Senior Accountant

Company With around 480 locations in over 40 countries, thyssenkrupp Materials Services is the biggest materials distributor and service provider in the western world. The broad service spectrum offered by the materials experts enables customers to focus on their individual core business. The area of Materials Services spans two strategic areas: global materials distribution as one-stop-shop - from steel and stainless steel, tubes and pipes, nonferrous metals and specialty materials to plastics and raw materials - and tailored services in the areas of materials management and supply chain management.

An extensive omnichannel architecture offers 250,000 customers worldwide cross-channel, round-the-clock access to more than 150,000 products and services. A highly efficient logistics system ensures that all requested services are smoothly integrated into customer production processes "just-in-time" or "just-in-sequence. thyssenkrupp Aerospace is a subsidiary of the internationally operating thyssenkrupp Group. We focus on supplying aerospace raw materials and finished part logistics to the world's leading aerospace companies and their supply chains.

Operating from 35 service centers in 15 countries throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific enables us to aggregate demand across a single supply chain on behalf of the world's leading OEM's, while at the same time providing a truly responsive local service to meet the needs of individual subcontractors anywhere in the world.

Your responsibilities

Job Summary This individual is responsible for performing the daily activities of the general accounting department which includes monitoring and analyzing general ledger accounts and financial statements, support of external audit, tax package preparation, quarterly HFM package preparation and other ad hoc reporting requirements.

A successful candidate will be detail-oriented, highly organized and able to work with little to no supervision. The individual should have a solid working knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and strong financial analysis skills.

Job Description

• Key Accountabilities:

• Preparation and analysis of monthly, quarterly and annual journal entries and reports
• Participation in the monthly general ledger close and consolidation reporting to parent companies
• Cross collaboration with Finance department and individual branches for financial reviews
• Maintains and reconciles balance sheet accounts which includes investigating and resolving account discrepancies
• Provides support for audits and tax requests
• Routine accounting assignments including, but not limited to, review and coding of invoices received and/or preparing invoices for affiliates
• Create and maintain documentation on processes and procedures related to job responsibilities
• Ability to be a resource for and train staff members as well as facilitate cross-training among team
• Recommends and implements ideas and innovations to improve upon existing systems, work processes and procedures
• Participates in cross functional teams to implement accounting solutions for new business activities
• Meets TKMNA Employee Attributes / Competencies
• The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirement for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements.

Qualifications:

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor degree in accounting, finance, business or related field
• Knowledge of US GAAP/IFRS and internal controls
• 3-5 years of relevant experience
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (i.e. Outlook, Excel and Word)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including the ability to effectively communicate accounting results to both accounting and non-accounting customers at various levels of the organization
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Ability to meet communicated deadlines
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships
• Ability to work independently
• Displays initiative and has the ability to improve processes and document work performed
• Attention to detail
• Highly organized - able to…