Financial Accountant Associate / Accountant / Senior

Description

Please note that the Job will close at 12am on Posting Close date, so please submit your application prior to the Close Date
Grade - 13

Oversee and review GL accounting activities performed by the operations team, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and policy compliance.
Drive timely resolution of reconciliation exceptions and aged items through effective collaboration with business stakeholders and support teams.
Review month-end close activities, ensuring adherence to timelines, accounting standards, and internal controls.
Partner with business functions and finance teams to provide accounting guidance, resolve queries, and improve financial transparency.
Monitor balance sheet accounts and GL trends, identifying risks, unusual transactions, and opportunities for corrective actions.
Lead process improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, strengthen controls, and reduce manual effort across accounting processes.
Maintain and update process documentation, SOPs, and control frameworks, ensuring compliance with organizational and audit requirements.
Support statutory audits, tax audits, and compliance reviews by coordinating documentation, schedules, and stakeholder responses.
Perform quality reviews of journals, accruals, provisions, prepayments, and other accounting adjustments to ensure adherence to company policies.
Provide guidance and mentorship to clerical and operational team members, driving service excellence, governance, and continuous capability development.
Ensure accurate recording of RTR functional transactions in general ledger
Oversee & review preparation of the Balance Sheet reconciliations & journal entries to GL within prescribed timelines.
Maintain correct records on assigned GL accounts and ensure compliance with company policies and guidelines.
Monitor, analyze, and resolve open items balance sheet accounts to ensure timely clearing.
Implement necessary process updates.
Collaborate with stakeholders across finance, ship-to-collect, clearance and your peers in other regions to ensure consistent & standardized treatment on transactions.
Support audits and provide documentation for respective RTR functional area related queries.
Prepare RTR function related reports and analysis of open items.
Perform numerical analysis to validate computations, identify discrepancies & solve the process gaps.
Assist in process improvement projects and business optimization initiatives.

Please note that the Job will close at 12am on Posting Close date, so please submit your application prior to the Close Date
Grade - 13

• Oversee and review GL accounting activities performed by the operations team, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and policy compliance.
• Drive timely resolution of reconciliation exceptions and aged items through effective collaboration with business stakeholders and support teams.
• Review month-end close activities, ensuring adherence to timelines, accounting standards, and internal controls.
• Partner with business functions and finance teams to provide accounting guidance, resolve queries, and improve financial transparency.
• Monitor balance sheet accounts and GL trends, identifying risks, unusual transactions, and opportunities for corrective actions.
• Lead process improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, strengthen controls, and reduce manual effort across accounting processes.
• Maintain and update process documentation, SOPs, and control frameworks, ensuring compliance with organizational and audit requirements.
• Support statutory audits, tax audits, and compliance reviews by coordinating documentation, schedules, and stakeholder responses.
• Perform quality reviews of journals, accruals, provisions, prepayments, and other accounting adjustments to ensure adherence to company policies.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to clerical and operational team members, driving service excellence, governance, and continuous capability development.
• Ensure accurate recording of RTR functional transactions in general ledger
• Oversee & review preparation of the Balance Sheet reconciliations & journal entries to GL within prescribed timelines.
• Maintain correct records on assigned GL accounts and ensure compliance with company policies and guidelines.
• Monitor, analyze, and resolve open items balance sheet accounts to ensure timely clearing.
• Implement necessary process updates.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across finance, ship-to-collect, clearance and your peers in other regions to ensure consistent & standardized treatment on transactions.
• Support audits and provide documentation for respective RTR functional area related queries.
• Prepare RTR function related reports and analysis of open items.
• Perform numerical analysis to validate computations, identify discrepancies & solve the process gaps.
• Assist in process improvement projects and business optimization initiatives.

• Proficiency in numerical analysis and ability to interpret complex data.
• Strong financial accounting knowledge, including accruals, reconciliations, and revenue accounting.
• Advanced Excel skills for calculations and reconciliations.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to work under strict deadlines and manage multiple priorities.
• Professional certification (CA, CPA, or equivalent) 
• Experience with ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, etc.).
• Proactive willingness and initiative to learn and adopt new tools, applications and Gen AI in daily work to enhance efficiency
• Prior experience in Finance functions within a corporate environment in roles related to process management & improvements
• Experience in projects related to automation of processes
• Power BI & Power query active user

FedEx was built on a philosophy that puts people first, one we take seriously. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and we are committed to a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workforce in which we enforce fair treatment, and provide growth opportunities for everyone.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of age, race, color, national origin, genetics, religion, gender, marital status, pregnancy (including childbirth or a related medical condition), physical or mental disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.

Our Company

FedEx is one of the world's largest express transportation companies and has consistently been selected as one of the top 10 World’s Most Admired Companies by "Fortune" magazine. Every day FedEx delivers for its customers with transportation and business solutions, serving more than 220 countries and territories around the globe. We can serve this global network due to our outstanding team of FedEx team members, who are tasked with making every FedEx experience outstanding.

Our Philosophy

The People-Service-Profit philosophy (P-S-P) describes the principles that govern every FedEx decision, policy, or activity. FedEx takes care of our people; they, in turn, deliver the impeccable service demanded by our customers, who reward us with the profitability necessary to secure our future. The essential element in making the People-Service-Profit philosophy such a positive force for the company is where we close the circle, and return these profits back into the business, and invest back in our people. Our success in the industry is attributed to our people. Through our P-S-P philosophy, we have a work environment that encourages team members to be innovative in delivering the highest possible quality of service to our customers. We care for their well-being, and value their contributions to the company.

Our Culture

Our culture is important for many reasons, and we intentionally bring it to life through our behaviors, actions, and activities in every part of the world. The FedEx culture and values have been a cornerstone of our success and growth since we began in the early 1970’s. While other companies can copy our systems, infrastructure, and processes, our culture makes us unique and is often a differentiating factor as we compete and grow in today’s global marketplace.