Accounting Specialist Corporate Finance

Job description

Main Duties & Responsibilities

· Support Corporate Accountant / Manager of Corporate Finance in the day to day accounting and finance activities for Hyatt's European based legal entities (France, UK, Italy, Austria, Switzerland) including preparing journal entries.

· Submit vendor invoices with proper coding for processing and approval in Markview, as well as auditing account coding for invoices submitted by other colleagues

· Execute payment run on a weekly basis for each entity

· Prepare various clearing files and journal entries for allocations of costs across departments

· Follow up on outstanding accounts receivables (AR) balances on a monthly basis

· AR cash application (apply payments to the corresponding customer and invoices in Oracle)

· Update bank transaction files on a regular basis and prepare cash entries for closings

· Responsible for billback process - raise recharge invoices, attach support in iReceivables, reconcile and maintain unbilled receivable file

· Accruals – request accrual information from departments; obtain proper support; record accruals and monitor for reasonableness

· Support in preparation of intercompany billback entries, invoices and supporting files during month end close

· Submit Service Now tickets for setting up new vendors in Oracle

· Assist in responding to inquiries for travel expense report submissions (iExpense) from regional offices employees as well as GenPact team in India as necessary

· Prepare balance sheet reconciliations on a monthly or quarterly basis for the assigned accounts in Blackline

· Based on the reconciliations performed, prepare journal entries for any necessary corrections

· Assist in other tasks, as needed, in the absence of team members

· Assist with a number of other processes and projects maintained at the Regional Office

· Ensure compliance with policies and procedures and update documentation as necessary

Desired profile

Qualifications :

·  Swiss or EU passport holder
·  Degree in accounting, finance or business administration
·  One to three years of experience in accounting
·  Strong attention to detail with a desire to achieve results
·  Able to set and manage priorities
·  Team player
·  Good corporate role model, proactive, fair and approachable
·  Personable and pleasant to deal with, discreet, reliable and diplomatic
·  Positive “can do” attitude and flexible approach
·  Excellent communication skills, able to develop close communications and relationships with colleagues in regional offices as well as hotels
·  Understands and respects local cultural differences and customs, able to adapt to changing environment
·  Computer skills, particularly the use of various required financial systems (Oracle and Blackline desirable, Excel)
·  English , French fluency (written and spoken) is a must-have , German, Italian is an advantage
·  Able to work on weekends and/or on public holidays, when required (example: closing)