Travel & Expense Accountant (French Speaker)

Short company description

Our purpose at Goodyear is to build trust and to create an environment where associates are inspired by work. We believe in our people and we embrace change in order to engage and enable associates to realize their full potential.

If you want to be part of a great team, based in Bucharest, to work in a fast paced, world class organization, then you are in the right place because we have the perfect job for you!
You can count on our flexible working hours and work from home benefits.

Just apply and let’s meet to discuss more about what we could offer you more and about your career opportunities!


Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. It employs about 72,000 people and manufactures its products in 55 facilities in 23 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio, and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry.

In Romania, Goodyear Dunlop has been present since 1999 and it is represented by two different legal entities, Goodyear Dunlop Tires (Sales Office) and Goodyear Operations.

Goodyear Operations Romania is the Global Business Services Center of Goodyear Dunlop EMEA. The GBS Center in Bucharest started back in July 2011. The core mission of the Center has always been to provide internal customer satisfaction with the shared responsibility of delivery - Driving performance as ONE TEAM.

Requirements

Minimum 6 months experience in accounting or other administration areas (i. e. Payroll, Compensation & Benefits, Sales / Mktg.)
Education Required- Accounting (Bachelor)
Numerical reasoning
Financial and accounting understanding
Ability to apply all legal and tax requirements in the area of T&E
Able to communicate with all "internal customers"
English & French- speaking and writing
SAP knowledge
Ability to work with T & E Systems
Excel knowledge as well as all office applications

Responsibilities

Primary Purpose of the Position
Ensure timely and accurate financial reporting Consider Law and Policies
System and Process Improvement
Ensure effective internal control environment

Principle Duties and Responsibilities
Processing, reviewing and approval of associate travel & expense reports in T&E system
Input data of approved expense reports from local system to SAP
Prepare payment proposal
Follow-up and clearing of all personnel accounts
Timely completion of input data to SAP to support statutory financial statements in accordance with Company Policy Perform entries for area of responsibility
Ensure compliance of Goodyear Travel & Expense guidelines Consider US-GAAP and local Tax law
Consider Global Chart of Accounts requirements
Promote standardization and simplification in business processes
Maintain T&E system environment in order to ensure reports and analysis required are available
Support SAP system and process testing
Review local system on a monthly basis (Open items not older than 1 months)
Perform proper documentation of accounting entries Maintain vendor master data for associates T&E system

Other information
Resolve, discuss outstanding expense report issues (daily business)
Discuss and resolve issues related to Travel & Expense guidelines
Coordination alignment of tax requirements
Discuss and resolve expense report issues
Resolve payment issues
Reports for creation of provisions