General Ledger Accountant

Tenneco is one of the world’s leading designer, manufacturers and marketers of automotive products for original equipment and aftermarket customers, with approximately 78.000 team members working at more than 300 sites worldwide. Through our four business groups, Motorparts, Ride Performance, Clean Air and Powertrain, Tenneco is driving advancements in global mobility by delivering technology solutions for diversified global markets, including light vehicle, commercial truck, off-highway, industrial, motorsport and the aftermarket.

This is a great opportunity to join us as a General Ledger Accountant part of the Finance Department in our Bucharest Global Business Center.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure timely and accurate booking of GL entries in SAP or other ERP, depending on the available IT infrastructure
• Understand the rationale behind all GL postings, to ensure reasonableness.
• Prepare bank reconciliation
• Perform month-end activities as required for reporting (opening/closing of SAP modules, inter-company reconciliations, currency revaluations, uploads of SAP results into One Stream, etc.) within a tight timescale.
• Prepare balance sheet and bank reconciliations, with supporting documentation according to the company’s standards and within the required time-scale.
• Follow-up of disputed/long-outstanding items to ensure integrity of the balance sheet.
• CAPEX accounting and reporting and assign tag numbers to fixed assets
• Track company expenditures for fixed assets in comparison to the capital budget and management authorizations
• Maintain up-to-date procedure documents in English
• Support internal/external audit and Internal Control Office requests.

What you bring to the table:

• Thorough knowledge and understanding of accounting from Trial Balance to P&L/Balance Sheet
• Professional accounting qualification is a plus
• Working knowledge of SAP, US GAAP
• Good Microsoft Office skills
• Fluency and ability to work in English
• Ability to work in another foreign language is a plus
• Good communication and time-management skills
• Tenacious and detail-orientated working style, with a drive to resolve issues
• Track record of continuous process improvement
• Proactive approach
• Flexibility during month-end closing

What we offer:

We want to make you feel welcomed, challenged and inspired and so we’ve made sure to carefully put together a blend of benefits meant to boost your health and well-being, to ensure your personal and professional growth and also your integration in a pleasant day-to-day working environment.

We are committed to the safety and health of our employees. We adhere to social distancing recommendations and other protocols, ensuring a safe work environment for all.