United Parcel Service

Ships packages and freight around the world

Accounting Supervisor

Financial AccountingPosted on Nov 9

Full-timeDublin, IrelandNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A minimum of 3–5 years of finance and accounting experience is required.
A bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in finance, accounting, or business is required.
Candidates must be qualified or partly qualified accountants (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent).
Detailed knowledge of accounting processes is required.
Excellent Microsoft Office skills, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, are required.
Strong communication, planning, organisational, and influencing skills are required.
The candidate must be able to manage multiple time-sensitive deadlines and communicate actions and data implications to drive action.
Robust evaluation and critical-thinking skills are required.
The candidate must have analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work on their own initiative.
The candidate should demonstrate motivation, ambition, tenacity, and a results-focused approach to stakeholder partnership.

Responsibilities

Manage and oversee the work of ACR Tower specialists.
Coach and develop ACR Tower specialists.
Own the end-to-end Local Statutory Audit process and Local Accounts Statutory filing.
Oversee EY co-sourcing staff by arranging and providing training, reviewing their work, and ensuring its quality.
Review and support ad hoc activities such as reconciliations or technical accounting support.
Oversee the smooth running of a high-quality and timely month-end close.
Manage reporting and stakeholder communication.
Ensure compliance with Service Level Agreements and Operating Level Agreements.
Support process management and improvement.
Identify and resolve risks in a timely manner.
Assess, understand, and manage interdependencies between work streams.
Collaborate with the Business Process Partner Tower, Strategic Decision Support, Country Finance functions, and external auditors to resolve issues.
Seek efficiencies and work with stakeholders to formulate and drive solutions.
Contribute to an inclusive workplace that encourages diversity of thought and perspective.

Desired Qualifications

US GAAP experience or experience in a shared-service environment is preferred.
Audit and Statutory Accounting experience is preferred.
Previous experience working with an outsourced accounting function is preferred.

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Job Description:

The ACR Supervisor will report to the Dublin GAC ACR Manager.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the timely and accurate completion ACR Entity Reporting activities in the Dublin Global Accounting Center and supporting the smooth running of Statutory (US GAAP and Local GAAP) and month end close activities.

Job duties:

Manage and oversee work of the ACR Tower specialists

Coaching and development of ACR Tower specialist

Ownership of the end-to-end Local Statutory Audit process and Local Accounts Statutory filing

Oversight of EY co-sourcing staff: Arrange and provide training, review and ensure quality of work

Review and support adhoc activities such reconciliations or technical accounting support

Oversee smooth running of high quality and timely month end close

Manage reporting and stakeholder communication

Ensure compliance with Service Level Agreements and Operating Level Agreements

Support process management and improvement

Identification and resolution of risks in a timely manner

Assess, understand and manage interdependencies between work streams

Work collaboratively with Business Process Partner (BPP) Tower, Strategic Decision Support, Country Finance functions, and external Auditors to resolve issues

Qualified candidates will have the following Key Skills:

Excellent communication, planning, organisational, and influencing skills
High levels of energy and commitment to achieving multiple time sensitive deadlines
Will actively seek out efficiencies and work with stakeholders to formulate and drive solutions
Strong capacity to communicate actions, implications of data and drive action
Ability to embrace and contribute to culture of process improvement
Excellent team player and provide leadership to stakeholders
Robust evaluation and critical thinking skills
Ability to create an environment that encourages diversity of thought, perspective and an inclusive workplace

Personal Attributes

Results based with a focus on stakeholder partnership
Motivation, ambition and tenacity
Exceptional analytical skill set
Attention to detail
Ability to work on own initiative
margin-top:0cm;"> margin-top:0cm;">undefinedKnowledge RequirementsRequired:Minimum of 3-5 years of finance and accounting experienceBachelor’s degree from an accredited university in finance, accounting or businessQualified or partly qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)Detailed knowledge of accounting processesExcellent Microsoft Office Skills (i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint)Preferred:US GAAP experience/shared service environmentAudit and Statutory Accounting experiencePrevious experience working with an outsourced accounting function

Employee Type:

Permanent

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About the Company

United Parcel Service

Ships packages and freight around the world

United Parcel Service picks up packages from businesses and households and delivers them by truck and plane to addresses around the world. Beyond small parcels, it moves heavy freight, clears imported goods through customs, and runs warehouses and distribution for other companies. Each package is scanned as it passes through local centers and regional sorting hubs, which lets senders and recipients track it from pickup to doorstep. Customers pay shipping rates set by package weight, size, distance, and speed, while large shippers negotiate their own contract rates. UPS was founded in 1907 in Seattle as a messenger service and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Atlanta, GA
Founded: 1907

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