Junior General Ledger & Compliance Specialist

At Motorola Solutions, we create technologies our customers refer to as their lifeline.  Our technology platforms in communications, software, video and services help our customers work safely and more efficiently.  Whether it’s helping firefighters see through smoke, enabling police officers to see around street corners, or reliably keeping the lights on in homes and businesses around the world, our work supports those who put their lives on the line to keep us safe.  Bring your passion, potential and talents to Motorola Solutions, and help us usher in a new era in public safety and security.

Department Overview

Motorola Solutions Finance Operations Center (F.O.C.) provides world-class finance, accounting and purchasing services to Motorola branches in Europe, Middle East, Africa, US and Latin America region. It is a dynamic environment where your ideas and input will be valued and where you will do some of the best work of your life.

The General Ledger & Compliance department is in charge of General Accounting, Global Fixed Assets & Intercompany Operations and Statutory & Compliance activities for Motorola’s entities in the region.

• Processing of standard journal entries

• Reconciliation of accounts

• Review of entity Balance Sheets and P&Ls

• Liaising with country teams to ensure that Service Level Agreements are met

• Ensuring documentation of all processes is in place

• Coordination of  processes with other regions to ensure we move towards simple common global processes

• Work with other team members to identify process improvement opportunities within the F.O.C. and implement those improvements by working with Finance Systems and Country Finance teams

• Highlighting potential issues to management team's attention

• Other ad-hoc tasks as determined by the Team Lead / GL Manager
  This is a full time position
  

• Graduate or about to graduate in Accounting / Finance / Economics or similar

• Experience in accounting a distinct advantage

• Very good command of English (verbal and written)

• Strong analytical / problem solving skills

• Tech-savvy & solid computer skills, especially MS Excel / Google Sheets

• Experience in using reporting tools (Tableau, Power BI) an advantage

• Self-motivated

• Customer-oriented and team player

• Ability to work in an intense, fast paced and multinational work environment