Specialist, GL & Control (762)

Job Purpose

Responsible for managing the General Ledger (GL) activities within the committee, sports federations, and entities affiliated with the Shared Services and Solutions (SS&S). This includes maintaining and managing the general ledger, making necessary journal entries for accruals, adjustments, and corrections to ensure accurate financial records. The role involves overseeing the integrity and accuracy of financial data, ensuring compliance with accounting standards and regulations, and supporting the preparation of financial statements.

Key Accountabilities

Job Specific Accountabilities

General Ledger Management

• Manage the organization’s general ledger activities, ensuring accuracy, integrity, and compliance with accounting standards and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure that all required pre-reporting transactions and journal entries are posted in line with procedure(s) and authorization policy/policies in place and within deadline(s) agreed for the account.
• Perform all necessary reconciliations with adherence to the policy and other guidelines in place.
  
  

Financial Reporting and Compliance

• Facilitate the production of financial reporting information to auditors, SOPC personnel, and third parties, as authorized by SOPC.
• Run reports/analyses as required by the SOPC within deadlines agreed and with attention to quality.
• Co-operates with external auditors to ensure that auditing is completed on time.
  
  

Reconciliation and Analysis

• Prepare reconciliation of open items and within deadlines set by SOPC.
• Reconcile key balance sheet accounts, such as cash, inventory, fixed assets, and intercompany accounts.
• Contacts Federations/Associations in order to resolve reconciliation queries/problems and discrepancies.
  
  

Documentation and Record Keeping

• Adequately maintains documentation based on SOPC’s record retention policy.
  
  

Operational Support

• Support the organization’s financial transparency, bookkeeping accuracy, and overall operational effectiveness.
  
  

Additional Responsibilities

• Undertake any other tasks requested by leadership in line with business needs.
• Adapt to evolving business requirements and contribute to various projects as needed