General Ledger Accountant

Interview process: one teams interview and one in-person. Summary

The Senior Accountant is integral to the monthly closing process and ensures adherence to internal controls. Responsibilities include recording and reconciling cash accounts and preparing and reconciling various other balance sheet accounts. The individual in this role is responsible for maintaining internal control systems over financial reporting and demonstrating compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.

• Supports the monthly close process for the company, all equity investments, and wholly owned subsidiaries, including preparation of journal entries and reconciliation of balance sheet accounts.
• Responsible for preparing account reconciliations reported within our company's financial statements, including cash, legal and environmental contingencies, intercompany balances, and income taxes.
• Creates manual journal entries necessary to support the close, ensuring accuracy and adherence to the monthly close schedule. Assists in consolidations and intercompany eliminations, performing variance analysis as required.
• Oversees cash management activities, including daily cash reconciliations, payroll, and debt servicing.
• Collaborate with external auditors to facilitate four standalone audits annually. Ensures compliance with internal controls and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements by maintaining control documentation and supporting audits of key controls.
• Assists with quarterly reviews and responds to external audit requests. Supports ad hoc reporting and analysis requests.
• Continuously identifies opportunities to improve and automate processes.

• Undergraduate or Graduate (Preferred) Degree is Accounting or Finance
• 3+ years of accounting experience
• Combination of public accounting and/or corporate accounting experience
• Proficient in US GAAP and IFRS
• Experience with ERP systems (Oracle preferred) and financial applications