Fss Rtr Accountant

Job Description
OBJECTIVE:
This position is part of the US Finance Shared Services Record to Report (RTR) Operations organization. US FSS RTR Operations is responsible for centralizing and executing accounting processes, governance and controls and delivering organizational efficiencies via centralization of common accounting processes for certain global, US regional and the US BU functions.
This role acts as the accounting contact for US bank accounts with focus on trade receivables and misc. receivables related transactions, interacts with Treasury, AR, AP and other stakeholders in terms of cash settlements and payment disbursements, this role also supports US Commercial related payment activities.
CORE JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
Work closely with Treasury, AR, AP and other stakeholders to ensure accurate cash posting for US banks accounts, mainly BOA trade receivables, lock box bank accounts, and related cash clearing accounts
Responsible for managing bank account reconciliations, team up with US Commercial Finance, AR, Treasury and BTS to understand the nature of transactions, data flow, analyze discrepancies, resolve related bank posting and clearing issues
Identify and post bank fees for multiple financial transactions to corresponding general ledgers, collaborate with other FSS RTR contacts regarding P&
L impact for US commercial Finance, perform analysis as needed
Prepare and review various journal entries for month-end close to support multiple business units including Tax, Benefits, Treasury, R&
D, and Consolidations
Research uncleared cash items by following up with various teams to identity payment owners and post payment accordingly
Coordinate with BPO on outsourcing AR clearing related activities and oversee these activities afterwards
Document current process, participate in various process automation and improvement projects
Review and approve Blackline account reconciliations