General Ledger Senior Accountant
Since our founding, IDEMIA has been on a mission to unlock the world and make it safer through our cutting-edge identity technologies. Our technology leadership makes us the partner of choice for hundreds of governments and thousands of enterprises in over 180 countries, including some of the biggest and most influential brands in the world. In applying our unique expertise in biometrics and cryptography, we enable our clients to unlock simpler and safer ways to pay, connect, access, identify, travel and protect public places – at scale and in total security.
Our teams work from 5 continents and speak 100+ different languages. We strongly believe that our diversity is a key driver of innovation and performance.
Purpose
About Us
Idemia Public Security is a global leader in identity solutions, providing cutting-edge technology to enhance security in both the public and private sectors. We are looking for a Senior General Ledger (GL) Accountant to join our finance team remotely from Manila. This role will be responsible for overseeing general ledger reconciliations, financial reporting, and month-end close activities, ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial statements.
Job Overview
The Senior GL Accountant will play a key role in managing financial reporting, balance sheet reconciliations, and journal entries while ensuring compliance with IFRS and US GAAP. The role will require collaboration with the US-based accounting team, making the ability to work during the night shift (10 PM – 6 AM PHT, with flexibility for earlier/ later start) is essential.
Key Missions
• Manage and oversee GL accounting activities, ensuring accurate and timely recording of financial transactions.
• Prepare and review financial reports, including balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements.
• Lead month-end and year-end closing processes, including journal entries, accruals, and reconciliations.
• Perform detailed balance sheet account reconciliations, identifying and resolving discrepancies.
• Prepare variance analysis and financial commentary to provide insights into financial results.
• Ensure compliance with IFRS, US GAAP, and company accounting policies.
• Support internal and external audits by preparing required schedules, reports, and documentation.
• Collaborate with the US finance team, ensuring seamless financial reporting and alignment of accounting standards.
•I dentify and implement process improvements to increase efficiency and accuracy in financial reporting.
• Mentor and provide guidance to junior accounting staff on GL accounting and financial reporting.
Profile & Other Information
Qualifications & Experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in general ledger accounting, financial reporting, or similar roles.
• Strong understanding of financial reporting, general ledger reconciliations, and month-end close activities.
• Expert knowledge of IFRS and US GAAP accounting standards.
• Experience using ERP accounting systems (SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, or similar).
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUP, financial modeling, and reconciliation formulas).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills to effectively collaborate with the US-based team.
• Ability to work independently in a remote setting and manage multiple priorities.
• Experience working night shifts or willingness to work during US business hours.
By choosing to work at IDEMIA, you will join a unique tech company, offering a wide range of growth opportunities. You will contribute to a safer world, collaborating with an international and global community. We value the diversity of our teams and welcome people from all walks of life, regardless of how they look, where they come from, who they love, or what they think.
We deliver cutting edge, future proof innovation that reach the highest technological standards and we’re transforming, fast, to stay a leader in a world that’s changing fast, too.
At IDEMIA, people can develop their expertise and feel a sense of ownership and empowerment, in a global environment, as part of a company with the ambition and the ability to change the world.
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