Job Duties (not restricted to):

●      Financial Statement Responsibilities

o    Responsible for preparation through to filing of statutory financial statements for multiple legal entities, including full financial statement preparation.

o    Is the primary contact for our external auditors.

o    Subject matter expert on local GAAP to US GAAP differences with responsibility for maintaining and updating related DLPs (Desk Level Procedures)

o    Independently complete statutory filing quality checklists and reconciliation templates

o    Prepare monthly, quarterly or annual local GAAP journal entries as required

o    Prepare a director’s guidance document designed to provide an overview of the entity’s performance and key developments for the use of the signatories of the financial statements

●      Other Financial Reporting Responsibilities

o    Assist with the gathering/preparation of US Federal Income Tax reporting

o    Completion of all locally required statistical reporting that relies on financial data

o    Respond to information requests from UPS’s internal audit team

o    Resolution of findings arising from all self-audits & internal audits through implementation and/or monitoring of CAPs (Corrective Action Plans)

o    Preparation of local GAAP account reconciliations.

o    System-to-system reconciliations (e.g. Local G/L system to Oracle) where applicable

●      Entity Level Reporting Responsibilities

o    Complete income statement variance analysis and consolidate balance sheet variance analysis received from other workgroups

o    Produce entity close packages for assigned entities. This should include variance analysis with commentary, risk and issues log and Balance Sheet Aged reconciling items.

o    Serve as a partner to business owners of assigned entities and facilitate monthly pre/post month end close calls to review factors impacting on monthly results

●      Niche Accounting

o    Manage and oversee niche accounting areas such as Pension Accounting & Intangible Asset Accounting - including local GAAP compliance

o    Approve journal entries and reconciliations for niche accounting activities

Knowledge and Skills required:

●      Minimum of 3-5 years of finance and accounting experience including audit and/or reporting

●      Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in either finance or accounting

●      Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US and international standards)

●      Ability to communicate effectively and succinctly, both verbally and in writing

●      Qualified or partly qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

●      Excellent Microsoft Office Skills (i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Knowledge and Skills preferred

●      Master’s degree in finance or accounting

●      Previous exposure to international regulatory and compliance matters

●      Experience in audit practice is an advantage