General Accounting Lead

Our client is a global leader in sustainable climate solutions, helping reduce carbon emissions and improve energy efficiency across commercial, industrial, residential, and refrigeration sectors. They tackle global challenges like climate change and energy demand through innovations in low-impact refrigerants and efficient heating, cooling, and cold chain systems.

With 18,000 employees across 40+ countries, they combine global reach with local expertise. Backed by over 200 million installations, their industry-leading brands deliver reliable, scalable solutions. Their commitment to innovation and sustainability makes them a trusted partner worldwide.

Responsibilities:

• Supervise daily financial data entry in the ERP system, ensuring accuracy and completeness, and prepare and post journal entries along with general ledger account reconciliations.
• Supervise monthly, quarterly, and annual closings, making necessary adjustments to capture all financial activities and facilitate the Record to Report process by supplying detailed financial data for management review.
• Lead and mentor a team of general accounting & reporting analysts with 5-20 direct and indirect reports, fostering a collaborative and efficient work environment.
• Analyze balance sheet and income statement accounts, providing insightful reports and conducting financial variance analysis to deliver actionable insights for informed decision-making.
• Review financial reports that ensure compliance with accounting standards and local regulations while collaborating with various departments to integrate financial data and streamline processes.
• Act as the primary contact for statutory reporting, working closely with external auditors and consultants to ensure compliance and accuracy, and assist in audit preparations by providing necessary data and reports.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize general accounting & reporting process
• Ensure compliance with relevant internal policy, accounting standards and regulations related to general accounting.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy
• 7 + years of experience in general accounting and financial reporting
• 2 + years in a management role
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret financial data and generate reports.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to work under tight deadlines
• Strong leadership and people management skills
• CPA designation