Control & Reporting Accountant

Overview:**We Are PepsiCo**Join PepsiCo and Dare for Better We are the perfect place for curious people, thinkers and change agents. From leadership to front lines, we're excited about the future and working together to make the world a better place.Being part of PepsiCo means being part of one of the largest food and beverage companies in the world, with our iconic brands consumed more than a billion times a day in more than 200 countries.Our product portfolio, which includes 22 of the world's most iconic brands, such as Sabritas, Gamesa, Quaker, Pepsi, Gatorade and Sonrics, has been a part of Mexican homes for more than 116 years.A career at PepsiCo means working in a culture where all people are welcome. Here, you can dare to be you. No matter who you are, where you're from, or who you love, you can always influence the people around you and make a positive impact in the world.**Know more**:PepsiCoJobs**Join PepsiCo, dare for better.****Responsibilities**:**The Opportunity**The best work of your career is ahead. Find the role that starts it all todayCorporate Control North America Team is a center of excellence delivering financial services and capabilities for North America in partnership with our managed services providers. Services are provided to all PepsiCo divisions in the US and Canada. The campus is located at the Frito Lay HQ Campus in Plano Texas.This Control and Reporting Accountant position is within the Accounting Services Group of PepsiCo Corporate. This position is responsible for performing the day-to-day activities of the FICO sustaining organization at the enterprise-wide level for SAP General Ledger structure and tasks. The Accountant provides SAP period close and master data guidance and support for all divisions in the current SAP North America platform for both SAP R/3 ECC and SAP S/4 HANA, also provides PepsiCo Global Chart of Accounts support for SAP NA divisions and the SAP international sectors. Job responsibilities also include completing period close tasks, loading and reconciling data, processing journal entries, running batch jobs, executing Sarbanes-Oxley controls, providing end-user guidance/training, implementing process improvements, and supporting request/projects.**Your Impact**As a Control & Reporting Accountant, you will:- Provide master data maintenance ownership, guidance, and support for cost centers and profit centers for all SAP R/3 ECC and S/4 HANA PQGC divisions.- Provide PepsiCo SAP Global Chart of Accounts ownership, guidance, and support for SAP R/3 ECC NA divisions, PIRT international sectors, and SAP S/4 HANA PQGC divisions.- Complete and reconcile SAP ECC General Ledger period activity loads into the BCS Business Consolidation System, which is used by all SAP divisions for internal and external reporting.- Complete and reconcile the final S/4 HANA to Group Reporting activity loads for both local and group currency, which is used for internal and external reporting.- Execute periodic close tasks, such as opening/closing SAP S/4 HANA, SAP ECC, BCS, and HCM, loading ECC master data to BCS, loading Treasury Forex rates in both SAP S/4 HANA and SAP ECC, monitoring interfaces, and purging parked documents.- Prepare and process periodic manual journal entries and batch jobs in both SAP ECC and SAP S/4 HANA, for example payroll transfers, intercompany transactions with FLNA/PBC, foreign currency revaluation jobs, and recurring entries.- Execute Group Reporting data monitor loads during period close to refresh the data and perform Group Reporting final close tasks after the S/4 ledger is closed.- Participate in period-end close calls attended by Directors/Senior Managers of each SAP division.- Perform year-end activities and annual tasks, such as executing additional year-end loads, completing balance carry forwards (for AR/AP/GL/BCS), and purging annual recurring entries.- Provide Sarbanes-Oxley key control ownership, documentation, and audit support for periodic, quarterly, and annual controls.- Partner with end-users and IT to provide technical support as necessary to trouble-shoot and resolve errors and system issues, submit IT configuration ticket requests, collaborate on testing needs, and provide ongoing sustainability for business-critical processes.- Implement continuous improvements through Robotic Process Automation (RPA) opportunities, reviewing and updating desktop procedures, eliminating unnecessary steps, and accelerating timelines as necessary.- Contribute with projects and ad hoc requests, for example, with setting up new legal entity, or for implementing new initiatives (i.e. acquisitions, business updates/divestitures, accounting/reporting changes).- Collaborate with the team on required day-to-day support.- Provide occasional off-hour support for period close tasks and testing/upgrade needs.- Seek growth and development training opportunities.Qualifications:**Who Are We Looking For?****Educatio