General Ledger Analyst
The General Ledger Analyst is responsible for the accurate preparation and posting of general ledger journal entries, accruals, prepayments, and balance sheet reconciliations within the RTR function. The role also covers branch accounting activities including cash and suspense account management, branch revenue, expense processing, and compliance reporting.
The analyst operates under the supervision of the GL Manager and Senior Analyst, ensuring the general ledger is complete, accurate, and audit-ready at all times. This role will also support the process improvements initiatives of that will be designed for the Manila Finance Shared Service Center.
- Prepare and post accrual, operational expense and prepayment journal entries in the ERP system.
- Prepare and post general ledger interface journals and manual journal entries.
- Execute month-end GL and branch close activities within the close calendar.
- Maintain and reconcile assigned GL accounts, including cash, suspense, revenue, and expense accounts.
- Manage cash and suspense accounts for assigned branches.
- Contribute to branch month-end close activities.
- Respond to helpdesk queries related to general / branch accounting transactions.
- Escalate unresolved items to the Senior Analyst.
- Support audit and regulatory engagements with evidence and schedules.
- Provide data inputs for management reporting and regulatory submissions as directed.
- Maintain audit-quality working papers for all journal entries and reconciliations.
- Participate in process reviews, control assessments, and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance reconciliation efficiency and strengthen financial controls.
- Adhere to SOD controls; follow the maker-checker process for all ERP postings.
- Escalate complex or non-standard general journal transactions to the Senior Analyst.
- Serve as the first point of contact for routine general ledger queries from internal teams.
- Provide updates on account reconciliations and outstanding issues.
- Escalate complex accounting issues, policy questions, unresolved items, non-standard journal transactions and decisions to the Senior Analyst.
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field (required).
- Minimum 2 years' experience in GL accounting, finance operations, or a transactional finance role preferably within a Shared Service Centre or Finance department (required).
- Understanding of general ledger accounting, accruals, and reconciliations from study or experience (required).
- Exposure to ERP systems for journal entry (preferred).
- Knowledge in Microsoft Excel for data manipulation (VLOOKUP/INDEX-MATCH, pivot tables, data validation) (required).
- Experience in a gaming, payments, or fintech environment (nice-to-have).
- Preferable with branch accounting or multi-entity GL experience (preferred).
- Competitive salary and bonus schemes.
- Hybrid working: Employees can work from home up to 40% of the time with 60% of office time built in.
- 30 days leave on an annual basis, and an extra day for your birthday.
- Tools and services to help support well-being, including support with mental health and financial education.
- Comprehensive healthcare benefits.
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