The Senior Global Accountant plays a key role in consolidating general ledgers from international operations to provide a timely and accurate view of overall corporate financial performance. Reporting to the Financial Reporting Manager on the Global Team, this position collaborates closely with corporate accounting, tax, regional offices, and business unit controllers to ensure:
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1) Corporate transactions are accurately recorded in global accounting,
2) Transactions reflect the correct corporate structure and inter-entity relationships, and
3) Intercompany eliminations and foreign currency entries are properly accounted for.
Responsibilities:
Provide analytical support & research for finance management as needed.
Assist with global accounting closes, including preparation and communication of global close calendars, close progression and acting as a global point person for related inquiries.
Own the accounting for several global entities.
Prepare and reconcile balance sheet accounts for Global areas.
Prepare and/or review accounting entries for corporate transactions, intercompany settlement and eliminations, transfer pricing consistency, account reconciliations and flux analysis.
Participate in all financial reporting system related activities such as changes to the global chart of accounts, entity reporting hierarchies, user access, consolidation mappings and other processes and controls.
Manage multiple subsidiary relationships as well as data from multiple accounting systems.
Liaison with financial planning, treasury and tax functions and external auditors as needed.
Support variance and financial analysis of results at the consolidated level as well as by location and line of business.
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Working hours: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Skills:
CPA certification is a plus
Education:
Bachelors
Experience:
1-4 years
Qualifications:
Bachelors and/or masters degree in accounting
Experience in Big 4 or Industry Accounting with proven ability to work with multiple EPM and financial reporting systems.
Experience with financial consolidation of different business units, companies, and international entities as well as multiple accounting systems.
Thorough working knowledge and understanding of financial reporting requirements under GAAP and SEC regulations.
Comprehensive knowledge and experience with general accounting, foreign currency issues, month end close procedures, eliminations and consolidations, SOX controls and external audit procedures.
Ability to offer flexibility in schedule to accommodate various time-zones.
Advanced Microsoft Office skills including Excel, Word and Access/Monarch.
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