Senior Accountant

Job Description

Job Description

Summary

The Senior Accountant is a key team member for the US and Group consolidation and reporting processes, ensuring compliance with US GAAP and the adoption of relevant accounting standards. This role involves preparing consolidated financial statements, interpreting complex transactions for stakeholders and delivering high-quality financial analysis to senior management, the board and external auditors. This role will ensure adherence to group policies and procedures, assist in identifying and mitigating risks through effective controls, and support various project initiatives and ad hoc requests as the business evolves. The position will focus on centralizing and streamlining the financial reporting processes. The position will prepare supporting schedules, reconciliations, and relevant documentation outlining key processes. Additional responsibilities may include the preparation of journal entries and accompanying schedules dealing with leasing and Group financial reporting. Attention to detail and accuracy is required. Must follow U.S. GAAP and ASC 842, Leases, requirements for reporting as well as maintain SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley) internal control compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• Compile and analyze financial information to prepare journal entries to account for the combination of multiple locations and foreign currency translations.
• Prepare various monthly journal entries related to leases, including accruals, prepayments, and amortization entries as needed.
• Reconcile general ledger accounts and prepare monthly roll forward schedules.
• Coordinate the timely communication of financial information needed across the global organization to be used in the month-end close process.
• Review information gathered from the Global teams and provide feedback and review questions.
• Research, analyze and answer accounting questions.
• Apply U.S. GAAP accounting standards to analyze financial information and prepare financial reports.
• Contribute to the quarterly and annual financial statement footnote disclosures.
• Maintain proper support and documentation and assist with implementing and maintaining internal controls in order to remain SOX compliant.
• Assist local teams to reconcile between GAAP books and local ledger (stat) books
• Strong knowledge of ASC 842 lease accounting standard and familiarity with practical application of the standard
• Review new transactions and agreements to accurately apply GAAP accounting, including developing, coordinating, and implementation of global record to report processes to accurately record transactions in subledger, ERP, and consolidation system.
• Prepare consolidated schedules for financial statement information to support the Consolidated Statement of Cashflows and other External reporting requirements.
• Assist in the timely completion of the internal and external audit by preparing audit schedules and answering questions.
• Ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP accounting standards.
• Special projects as assigned.

Education, Qualifications, and Skills