Accountant-R2R

WHAT YOULL DO

You are responsible for the daily operations of the designated areas of Record to Report processes by ensuring that the processes are handled in a timely manner. You develop and improve our way-of-working with R2R processes and are responsible for enabling efficient collaboration with relevant stakeholders, to ensure quality within our reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• Make sure and execute the daily operation in an efficient way within in the R2R GL Accounting area according to the SLA including but not limited to:
• Preparation of journal entries in excel template, uploading the journal entries in Cadency tool Journal Module.
• Seeking inputs from respective departments that have dependency to carry out the tasks like journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, reports etc.
• Ensure the tasks assigned to you are completed on a timely manner as per the defined due dates.
• Ensure the tasks assigned to you are performed with 100% accuracy.
• Must have SAP T-code knowledge for booking journal entries, extracting reports, performing account reconciliations. FB03, FB02, FBL3n, FBL1n, FBL5n etc
• Must have excel knowledge like Vlookup, Hlookup etc.
• Perform peer to peer review within the team (as required)
• Should have worked in at least one or two of the functions. And should possess domain knowledge on these functions: Fixed Asset, Payroll, Cash, Intercompany, Revenue accounting, OPEX.
• Should be a team player and support the peer (when required) in completing the tasks.
• Actively participate in the knowledge transfer sessions with the trainer/group. Ensure all the trained activities are documented, SOPs are documented.
• Should ensure the SOPs are up-to-date and reflect steps as per current process.
• Ensure the leads are well-informed in case of any issues/delay in performing the activities.
• Ensure the leads are kept informed about any emergency leave. Ensure enough back-up/succession plan in place before-hand so that no surprises on the deliverables.
• Should take part in team / floor level activities.
• Be an active member of the team in sharing best practices, ideas etc.
• Raise issue/ensure to keep the management informed in un-foreseen circumstances.
• Be open to learn new activities within the team to upgrade self and share knowledge with another peer group.
• Should have effective communication skills which is needed to ask relevant questions, consult with other departments like AR and AP.
• Should have good writing skills to ensure emails from various stakeholders are actioned on timely manner and responded to with adequate information.
• Being accountable and meeting the legal obligations in reference to local laws, regulations and requirements.
• Ensure clear communication to internal and external stakeholders

WHO YOULL WORK WITH

At H&M Group, you will be part of the Record to Report team in Global Accounting within the Shared Services. Our mission is to ensure development and improve the way of working with stock accounting processes and enabling efficient collaboration with relevant stakeholders to ensure quality within the reporting. By acting in line with our values, having the right mindset and leadership the team contribute to H&Ms business success.

WHO YOU ARE

We are looking for people with:

• University degree or higher education within Business Administration (or similar) or equivalent experience within accounting/finance (B.COM/M.COM/MBA/semi-qualified)
• Accounting skills is must (4+ year of experience within a similar role, good knowledge of general accepted accounting practices) is an advantage.
• Process competence (incl. technical skills, communication skills, system integrations, being able to handle machine learning and automation)
• Communication skills – training others and giving both internal and external support in all communication channels and forums.
• Planning and optimize.
• Both written and oral English skills are mandatory
• Experience in working with accounting related tasks.
• Experience of running and developing new and existing accounting processes
• SAP experience is an advantage.
• Experience of having worked in a shared service center is an advantage.
• Experience of RPA is an advantage

WHY YOULL LOVE WORKING HERE

At H&M, we are proud to be a vibrant and welcoming company. All our employees receive a staff discount card, usable on all our H&M brands in stores and online. Brands covered by the discount are H&M (Beauty and Move included), COS, Weekday, Monki, H&M HOME, & Other Stories, ARKET, Afound. In addition to our staff discount, all our employees are included in our H&M Incentive Program – HIP.

In addition to our global benefits, all our local markets offer different competitive perks and benefits. Please note that they may differ between employment types and countries.

JOIN US

Our uniqueness comes from a combination of many things – our inclusive and collaborative culture, our strong values, and opportunities for growth. But most of all, its our people who make us who we are.

Take the next step in your career together with us. The journey starts here.

We are committed to a recruitment process that is fair, equitable, and based on competency. We therefore kindly ask you not to attach a cover letter in your application.​