Job Responsibilities
Global processing of Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable
daily transactions, ensuring integrity of accounting
transactions, analysis and resolution of automated processing out-
of-balances, financial reporting and variance analysis, re-
engineering of existing processes, development of new products
processing, validation of new processes and automated balancing.
Support Accounting for month-end/quarterly/year-end closing
processes and reporting.
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Job Requirements
BA in finance or equivalent work experience. Development plan is
compilied annually (March of each year)to include internal
training classes and external continuing education and personal
growth of people skills within the company. Adherence to the
plan and accomplishments are part of the annual review. The
annual review is rated 1-5 (1=high) for meeting goals and
leadership accomplishments. Success of career path is the sole
responsibility of the employee and is highly dependent upon
proper selection of a mentor (all meetings with mentor are on
your time, not company sponsored) and requires a high degree of
establishing a good network of contacts.
The workload is intense and demanding, a minimum of 45+ per week
is expected to meet minimum requirements of accomplishments.
Approval of any internal training is dependent upon current
management needs and not easily obtained.
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Uppers
Innovation and dedication to the current direction of the company are encouraged
and required to be successful. Personal strengths are utilized as needed and
usually voluntary for extra participation.
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Downers
Management changes quite frequently, which also causes change
with the current directions required. If a project is not
complete before a manager moves on, the project can be scraped at
any moment, and all work and efforts are abandoned. This gets
even more difficult when they decide to go back to an abandoned
project, a year or two later, and the team has to pick up the
pieces at a moments notice and make up for lost time and money.
No extra credit is given for all the added responsibilities
related to these business and management changes.
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Lifestyle
Work hours vary with the current direction of the organizational goals, 45 is
minimum, and can reach 60-70 hours per week.
Business travel is only allocated to the seniors in the group and can require
overseas locations. All travel is on the employees time, not considered as part
of the work week. I have worked as much as 96 hours in one week, with 38 hours
due to travel to India. Comp time is not authorized for these extra efforts.
Social events are an annual Christmas lunch and presentation of the companies
accomplishments.
Dress code is business casual, and quite relaxed.
Diversity is definite mandate, but only practiced in the U.S. U.S. employees
are expected to respect the cultures of all other countries, but the other
countries do not show respect for any U.S. cultures, we are viewed as having no
unique culture.
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Compensation
Compensation and benefits are competitive with other companies
and adjusted on an annual basis. Cash and other bonuses are
rewarded at the completion of each project or successful
implementation of any changes. Depending on the current
management these bonuses can be generous or non-existent.
Stock options are available after one year of employment and the
discretion of the employee, 1-16% of base pay. Up to 3% is
matched by the company.
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Advice to Jobseekers
Newcomers should be actively seeking new opportunities at all
times. As your senority increases and salary increases your
continued employment is at risk. 2-3 years in any one position
or organization, that is not at management level, is the sign to
seek other opportunities in the company. Lay-offs are a common
factor, job knowledge and experience does not hold much weight.
Younger and cheaper is the common factor.
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