Accounting Assistant - Cash Reconciliations

Location: Delegación Cuajimalpa de Morelos

Every day, Global Payments makes it possible for millions of people to move money between buyers and sellers using our payments solutions for credit, debit, prepaid and merchant services. We are driven by our passion for success and we are proud to deliver best-in-class payment technology and software solutions. Global Payments is a leading provider of electronic payment services to merchants worldwide, operating in 54 countries.

We build and run technology that handles billions in payments each year. As part of our Infrastructure Operations team, you’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and operate private cloud infrastructure supporting our online payment products.

Develops, implements and/or maintains one or more accounting systems:
Journal entries, General Ledger, Accounts Receivables, Accounts Payable, Revenue Reconciliation, etc. Balances books and prepares profit and loss, cash flow, income and balance sheet statements. Monitors and develops monthly reports of revenues and expenditures for projects. Reviews, tracks and maintains billing information in the financial systems, ensuring accuracy and compliance with US GAAP and other accounting regulations.

With minimal supervision, the Accountant will participate in a wide range of intermediate accounting activities, including month-end journal entries and sub-ledger reconciliations. The successful candidate will be responsible for regularly maintaining detailed reconciliations of balance sheet accounts, as well as assisting in the preparation and execution of month-end schedules and financial reports, while promoting and maintaining a professional working relationship with internal and external customers.

Hybrid scheme
Indefinite term contract

Perform timely completion of monthly, quarterly and annual closing activities, reconciliations and general ledger entries for multiple entities.
Maintain responsibility for all accounting work necessary to ensure Intercompany transactions on a global basis are recorded correctly to ensure proper eliminations.
Perform monthly reconciliations and work with the other departments to identify and correct discrepancies
Maintain an audit trail of analysis, calculations and approvals and in local work papers
Perform variance analysis and prepare detailed analytics for SG&A expenses on a monthly basis.
Provide assistance to internal and external auditors, including explanations of journal entries/support and work papers upon request.
Meet or exceed established department performance metrics.
Keep abreast, through continuing education of changes, new technologies in the field of finance and accounting, etc.
Document and maintain position processes to help ensure position continuity and for reference in the performance management process.
Perform related projects and duties as assigned

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or related field and at least 0-2 years of experience in accounting, finance or related environment; credit card processing industry a plus.
MBA, and/or CPA is a plus.
Intermediate knowledge of General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
Intermediate level knowledge of various functions in MS Excel. (Excel features required – pivot tables, v-lookups, etc.)
Competent in other Windows based computer applications, including Microsoft Office
Practical knowledge of accounting systems. Microsoft Dynamics AX a plus.

What can Global Payments do for you?
The preceding position description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this position.

Global Payments is an organization that stands against racism, intolerance and injustice in all its forms — one that respects, honors and celebrates the diversity of our team members and the differences among us. Standing together as one company, we will continue to work to drive positive change for the communities in which we live and work and stamp out injustice.
Global Payments is an equal opportunity employer. Global Payments provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information or any other basis protected by law.