Staff Accountant

Description

Staff Accountant - General Accounting

Reports to: Supervisor - General Accounting

Contributes to:

General Accounting team

Responsibilities:

• Execute the more complex General Accounting activities within the financial month-end close cycle on time and at a high-level of quality and accuracy. This General Accounting team is the primary group responsible for the month-end financial close process, including recording the majority of journal entries, accruals/estimates and performing account reconciliations.
• Prepare journal entries for review by the General Accounting Supervisor and/or Manager, including equity method investments, royalty calculations, and various accruals.
• Prepare required account reconciliations timely and accurately, for review by the General Accounting Supervisor and/or Manager.
• Fulfill external auditor requests and questions, particularly through the year-end reporting cycle.
• Identify and communicate efficiency opportunities within the monthly financial close, account reconciliation and financial reporting processes; supporting our department's core mission to modernize and streamline these processes.
• Handle other responsibilities, as needed, such as project/system implementation support.

Requirements:

• BS in Accounting.
• CPA (Preferred, but not required).
• Minimum of 2 years in accounting (or similar) experience with increasing responsibilities directly involved in the financial close process; additional/more senior experience preferred
• Large, public company experience is a plus.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Teachable attitude / willingness to learn.
• Able to contribute creatively to a vision of "what could be", not just focused on "what is/has been"
• Ability to execute tasks within a project plan on time and at a high-level of quality.
• Ability to review problems and formulate solutions.
• Experience using modern ERP's such as SAP or Oracle is preferred
• Good social skills in dealing with internal personnel, auditors, etc.

Benefits

We offer a competitive range of benefits to support our employees' health, well-being, and financial security. Medical, dental, and vision benefits are available to all eligible employees on the first day of employment. For more information on the benefits available for this role, please contact the recruiter or hiring manager.

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An Equal Opportunity Employer.

Please note:

• All job offers are subject to pre-employment drug screening and a background check.
• Unless otherwise noted, we do not sponsor employees for work authorization in the U.S. for this position.

Notice to Agencies: We only accept resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or staffing services if a Service Agreement has been signed and we have requested recruitment/staffing services for the specific position. Any unsolicited resumes will become the property of the company, and no fees or compensation will be paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or staffing service.