Government and Public Sector - General Ledger Assistant Director

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The opportunity

 

We are looking for a dedicated and knowledgeable accounting professional, to service as a General Ledger Manager, overseeing and maintaining general ledger accounts, financial transactions, and balance sheets for the Government and Public Sector entity.

 

Your key responsibilities 

 

• Maintain general ledger accounts, organizations, pools and ensure proper links are maintained in accordance with the system design documentation
• Ensure financial transactions follow GAAP, FAR, CAS and EY policies and procedures
• Review and post all general ledger journal entries and ensure that proper backup documentation is complete, accurate and compliant with EY global/US/GPS accounting policies and procedures as applicable
• Ensure proper backup is saved for all journal entries on EY content management site in accordance with EY document retention policy
• Review and assist in cash application and reconciliation of variances
• Oversee Balance Sheet account reconciliations to sub-ledgers and other schedules and ensure that all variances are addressed timely
• Review general ledger reports to ensure adherence to GPS financial architecture design documentation
• Partner with GPS management on development of closing timelines and calendars
• Manage, update and distribute closing calendars to GPS management and work closely with GPS leads to ensure all pre-closing and closing actions are performed within the agreed-upon timelines
• Perform month-end and year-end closing processes in Costpoint within the established deadlines
• Serve as key participant in responding to external and internal audits
• Train junior personnel and other stakeholders on accounting, and CAS as related to the accounting function and controls
• Train junior personnel in researching and correcting of variances and discrepancies
• Analyze accounting processes and records to identify potential process improvements to drive efficiencies
• Monitor GL accounting inbox and assist other departments with accounting queries
• Assist other department owners in reconciling their accounts as necessary such as unbilled receivables, AR, AP, AMEX, employee receivable, etc.
• Ensure automations, integrations, interfaces and extensibility features in financial/accounting area of Costpoint are working as designed and any issues are escalated to proper stakeholders
• Assist in design, configuration and testing of Costpoint version 8.2 and future modules, as implemented within EY
• Assist in documenting gen