The Accounts Executive will support day-to-day accounting operations for Wiley's global entities. The role involves preparing journal entries, performing bank and balance sheet reconciliations, supporting month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities, and ensuring compliance with internal controls and SOX requirements.
This position supports APAC processes. The role demands hands-on experience in general ledger accounting and Record to Report processes, the ability to work independently with limited supervision, and collaboration with cross-functional finance teams.
Role & responsibilities
- Prepare standard monthly journal entries, including accruals, prepaids, and other routine adjustments.
- Perform daily and monthly bank reconciliations, including identification, investigation, and resolution of reconciling items.
- Prepare and review balance sheet account reconciliations in line with internal policies and timelines.
- Escalate and resolve unusual or aged reconciling items on time.
- Support monthly, quarterly, and annual general ledger close activities.
- Ensure all SOX and internal controls related to Record to Report and bank reconciliations are operating effectively.
- Generate and analyze standard financial reports from SAP and other finance systems.
- Leverage advanced Excel and Access database skills to support reporting, reconciliations, and analysis.
- Collect and maintain documentation required to support internal and external audits.
- Support tax-related accounting activities, reconciliations, documentation, and compliance requirements, as applicable.
Preferred candidate profile
- Bachelors degree in accounting or a related field.
- 13 years of accounting experience, preferably in a Record to Report / General Ledger function.
- Hands-on experience with bank reconciliations and balance sheet reconciliations.
- Robust understanding of general accounting processes and month-end close activities.
- Any experience with tax-relat