This role requires knowledge of the German/Dutch or French language.
What you will do:
The Cash Accounting Associate supports the accurate and timely processing of cash accounting operations within ENGIE's Global Business Services (GBS) environment.
Under the guidance of Senior Cash Accountants, you will assist in daily bank reconciliations, cash flow reporting, and intercompany payment processing. You will handle bank statement uploads, reconciliation tasks, and support month-end close activities while developing your understanding of cash management processes and treasury interfaces. If you're eager to build your career in finance operations and develop expertise in cash accounting, this role offers excellent learning opportunities within a structured global finance environment.
The (Junior) Cash Accounting Associate will be a crucial part of ENGIE GBS’s Cash Accounting team that serves the French and Belgian organizations. They will ensure accurate cash accounting, timely reconciliations, and reliable cash reporting to support treasury operations, maintain financial control, and support senior accountants in enabling informed business decisions regarding liquidity and cash management.
Month-End Close Support
Support the monthly closing cycle by completing assigned tasks, escalating issues to the Senior Cash Accountant and updating them on completion status, and notifying stakeholders of completion status
Maintain the Foreign Exchange Rates Table, review close dates, and provide feedback on process effectiveness if required
Respond to support requests and provide clarifications as needed to ensure timely and accurate month-end close completion
Bank Reconciliation Processing
Execute daily bank reconciliations by uploading bank statements, GL balances, and open items reports into the reconciliation tool
Perform SAP automatic clearing, analyze discrepancies, and review open items from prior periods
Clear and reconcile clearing accounts, update reconciling items with follow-up actions, close resolved items, and submit completed reconciliations for review
Maintain accurate cash positions and ensure all banking transactions are properly recorded in the general ledger
Reconciliation Issue Resolution
Support in resolving reconciliation discrepancies by collecting required information, proposing corrections, and preparing documentation for manual journal entries under supervision
Collaborate with internal and external parties to obtain required details and ensure complete and accurate reconciliations
Treasury Transaction Management
Review and confirm correct posting of external and intercompany loans and deposits in the ERP system
Validate intercompany positions and request corrections in the KTP treasury system when discrepancies are identified to ensure alignment between treasury and accounting systems
Intercompany Payment Processing
Execute intercompany netting operations where relevant for the entities served by generating reports for invoices in netting scope, importing netting data, and calculating trading partners' positions
Generate and review preliminary netting reports, perform manual corrections, and submit for approval
Request intercompany payment runs once approvals are received to optimize cash efficiency and reduce unnecessary inter-entity cash movements
Other supporting tasks
Perform data gathering and entry tasks across systems as needed.
Support other stakeholders in getting required data.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Bank Reconciliation Accuracy (%)
On-Time Completion of Month-End Close (%)
Reconciliation Issue Resolution Time (Tage)
Cash Position Reporting Timeliness (%)
Intercompany Payment Processing Accuracy (%)
Compliance with SOPs and Documentation Quality (%)