sales & use tax, GST/HST).
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts (health insurance, LTD, etc.).
• Post clearing entries for intercompany payments (ICP/PPOST).

4. Treasury / Banking Tasks

• Export/upload BAI files to S4 Hana.
• Import and manage bank statements and lockbox uploads.
• Perform bank-to-book reconciliations.
• Monitor funding, wires, credit card fees, ADP payroll feeds.
• Prepare pension, HSA, CBSA, and tax payment wires

5. Inventory & GR‑IR Accounting

• Monitor, clear, and reconcile GR‑IR inventory accounts monthly.
• Perform inventory OB/Excess/Reserve calculations quarterly.
• Track stock in transit, advanced payments for inventory.
• Create related Tagetik files and liaise with Inventory Planners.

6. Payroll & Commission Processing

• Reconcile payroll spreadsheets vs ADP, book journal entries.
• Prepare sales commission reports.

7. Reporting & Compliance

• Weekly sales reports and cash flow updates.
• Support tax-related journal entries and reporting.
• Assist with internal and external audit requests.