Accountant - Team Lead

Purpose:

The Team Lead manages staff and senior accountants; and provide reliable, timely, and accurate financial data compilation by reviewing and reconciling all accounts and performing efficient, accurate month-end.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Will handle various Settlement portfolios/markets and responsibles for managing and maintaning set of books and responsible for reviewing and assisting the team in resolving variances through regular review of accounts and will serve as first point of contact for any escalation of settlement issues.Responsible for the work allocation of staff and adherence to metrics like accuracy, completeness and timely submission of reports including but not limited to compliance to daily reconciliation of accounts and quality review of output prepared by Senior and Staff AccountantMitigate risk by timely researching and escalating variances and by coaching staff through issue resolutionAssist with month end closing process including timely and accurate preparation og journal entries and account schedulesPrepare/upload of review journal entries, including but not limited to correcting entries, allocating expenditures, accurals, and other journal adjustmentsPerform and maintain balance sheet account reconciliations with an in-depth analysisPrepare and present monthly financial statement results and report on variances to the Accounting and Finance management teamAssist in quarter, mid-year and year-end auditsEnsure all financial information is recorded in accordance with GAAP and consistent with established company policy and proceduresActs as liaison with other departments and external parties concerning accounting information of subsidiary and other assigned areasRegularly interact with all Accounting, treasury and other internal department (i.e. Research, Collections, etc.) affecting Settlement OperationsEnsure adherance to control activity and other internal control requirements by Sabarnes OxleyAnalyz and document department processes and procedures and recommend improvements as neededParticipate in special projects as neededOther duties as assigned by Manager or Controller

Competencies:

Analytical and Detailed orientedPeople skillsProficient in AccessAbility to multi-task and prioritize workAble to process documentationWIth knowledge in Process Migration or project management

Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting plus 3 or more years of accounting experienceCPA CertificationNice to have Credit Card Processing of Bankcard Industry experienceShared service environment or BPO experience preferredSome management/supervisory experienced preferredReconcilitaion tool exposure, Oracle or any major ERP training