General Accounting Specialist

As a General Accounting Specialist, you will help provide essential financial support and safeguarding PPG’s assets. You will meticulously monitor trial balance data, conduct account analyses, and ensure that accounting records are posted and follow standards. Additionally, you will contribute to the strategic direction of G/L accounting processes, ensuring compliance with corporate accounting policies and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Your expertise will help address general ledger issues, participating in process improvement projects, and preparing journal entries. To succeed in this role, you have a degree in Accounting or Finance, ERP system knowledge, and a commitment to improvement.

Main Responsibilities

• Communication with internal clients and departments (payables, treasury, general ledger, fixed assets) and other operating areas in the business.

• Address minimum general ledger issues/concerns related to existing/new Finance with supervisor´s guidance.

• Answer general accounting questions related to transactions being posted.

• Account reconciliation procedures.

• Participate in process improvement meeting projects and support other management directives as prescribed.

• Support business process improvement and transitions.

• Journal entries preparation, finance data collection.

Qualifications

About us:

Here at PPG, we make it happen, and we are looking for candidates of the highest integrity who share our values, with the commitment and drive to strive today to do better than yesterday – everyday.

PPG: WE PROTECT AND BEAUTIFY THE WORLD™

Through leadership in innovation, sustainability and color, PPG helps customers in industrial, transportation, consumer products, and construction markets and aftermarkets to enhance more surfaces in more ways than does any other company. To learn more, visit www.ppg.com and follow @ PPG on Twitter.

The PPG Way

Every day at PPG:

We partner with customers to create mutual value.

We are "One PPG" to the world.

We trust our people every day, in every way.

We make it happen.

We run it like we oversee it.

We do better today than yesterday – everyday.

PPG provides equal opportunity to all candidates and employees. We offer an opportunity to develop your career in an environment that provides a fulfilling workplace for employees, creates an environment for learning, and embraces the ideas and diversity of others. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, pregnancy, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, disability status, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. If you need assistance to complete your application due to a disability, please email [email protected].

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Benefits will be discussed with you by your recruiter during the hiring process.

PPG pay ranges and benefits can vary by location which allows us to compensate employees competitively in different geographic markets. PPG considers several factors in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, qualifications and education, licensure and certifications, and other organizational needs. Other incentives may apply. 
 
Our employee benefits programs are designed to support the health and well-being of our employees. Any insurance coverages and benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.