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Job DescriptionJob DescriptionPosition Title:General Accountant Organization:Lufthansa Technik Puerto Rico (LTPR)Department:Finance Description of the PositionResponsible for managing bookkeeping, financial accounting, and tax reporting. Manage interfaces with all process participants within the local facility and among group companies to ensure the accurate and timely reporting of financial performance of the company.Essential ResponsibilitiesEnsure adherence to Lufthansa (LH) group financial policies, guidelines and reporting:Business Consolidation System (BCS) Worldwide Intercompany Process (WIP) ReconciliationWorldwide Intercompany Process (WIP) Clearing Responsible for recording transactions in SAP and ensure adherence to GAAP / IFRS.Responsible for Vendor / Supplier financial account management.Post or register incoming vendor / supplier invoices, employee reimbursements and company related obligations (debts).Post or register incoming fixed assets invoices.Process duty travel transactions i.e., advances and settlement. Analyze and provide explanation on vendor / supplier disputes, queries or request for payment information. Register invoices with discrepancies to the Invoice clarification tool managed by One Materials Management (OMM). Execute payment runs in SAP for review and approval by authorized officers in accordance with four eyes principles. Process and issue Informative Returns.Responsible for Customer financial account management.Responsible for collecting and reporting cost and revenue data on projects (layover of customers) and non-project related business. Manage interfaces with all process participants, i.e. Sales, Operations, Materials & Logistics, to ensure accurate and timely invoices to the customer. Responsible for issuing customer invoices on facility and PD level in Sales Distribution (SD) module in SAP.Analyze cost and revenues booked to projects (layover of customer) or non-project business.Investigate customer invoice disputes; provide explanations and information to queries. Responsible for revenue-related month end closing tasks such as but not limited to project-related costs, revenue and work in progress accruals. Develop and implement revenue generating controlling processes.Prepare various analytical reports on project performance for management.Together with the HOF responsible for cash management: Manage cash flow in Financial Data Exchange system (FIDAX).Responsible for the review and accuracy of payment runs in the company’s banks.Responsible for the posting of transactions in the Deutsch Lufthansa (DLH) zero balancing account.Responsible for the company’s financial credit account (if applicable).Responsible for Federal/State and Puerto Rico financial reporting to:Annual State ReportBureau of Economic AdministrationPRIDCO / DDEC on Grant related compliance reportingPRPA on Lease related compliance reportingParticipate and/or support relevant Aircraft Maintenance Services (AMS) segment projects.Support the Chief Accountant in the financial reporting and consolidation process.Ad hoc analysis as may be assigned / requested by the Chief Accountant or Head of Finance (HOF) and within the team members. Education, Skills and CompetenciesBachelor’s degree on relevant Finance and Accounting fieldMinimum of 3 years’ job experience and/or experience related to business, finance and accounting besides studying with internships.Very good knowledge in MS Windows, Word, Excel. Good SAP skills (FI/CO-module) are desirableGood communication skills at all levels of the organizationVery good analytical skillsFluent in English and Spanish (both written and spoken)Availability to travel abroadThis job description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions; it does not exclude or restrict the tasks that may be reasonably assigned.

