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Job Description:

The Finance & Accounting Special Projects Record to Report S upervisor is responsible for supporting and maintaining accounting, for record to report processes associated with mergers and acquisitions or disposal (M&A) transactions.

He/She monitors and assists in accounting processes and prepares consolidated financial analysis, reports, and journal entries. They may also aid in the preparation and review of project budget and forecasts, including purchase order and cost analysis. He/She may review and assess data, perform variance analysis on financial information, periodically research and document accounting treatment of transactions based on Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), perform related accounting controls and processes, assist in disclosure requirements, and other project management organizational tasks. These tasks include working indirectly with others, cross-functionally, and team members both internally and external to UPS.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Oversees maintenance of general ledger and related accounts and centers for accuracy and proper documentation

• Develops monthly financial reports and analyzes transactions for business to ensure accounts are in balance

• Assists with financial month-end close and account consolidation process to meet reporting deadlines

• Reconciles balance sheet accounts to ensure financial results accurately reflect period performance

• Provides supporting documentation and other materials to external auditors in conjunction with completion of their required audits

• Applies standard GAAP and accounting data analysis methods; makes recommendations to improve practices or procedures in compliance with GAAP

• Prepares and reviews updates to company’s internal accounting policies and procedures manual, to ensure accounting personnel in other parts of company have access to current UPS accounting policies

• Resolve project performance issues in accordance with UPS’s policies and procedures promptly to motivate and foster teamwork

• Manages project plan to ensure completion of all required tasks and addresses project risk appropriately

• Collaborates cross-functionally, globally, in a hybrid office environment. Coordinate live and virtual meetings and working rhythms to drive project results

• Holds others accountable to established performance levels to achieve individual and group goals

Knowledge and Skills

• Captures/documents specific and correct information; learns subjects thoroughly and in detail; completes work with thoroughness; supplies proper details; maintains organized files.

• Distinguishes between “big picture” concepts and comments and specialized, smaller specific facts associated with work; notes the specifics of events and experiences; explains, in general, how details impact end goals or outcomes; ensures that work is completed accurately and with the proper level of detail.

• Recalls specific, correct information about events or conversations; develops tools, such as an issues database, for capturing details or records management processes to keep detailed documentation; transitions between abstract concepts or ideas and concrete activities or work with ease; keeps documentation that support the completion of work and retention of details/decisions.

• Able to design new report generation or data analysis processes; shows emerging trends that impact information retrieval and reporting; develops standards for report generation, maintenance, and distribution; writes queries to generate ad- hoc, customized reports; creates templates for standardized report creation; writes macros to automate queries.

• Bachelor’s Degree (or internationally comparable degree) – Accounting, Finance – Preferred

• Experience with SEC filing and reporting – Desired

• Experience with data analysis and project management tools – Strongly Preferred

• Experience working in a Public Accounting Firm –Desired

• Experience with unique and challenging accounting projects – Preferred

Employee Type:

Permanent

UPS is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.

Other Criteria:

UPS is an equal opportunity employer. UPS does not discriminate on the basis of race/color/religion/sex/national origin/veteran/disability/age/sexual orientation/gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.

Basic Qualifications:

Must be a U.S. Citizen or National of the U.S., an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, or an alien authorized to work in the U.S. for this employer.

Company: UNITED PARCEL SERVICE

Category: Finance & Accounting

Requisition Number: R24045842

Location: Atlanta,Georgia