Cognizant - Team Lead/Team Manager - Corporate Accounting

Below is the JD

Role 1:

- Ownership of the accounting, reconciliations, and review of the lease portfolio for European entities

- Maintenance and reconciliation of prepaid assets for all European entities

- Substantiation and reconciliation of various accounts, including intercompany revolver, investment in subsidiary, payroll, etc.

- Reconciliation of cash accounts

- Accounting for accruals, including brokerage and clearing

- Monitor Gloss adjustments posted in the current period with the prior period value date

- Perform search for unrecorded liabilities

- Monitor legal entities with a minimal activity

Role 2:

- Ownership of the accounting, reconciliations, and review of the fixed assets for all European entities

- Reconciliation of Goodwill and Exchange membership balances

- Preparation of the monthly files for the regulatory team (impairment losses, CTA schedule, Interco schedule, etc.)

- Substantiation and reconciliation of various accounts, including refundable deposits, VAT and Tax liability

- Preparation of the equity rollforward schedules for all European entities

- Reconciliation of intercompany balances

- Accounting for accruals

- Reconciliation of cash accounts

Required Background & Skills:

- Bachelor's/PG degree in Accounting

- 7+ years of relevant experience

- Excellent communication skills

- Superior Excel skills

- Experience working with PeopleSoft, Hyperion and Qlik

- Self-directed and hands-on, able to work with minimal supervision