Job Summary
The
Accountant III supports the balance sheet and general ledger ensuring compliance to US GAAP and Corporate Accounting Policies while seeking out opportunities for process improvement to have more efficient and effective workloads. This role is responsible for maintaining accurate general ledger records, assisting with month-end close, and ensuring compliance with accounting standards. The ideal candidate will also have experience supporting accounting for US based companies and exposure to the application of resale tax certificates in multi-state environments.
Duties And Responsibilities
- Assist in financial close process, including but not limited to preparation of month-end journal entries and reconciliations
- Assist with financial statement preparation and internal reporting
- Maintain the general ledger system and ensure accuracy of financial records.
- Monitor and reconcile intercompany transactions.
- Review and validate resale certificates for compliance with tax regulations.
- Support internal and external audits by providing documentation and analysis.
- Ensure compliance with GAAP and internal accounting policies.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Tax.
- Continuously identify and implement process improvements within the general ledger function.
- Adapt to new tasks and responsibilities as the business grows and changes
- Assist in financial and statutory audit preparation
- Completes special projects as assigned
- Assist other teams as necessary to assure timely accounting processes.
Job Skills And Traits
- Understands generally accepted accounting principles, controls and practices
- Demonstrates effective oral and written communication skills
- Able to manage multiple priorities; demonstrates flexibility as priorities change in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Self-motivated, solutions oriented team player with high energy
- Superb attention to detail, strong planning and excellent organization skills
- Ability to influence and build relationships cross functionally
- Diligent: ensures high quality of work and strives to reduce errors and review comments
- Efficient: completes projects / tasks in a timely manner
- Inquisitive: asks questions to better understand requirements and data
Qualifications
What are the non-negotiable requirements?
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
- 5+ years accounting experience for US based companies
- Focus on General Accounting background
- Journal entry preparations (accruals, prepayments, bank transactions etc), fixed asset accounting, payroll accounting, balance sheet reconciliation, etc
- Experience with 3-10 journal entries a day during month end closing
- BDA standard or acceptable number as it relates to these items during the month end close:
- Number of Balance sheet reconciliations prepared monthly- 5-15 accounts per month
- Experience in monthly book closing
- Demonstrates effective oral and written communication skills
- Superb attention to detail, strong planning and excellent organization skills
- Able to manage multiple priorities; demonstrates flexibility as priorities change in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Experience with at least 2 Accounting ERP Systems (Oracle, Netsuite, SAP, Peoplesoft, Xero, High Radius, etc). If Quickbooks + SAP, Quickbooks+Oracle Netsuite, QuickBooks+ MS Dynamics, Quickbooks+PeopleSoft, and Quickbooks+High Radius are all good
What are the requirements you can be flexible on?
- CPA preferred but not required
- International experience is a plus, specifically in UK, France, and Germany. Includes experience with multiple entities, foreign transactions, multiple currencies, and non-US accounting standards
- Experience with Oracle EBS preferred or similar major ERP system
- Strong Microsoft Office Excel skills (advanced formulas a plus)
- Exposure to financial system tools such as Blackline, Hyperion/Smartview, Tableau
- Experience supporting accounting for US based companies and exposure to the application of resale tax certificates in multi-state environments.
