Accountant Analyst

Eaton’s Corporate Sector division is currently seeking a Accountant Analyst (US).

What you’ll do:

Job Summary

Coordinate and reconcile payroll and benefits activity to general ledger accounting activity for Payroll bank accounts and Payroll accruals, ensuring and maintaining data integrity consistent with U.S. GAAP. Process adjustments for payroll and benefit accruals.
Statutory review and approval of travel expenses.

Job Responsibilities

• Support End to End project, taking on various accounting functions for both payroll and benefits.
• Perform reconciliation between payroll, time and labor, and financial systems.
• Process manual adjustments for accrual activity in both Oracle and SAP Financial Systems.
• Create and maintain standard operating procedures (SOP)
• Compare cash receipt and disbursement activity on Oracle general ledger and bank statements. Identify any activity not appearing on both mediums as a reconciling item.
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations for payroll and benefit accruals.
• Monitor actual balances to perform appropriate true-ups of accrual accounts.
• Discuss and seek to resolve, with bank and/or Eaton personnel, discrepancies between the bank and general ledger, which require corrective action.
• Provide the bank reconciliations and supporting documentation to the Payroll, and Benefits Accounting Departments for the purpose of clearing reconciling items as necessary.
• Provide assistance in the resolution of issues related to cash transactions, requiring the ability to effectively research transactions and recognize procedural and other errors.
• Collect and coordinate, on a monthly basis, bank statements and related supporting documentation from banks, Divisions and internal Accounting Departments. Includes the need to use on-line banking systems to obtain and investigate bank account information.
• Provide assistance in the escheatment process by the coordination, identification and proper resolution of old outstanding checks.
• Coordinate and assist with interim and year-end external audit testing of general ledger cash balances.
• Statutory review and approval of travel expenses via Concur for Mexican legal entities.

Qualifications:

Education level required:

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance required.

Years and area of experience required:

Minimum 2 years of experience in accounting area.

Technical Knowledge:

Demonstrated effective use of Microsoft Excel, Oracle and SAP.

Skills:

Soft skills:

Strong, proven problem solving and written and oral communication skills required.

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for job applicants and employees. Our recruitment processes use balanced selection criteria and avoid unlawful discrimination against applicants on the basis of their age, colour, disability, marital status, national origin, gender, gender identity, genetic information, race or racial origin, religion, sexual orientation or any other status protected or required by law.