Accountant - Mi

Posted- 09-Feb-2023- Service line- GWS Segment- Role type- Full-time- Areas of Interest- Accounting/Finance- Location(s)- Milan '- Lombardia - Italy- Responsible for the medium to complex accounting activities associated with maintaining ledger accounts and for developing financial statements and reports. May provide functional advice or training to less experienced accountants.**ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**
- 1. Analyzes records of financial transactions to determine accuracy and completeness of entries.- 2. Reconciles balance sheet and profit and loss statement.- 3. Prepares income statements, balance sheets and various other accounting statements or financial reports for field and management reference for mid to large size customers or markets including reconciliations & variance analysis.- 4. Analyzes accounting variances and prepares variance explanation reports.- 5. Prepares and/or reviews projections of accounting data to show effects of proposed changes on income and financial condition.- 6. Maintains, records, and reconciles billings and accounts receivables for mid to large size clients/markets or accounts.- 7. Examines financial statements and documents for conformance with accounting requirements and principles.- 8. Creates month-end accounting entries and reconciles discrepancies; posts to GL and reviews variances to budget.- 9. May be asked to participate in system conversion or enhancements, requiring user acceptance testing, providing feedback to IT programmers, and training other staff member on the new process / system.- 10. Other duties may be assigned.**SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES**
- No formal supervisory responsibilities in this position. May provide informal assistance such as technical guidance and/or training to coworkers. May coordinate work and assign tasks.**EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE CERTIFICATES and/or LICENSES**
- 1. Degree or Qualified accountant- 2. Experience in GL in a similar role, knowledge of US GAAP or IFRS in respective financial are (P2P, R2R, C2C)- 3. Strong Excel skills required (“VLOOKUP’s”, “sumifs”, pivot tables, macros)**COMMUNICATION SKILLS**
- Good written and verbal communication skills. Strong organizational and analytical skills. Ability to provide efficient, timely, reliable and courteous service to customers. Ability to effectively present information. Proven ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, and interact effectively with management, employees, representatives of federal and state governments, and external auditors. Ability to collect, analyze, and summarize data and prepare clear, concise financial reports. Must have ability to convey complex financial issues to non-financial users.**FINANCIAL KNOWLEDGE**
- Ability to comprehend, analyze, and interpret documents. Ability to solve problems involving several options in situations. Requires intermediate to advanced analytical and quantitative skills. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.