Financial Accountant
About the role
Reporting to the Controller, the Financial Accountant (FA) will be a key player in facilitating the financial reporting and compliance for multiple entities. Working closely with the Operational and Corporate Finance Teams, the FA is a key contributor to the month-end close process, preparing journal entries, working papers, and variance analysis. In addition to these core deliverables, the FA will support key initiatives, including enhancing business processes, new systems implementation and the optimization of the close process.
As a key member of North America (NAM) Control team, the Financial Accountant must have the ability to: Manage multiple deadlines, prioritize tasks accordingly, and meet the expectations of multiple stakeholders (i.e. corporate finance team, FP&A team, financial operations team, and external auditors). Process monthly journal entries, ensuring all transactions are adequately supported and are SOX compliant. Prepare and reconcile monthly balance sheet reconciliations. Perform Profit & Loss (P&L) and balance sheet (BS) analysis monthly and obtain a thorough understanding of variances in financial statement line items (FSLI) to provide meaningful commentary to senior management. Be able to work independently and work collaboratively as a team, taking on new tasks as needed to achieve the goal of timely and accurate reporting. Demonstrate strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with internal stakeholders in a matrix environment. Be an agent of change through a continuous improvement process.
The candidate must hold an undergraduate degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or equivalent, along with with an accounting designation (CPA) or working towards completion of such; and ideally have more than 2 years of financial analysis and accounting experience gained in a large, international, complex, publicly traded organization.