Accountant Project Accounting

At Johnson Controls, we are passionate about making a positive impact on the lives of people all over the world. How do we do this? By working together on holistic solutions for smarter buildings and cities today and tomorrow. By protecting people and the environment. By giving back to the communities we live in. By solving today’s challenges while constantly asking ‘what’s next?’ So, what’s next in your future?

Join our Record to Report Department in Bratislava, as an Accountant at Project Accounting Team

Job description:

· Complete Booking (Contract release & maintenance) & Billing Project Accounting (Process incoming invoices, posting, dealing with attachments, lien waivers, distribution) activities for a specific region and business partners to ensure that the business needs are being met whilst at the same time ensuring that JCI meets all its internal and external reporting and control requirements (48h SLA target).
· Responsibility and Assistance with month-end, quarterly, annual closings (owning the specified booking and billing queue to be cleaned up and hitting the business budgeted targets)
· Complete the close process in line with the group and local timetables
· Customer Satisfaction/Total Quality- Ability to recognize, respond to customer expectations with sense of urgency and even increase expectations
· Regular communication via phone (process by communicating with dispute resolvers, and escalating unresolved cases and issues) and email with Customer Business Units in US Retain Organization and Business Partner on branches.
· Contract accounting sub ledger close
· Perform customer account reconciliation and coordiante resolution of discrepancies
· Projects - initiate process improvement & optimalization of process
· Assist in identifying and implementing process improvements
· Maintaining procedures and transaction processing
· Ensure compliance with corporate JCI policies, procedures and processes
· Assist with internal and external audits
· Assisting with special projects on various topics as needed
· Reconciliations between sub ledger and general ledger on gross margin level, as well as all system impacted accounts
· Complete daily, weekly and monthly reconciliation activities per service level agreement (all differences identified and reconciling items addressed and solved within 90 days).
· Organize calls & meetings with counterparts to discuss pending items and smooth flow on the B/S account.
· Follow up on reconciliation discrepancies and escalate to management as necessary
· Perform GL rejects analysis and provide necessary solution.
· Cost allocations

· University degree in Finance or Economy, Business Administration
2+ year of experience from similar positions (in SSC)·
· Business experience (analyst, representative, accountant etc.)
· Finance/General Accounting background - understanding the principles, basic accounting knowledge
· Fluency in English - verbal and written communication skills
· Self- motivated with ability to work independently and also in a team environment
Take initiative, use sound judgment, reasoning and experience to solve problems
· Able to work under pressure
· Excel at least basic knowledge – advanced preferably
· 50% US working time

Your benefits

Our benefits:
Besides a very pleasant and international work environment Johnson Controls offers:
· various opportunities for future growth
· a competitive salary
· 13th salary
· housing allowance
· language courses
· fully covered meal vouchers
· monthly free workplace massage
· winter vitamin package
· onsite fitness center and other sport activities
· discounts with our partners (banks, language schools, restaurants, theaters)
· a flexible benefit allowance so you can choose to tailor the rest of the benefits to suit your individual needs (enhanced medical program, additional meal or gift vouchers, various allowances)

You will be based in our brand new offices opening in July 2017 and onsite facilities will include a fitness center, canteen and nursery. If you are relocating to Bratislava to join JCI you will be eligible to receive a housing allowance to help you get your new life set up!

Application:
We look forward to receive your application. Only matching candidates will be contacted.

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