GL Accountant - Europe

Requisition ID: 58341
Position Type: FT Permanent
Workplace Arrangement: #LI-Hybrid

About Kerry

Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

About the role

Work Location: 1Powerhouse, PJ (5mins walk from MRT Bandar Utama)
Reporting To: GL Controller
Working hours: 2pm - 11pm / 3pm - 12am

The GL Accountant needs to ensure that the business financial processes are efficient and consistent through handling incoming and outgoing invoices for the sites. The team works with site colleagues and vendors, which consists of Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger, HR Operations, and Payroll. The team is responsible for completing an efficient and compliant end-to-end RTR cycle for all stakeholders.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts and analyze them, including balance sheets and income statements.
• Manage month-end and year-end closing processes, ensuring timely submissions.
• Post journals for statutory accounting and assist with projections and budgets in SAP.
• Analyze financial data to prepare reports and reconciliations.
• Work with teams across departments (tax, treasury, AR/AP, and other sites) to ensure accurate accounting and clean month-end close.
• Undertake any other ad-hoc assignments as needed.
• Assist company stakeholders, local finance team, and business partners with any technical queries that may arise.
• Support audits by preparing files, liaising with external auditors, and ensuring compliance with procedures.

Qualifications and skills

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting or a similar field.
• Minimum 5 years of related experience with exposure to working in a Shared Services environment.
• Strong SAP FI/CO knowledge is a must.
• General Ledger experience such as accruals, prepayments, balance sheet reconciliations, Overheads Close, Process Bank Transactions and Reconciliations, Intercompany Accounting and Reconciliation, Financial Statements is an added advantage.
• Master Data Management (MDM) knowledge.