Job Description
Primary role purpose
As a key member of the Supply Chain Accounting team in Accounting Operations, you will work in a fast-paced environment to record and analyze transactions related to inventory, leased assets, and related intercompany transactions. You will work to make accounting processes more efficient by identifying non-value-added tasks and taking initiative to improve procedures.
Inmarsat carries an inventory base of approximately $52 million and holds leased assets of approximately $144 million. Inmarsat is transforming its Record to Report processes through best practice SAP and business processes and controls. Continuous improvement and smart automation initiatives are integral in this journey and will be an important part of this role.
Key Responsibilities:
- Preparation of journal entries related to inventory; leased assets, and related intercompany transactions, as part of the month end close process
- Monthly account analysis and review of related source documents
- Running order settlement processes in accounting system, as part of month end close process
- Preparation of monthly balance sheet reconciliations and other supporting working papers; investigation of outstanding balances
- Completion of quarterly reconciliations of leased asset details in SAP to underlying systems
- Working closely with business (including the Aviation and Maritime business units and Supply Chain) to investigate and resolve issues related to inventory and leased assets
- Provision of assistance in completion of year-end audit, statutory account audits, tax filings and other ad hoc requests
- Participation in special projects regarding inventory and leased assets, including continuous improvement and automation initiatives
Qualifications
Essential Knowledge and Skills:
The candidate must be able to demonstrate skills and knowledge at the depth and scope required for the position.
- An undergraduate degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting/Finance, with progress towards a professional accounting designation
- A minimum of three (3) years of work experience in similar accounting roles
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel (intermediate level of knowledge)
- Excellent analytical skills; good problem solver
- Some experience in process improvement and automation
- Strong English communications skills, both written and verbal
- Excellent attention to detail
- Strong organizational skills
Desirable Knowledge and Skills:
- Experience with SAP would be an asset
Additional Information
You must be eligible to work in this location advertised.
Inmarsat Values:
Our values define Inmarsat's culture and represent what we believe in. Inmarsat employees aspire to certain behaviours which support our corporate values, they create a stronger working environment and lie at the heart of our continued success as an organisation.
- Customer - Providing a unique value to our customers
- Accountability - taking ownership, getting results and keeping our promises
- Respect - collaborating, embracing diversity and valuing differences
- Excellence - creating bold solutions for our customers and putting quality at the heart of everything we do