Senior Specialist General Ledger

Job Summary

Context & Purpose: JLL Business Services (JBS) operates in a matrixed global environment supporting multiple clusters across AMER, APAC & EMEA regions. Employees are expected to combine operational excellence during close cycles with strong analytical capabilities, stakeholder partnership, process governance, automation adoption and continuous improvement. The organization values ownership, transparency, collaboration, controllership mindset, problem solving and leadership at all levels.

Responsibilities

• The focus of the role will be upon -
• Completes assigned close tasks to the close calendar and checklist; confirms task completion in the tracker; flags risks to deadlines to the reviewer before the due date; supports cut-off and accrual data collection.
• Fully accountable to the GL month end close (MEC) including Balance Sheet reconciliation preparation
• Act as a strategic bridge between Business and executive leadership. Align departmental priorities with company-wide growth targets, analyze performance data, and advise leaders on operational improvements.

What the job involves: This document defines the P1 Analyst role within the R2R function, which delivers Month-End Close (MEC), Reconciliations, Financial Reporting, Governance and Continuous Improvement for global accounting operations.

Detailed Responsibilities

• Month-End Close (MEC) Completes assigned close tasks to the close calendar and checklist; confirms task completion in the tracker; flags risks to deadlines to the reviewer before the due date; supports cut-off and accrual data collection.
• Journal Entry Management Prepares standard recurring and template-based journals with complete supporting documentation; posts only after review or approval as per the delegation matrix; corrects errors under guidance.
• Balance Sheet Reconciliations Prepares reconciliations for assigned low-to-medium risk accounts in Account Reconciliation Cloud Services (ARCS) using standard templates; explains simple variances; submits for review by the deadline.
• Open Item Management Maintains the open item listing for assigned accounts; follows up with the owner for clearance; reports aged items and clearance progress to the reviewer.
• Financial Reporting Compiles standard schedules, trial balance extracts and recurring reports from templates; performs completeness and accuracy checks; supports statutory and management reporting packs.
• Variance Analysis Performs basic month-on-month and actual-versus-budget comparisons using prepared templates; highlights movements above threshold; obtains explanations from the reviewer or business.
• Governance & Controls Executes control steps exactly as documented; retains evidence in the agreed repository; complies with segregation of duties, policies and the code of conduct; reports control breaches immediately.
• Audit Support Retrieves and organises documents and data requested for internal and external audits; responds to simple queries on own work with supervisor guidance.
• Stakeholder Management Responds to routine queries from the team and defined contacts within agreed turnaround times; escalates non-standard requests; maintains professional, courteous communication.
• Continuous Improvement Documents observed errors, delays and rework; suggests simple improvements in team forums; follows updated procedures and keeps desk instructions current.
• Digital & Automation Adoption Uses Account Reconciliation Cloud Services (ARCS), ERP and Excel features as trained; adopts automated workflows and bots in the process; reports tool defects and suggests automation candidates.

Required Technical Skills

• General Accounting Understands double-entry bookkeeping, the chart of accounts, accruals, prepayments and the full ledger cycle; applies basic accounting concepts to daily tasks.
• IFRS / US GAAP Awareness of the core principles and the differences relevant to assigned accounts; applies company policy as documented.
• MEC Management Understands the close calendar, task dependencies and cut-off rules for assigned activities.
• Balance Sheet Reconciliations Understands the purpose, types and risk ratings of reconciliations; prepares standard reconciliations using templates.
• Financial Reporting Understands the basics of trial balance, balance sheet and P&L structure and how journals flow to reports.
• Variance Analysis Calculates variances and flags those above threshold; understands common drivers of movement.
• Internal Controls Understands control objectives, segregation of duties and evidence requirements; follows SOX or equivalent controls as documented.
• SAP / Oracle / ERP Systems Navigates core transactions, line-item reports and master data views for assigned processes.

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