General Ledger Specialist
Greif.com
Office
HUN, Hungary
Full Time
Greif offers a great working environment and the opportunity to make an immediate impact at a company where your ideas are always welcome.
Job Requisition #:
029379 General Ledger Specialist (Evergreen) (Open)Job Description:
Founded in 1877, Greif is a global leader in performance packaging located in 40 countries. The company delivers trusted, innovative, and tailored solutions that support some of the world’s most demanding and fastest-growing industries. With a commitment to legendary customer service, operational excellence, and global sustainability, Greif packages life’s essentials – and creates lasting value for its colleagues, customers, and other stakeholders.
Our Vision:
Being the best customer service company in the world.
Our Purpose:
Create packaging solutions for life’s essentials.
Thank you for your interest in exploring opportunities with Greif! We’d love to keep your information on file in our Talent Pool. This way, when a relevant opportunity opens up, we’ll reach out to you, ensuring you don’t miss out on exciting possibilities as they arise.
If we don’t have anything at the moment, there’s no need to worry – we’re always growing and creating new opportunities, so we’ll be in touch when the right fit arises.
If you're interested in joining, please click on the link below to submit your information and let us know your areas of interest:
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare and process manual journal entries (accruals, prepayments, bank transactions, provisions, reclassifications)
- Prepare complex calculation for manual journal entries (such as customer rebate accrual, transport cost accrual)
- Manage fixed asset transactions (capitalize new assets, transfer/dispose assets, run depreciations)
- Prepare account reconciliations (i.e.: support assets and liabilities/equities in the balance sheet at period-end)
- Perform period-end closing in ERP, including checking account balances, closing periods
- Responsible for period-end reporting of general ledger/finance information to corporate consolidation system (Oracle/FCCS)
- Address inquiries and ad hoc requests from business unit operation finance teams (questions on account balances, etc.)
- Responsible to execute day to day work in accordance with Greif Corporate Policies, US GAAP and SOX key controls and R2R standard set of procedure
- Prepare inventory valuation analysis in line with standard process
- Coordinate intercompany mismatch resolution with AP and AR teams
- Support internal and external audit by providing timely and accurate information as needed
- Participate in R2R projects (lead by R2R team or work with other Greif departments)
- Work as one team – within the GL team, within BSC and within Greif as a whole
Education And Experience
- Bachelor's degree (preferably in Economics, Finance - Accountancy )
- Up to standard knowledge of corporate and local accounting rules, being able to apply those in daily work.
- Some level of experience with GL processes, having relationships with Finance Managers, controllers, other peers.
- Effective at dealing with people at all levels (Interpersonal skills).
- Pragmatic & logical thinker with an eye for detail and an analytical mind
- 1 - 3 years relevant experience
- Fluent communication in English (both written and verbal)
- Solid user-level proficiency in MS Office
- Proactive attitude – seek for solution and not only question
- Able to work independently but ask questions when necessary
What We Provide:
- Multinational, dynamic environment;
- Modern office in the city center;
- Stable company background;
- Long-term career opportunity;
- Home office opportunity and flexible working hours;
- Latest end-to-end processes;
- Work-life balance.
At Greif, your work has purpose, colleagues care about your well-being, and you have the opportunity to grow and thrive. Service and leadership are the core of everything we do. Our global presence provides us a platform to do good in the world.
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Eeo Statement:
We offer a competitive salary, excellent benefits and opportunity for growth. Greif is an equal opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of sex, race, religion, age, national origin, color, disability, veteran status or any other any other legally protected characteristic.
For more information read Greif’s Equal Opportunity Policy.
General Ledger Specialist
Office
HUN, Hungary
Full Time
September 30, 2025