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Job Description:

The General Ledger (GL) Accounting Specialist ensures that accounting transactions are properly recorded, posted, processed, and reported. This position uploads, analyzes, and processes journal entries. She/he performs and reviews standard month-end entries. The GL Accounting Specialist will support the statutory audit and financial reporting process by preparing, reviewing, and analyzing financial data to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with local statutory requirements. This role will work closely with internal stakeholders and external auditors to ensure timely and high-quality deliverables. The GL Accounting Specialist communicates and documents accounting procedures for specialized accounting and financial transactions. The GL Accounting Specialist serves as liaison within the different departments and the Finance and Accounting Teams. This position reports to the Supervisor. 

Responsibilities:

• Interacts with the different Finance and Accounting teams, Domestic (US) and International, and Global Accounting Center departments.
• Reviews accounting issues for escalation and resolution.
• Communicates with users to deliver accounting solutions for month end close.
• Coordinates and monitors month end close activities across the different departments.
• Interacts with Finance & Accounting systems.
• Support statutory financial statement preparation by providing accurate and complete PBC (Provided by Client) documentation.
• Works and interacts with F&A systems General ledger, Account Reconciliation, Month End Close Management.
• Addresses and coordinates with various systems groups on financial impact issues.
• Acquires financial information from accounting system to perform variance analysis and provides feedback to F&A users and management.
• Provides support to the F&A teams and different business units and coordinates support with Global Accounting Center’s departments and Outsource Service provider.
• Works closely with Internal and External Auditors.
• Performs financial analysis.
• Reviews Financial Statements for different Business Units/Countries to ensure tax and statutory reporting is accurate and complete.
• Analyzes variances using accounting system information (ERP) and Financial Analysis Software as needed.
• Identifies, develops, and implements process improvements within the finance and accounting areas.
• Participates in accounting monthly close duties.
• Performs journal entries and account reconciliations as directed, using Company’s ERP.
• Contributes to department cross training critical functions as assigned by management.
• Performs Special Projects as needed.

Knowledge and Skills

• Experience of general accounting and/or finance processes creating journal entries, account reconciliations and Financial Statements at least 2 years
• Experience of full accounting process, including statutory accounting, managerial, product level and network model
• Experience of variance analysis Balance Sheet and/or Profit and Losses month to month, quarter to month, year to month.
• Knowledge of Oracle OBI reporting tool, Oracle General Ledger, or other ERP.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience of working with Internal and External Auditors.
• Demonstrates a general understanding of full accounting cycle process and a willingness to participate in new project work as well as constant review of existing process for improvement.
• Experience in statutory Audit - Preferred
• Spanish - Preferred

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or International equivalent
• Availability to travel if necessary for training or project work
• Experience creating and generating reports using Microsoft products or equivalent software - Preferred
• Knowledge of general accounting
• Knowledge of accounting process including statutory audit- Preferred

Other Criteria:
Position is an internal Grade Level 10E

The last day to apply internally is 4/10/2026 at 11:59pm CT

Employee Type:

Permanent

UPS is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.

Other Criteria:

UPS is an equal opportunity employer. UPS does not discriminate on the basis of race/color/religion/sex/national origin/veteran/disability/age/sexual orientation/gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.

Basic Qualifications:

Must be a U.S. Citizen or National of the U.S., an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, or an alien authorized to work in the U.S. for this employer.