The Senior Associate Accountant is a position within the Americas Controller organization. The associate will work closely with other members of the Finance organization, especially members of FP&A, Legal, Regional Shared Service, and Treasury.
Responsibilities:
Responsible for month-end/quarter-end closing the general ledger for Corporate entities timely and accurately (posting journal entries, preparing account reconciliations, loading the consolidation system, preparing SOX controls, and coordinating with upstream/downstream functions to resolve issues).
Preparing quarterly financial statements, accounting forms, analytics, and governmental filings.
Monitoring assigned accounts to ensure that monthly activity is posted accurately, efficiently and if issues are detected, a recommendation is made to resolve.
Interfacing with internal and external auditors.
Assist with special project or ad hoc requests as needed.
Identifying, solving and/or escalating accounting issues to his/her supervisor.
Interface with external third party service providers on special purpose entities.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting with 0-5 years of progressive accounting experience.
Advanced degree or CPA a plus.
Understanding of accounting principles & internal controls.
Applies concepts and guidelines; demonstrates healthy skepticism and effective problem solving and analytical skills.
Previous experience with SAP is plus.
Proficient in Microsoft office products.
Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team and work independently with limited supervision.
Self-motivated, driven and effectively prioritizes assignments.
Exhibits a positive can-do attitude and approaches responsibilities with an open mind.
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