The Accounts Executive will support day-to-day accounting operations for Wileys global entities. The role involves preparing journal entries, performing bank and balance sheet reconciliations, supporting month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities, and ensuring compliance with internal controls and SOX requirements.
This position supports US or EMEA processes and therefore requires flexibility to work US or EMEA shifts as required by the business. The role demands hands-on experience in general ledger accounting and Record to Report processes, the ability to work independently with limited supervision, and collaboration with cross-functional finance teams.
Role & responsibilities
- Prepare standard monthly journal entries, including accruals, prepaids, and other routine adjustments.
- Perform daily and monthly bank reconciliations, including identification, investigation, and resolution of reconciling items.
- Prepare and review balance sheet account reconciliations in line with internal policies and timelines.
- Escalate and resolve unusual or aged reconciling items on time.
- Support monthly, quarterly, and annual general ledger close activities.
- Ensure all SOX and internal controls related to Record to Report and bank reconciliations are operating effectively.
- Generate and analyze standard financial reports from SAP and other finance systems.
- Leverage advanced Excel and Access database skills to support reporting, reconciliations, and analysis.
- Collect and maintain documentation required to support internal and external audits.
Preferred candidate profile
- Bachelors degree in accounting or a related field.
- 13 years of accounting experience, preferably in a Record to Report / General Ledger function.
- Hands-on experience with bank reconciliations and balance sheet reconciliations.
- Strong understanding of general accounting processes and month-end close activities.
- Experience working with ERP systems (SAP preferred).
- Strong transactional accounting and financial reporting capabilities.
- Flexibility to work in US or EMEA shifts as required.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel and Access skills, including VLOOKUPs, pivot tables, and macros.
- Technologysavvy with the ability to learn and work efficiently across multiple systems and tools.
1-3 years96
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Job Description
Download ResumeThe Accounts Executive will support day-to-day accounting operations for Wileys global entities. The role involves preparing journal entries, performing bank and balance sheet reconciliations, supporting month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities, and ensuring compliance with internal controls and SOX requirements.
This position supports US or EMEA processes and therefore requires flexibility to work US or EMEA shifts as required by the business. The role demands hands-on experience in general ledger accounting and Record to Report processes, the ability to work independently with limited supervision, and collaboration with cross-functional finance teams.
Role & responsibilities
- Prepare standard monthly journal entries, including accruals, prepaids, and other routine adjustments.
- Perform daily and monthly bank reconciliations, including identification, investigation, and resolution of reconciling items.
- Prepare and review balance sheet account reconciliations in line with internal policies and timelines.
- Escalate and resolve unusual or aged reconciling items on time.
- Support monthly, quarterly, and annual general ledger close activities.
- Ensure all SOX and internal controls related to Record to Report and bank reconciliations are operating effectively.
- Generate and analyze standard financial reports from SAP and other finance systems.
- Leverage advanced Excel and Access database skills to support reporting, reconciliations, and analysis.
- Collect and maintain documentation required to support internal and external audits.
Preferred candidate profile
- Bachelors degree in accounting or a related field.
- 13 years of accounting experience, preferably in a Record to Report / General Ledger function.
- Hands-on experience with bank reconciliations and balance sheet reconciliations.
- Strong understanding of general accounting processes and month-end close activities.
- Experience working with ERP systems (SAP preferred).
- Strong transactional accounting and financial reporting capabilities.
- Flexibility to work in US or EMEA shifts as required.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel and Access skills, including VLOOKUPs, pivot tables, and macros.
- Technologysavvy with the ability to learn and work efficiently across multiple systems and tools.