Accounting Specialist – GL & AP
- Full-time
Company Description
Become a member of a global community! Expeditors is a global logistics company headquartered in Seattle, Washington. As a Fortune 500 company, we employ over 18,000 trained professionals in a worldwide network of over 212 locations across six continents. Expeditors' promise, "You'd be surprised how far we'll go for you." is not mere hype; it is our commitment to go beyond the expectations of what companies need from a global logistics provider. Our culture is about exceeding our customers' expectations and providing a place for our employees to make a career.
Our Mission is to recruit, train, and retain the very best logistics and technical experts the world over. We love to promote from within - more than 50 percent of our employees have been at Expeditors for five years or more. Our high retention rate is influenced by a unique compensation program for positions that are more than just jobs - they're chances to grow, do what you love and build a career with us!
Job Description
Responsible for preparing tax returns and ensuring compliance with local and national regulations at every step of the filing process. Maintains thorough tax records for the organization, compiling reports on expenditures, payroll, and revenue. Work across teams to communicate tax strategy to key employees throughout the organization.
Accounts Payable:
- Perform checking and validation of payment requests and ensures accurate recording in exp.o accounting system
- Ensures that accrual is match and any differences are resolved timely
- Checks and validates cost provisions and any (under) and over provisions are resolved timely
- Perform appropriate escalation for any unresolved concerns affecting accounts payable team specially related to closing process.
- Ensure the correct application of withholding tax and input tax according to BIR ruling
General Accounting:
- Ensure and carry-out overall general accounting functions (e.g. Bank recon, etc.)
- Assists Country Controller for the completion of audits such as BIR audit, Year-end statutory audit, Central Headquarters (CHQ) Audit
- Ensure timely preparation, review and analysis of GL account reconciliation
- Ensure team’s output are carried-out properly and timely
Compliance:
- Review company internal controls, specifically the Fınancıal Process Control Documentation.
- Promote compliance in diligently following all company policies and regulations and in being the role model of integrity and pride for all employees.
- Proactively communicate with the team to ensure continuous awareness and understanding of policies and regulations.
Qualifications
Education and Experience:
- 4+ years of accounting specific qualification
Knowledge:
- Strong Accounting and Finance knowledge
- Familiarity in Local Tax Laws
- Global Logistics Industry knowledge
Skills:
- Proficient in MS Office, including Excel Formulas and Pivot Tables
- Strong organizational and analytical skills with an attention to the details.
- Fluent in English
- Effective interpersonal skills, including proven abilities to listen, comprehend, effectively communicate clearly and concisely to financial persons as well as non-financial persons at all levels from Operations to Senior Management to obtain positive results.
- Proven leadership attitude and skills
- Ability to drive through change.
- Ability to work with cross-functional teams, Accounting, Product, Sales, Account Management and Legal
- Report writing and Analytical skills.
Behaviours: ·
- Emotional resilience
- Self-reflecting and open to feedback
- Initiative and ability to work in autonomy
- Role model of integrity and pride for all employees
- Proven leadership attitude and background
- Professional appearance and attitude
- Reliable and accurate
- Being supportive of change
- Taking initiative and working in autonomy
- Being an advocate of Expeditors culture at all times
- Being approachable and proactive
Additional Information
Expeditors offers excellent benefits:
- Paid Vacation, Holiday, Sick Time
- Health & Dental Plan: Medical Insurance (including immediate dependent)
- Life Insurance
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Training and Personnel Development Program
- Growth opportunities within the company
- With provision of 26 days Work-from-Home Set-up per year.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.