Corporate Accounting Specialist

This position is responsible for:

• Performing accounting activities including analyzing/documenting transactions, recording journal entries, preparing reconciliations, and performing variance analyses.
• Supporting the preparation of financial statement disclosures for group and/or statutory reporting.
• Building and maintaining working relationships with operating departments (both globally and within North America), auditors and other functions.
• Working on cross-functional teams to facilitate proper implementation of technical transactions and recommending proper accounting treatment on unique transactions and/or new pronouncements.
• Serving as a reference point for issue resolution.
• Establishing and maintaining internal control procedures to ensure compliance with Sarbanes Oxley.
• Ensuring accounting estimates are properly supported, accurate and complete.
• Experience with various technical accounting concepts (eg., foreign exchange transactions, derivatives, hedging transactions, impairment assessments and actuarially-determined provisions).
• Driving continuous improvement and process initiatives throughout area of responsibility.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
• CPA or equivalent designation
• 5+ years of accounting experience with strong knowledge of US GAAP and/or IFRS accounting principles
• Experience with consolidation system applications and concepts
• Strong leadership and problem solving skills with a bias for action and issue resolution

• Knowledge of IFRS accounting principles