Senior Accountant

Responsibilities

1. Assists in monthly closing and financial reporting by preparing routine and complex journal entries, consolidation of the various legal entities, and review journal entries prepared by accountants. Reviews system generated journal entries for accuracy and reasonableness.

2. Monthly internal financial reporting, primarily the monthly Financial Report (which includes monthly financial and statistical information) for management.

3. Annually prepares the Financial Statements including footnotes.

4. Using and maintaining the ERP (SAP) system, which is used to prepare the financial statements, various footnotes, and statistical reports.

5. Quarterly and annual preparation of schedules and footnote support for (parent company).

6. Conducts internal audit control self-assessment reviews and assists in SOX-related audit issue resolutions

7. Maintains integrity of balance sheet accounts through review of account activity and balances for accuracy and reasonableness, prepares audit schedules for outside auditors.

8. Performs accounting for complex accounting areas, such as stock compensation, pensions and derivatives, etc.

9. Performs general accounting duties including maintaining the accounting structure for account hierarchy in the financial statements and preparation/submission of various governmental financial and statistical reports as required.

10. Accounting projects as assigned by the Corporate Accounting Manager and Senior Manager Accounting Operations; requires independence and project management skills to obtain project objectives.

11. Prepares financial analysis as required by management.

12. Acts as the liaison with plant and corporate accounting personnel for accounting issues.

13. Seeks continual improvements of all accounting processes.

14. Stays abreast of current accounting standards, including, but not limited to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and the various authoritative accounting guidance (FASB, SEC, etc) to ensure adequate accounting for and disclosure of the company's financial information for internal and external reporting. Ad hoc research and special projects related to a wide range of technical accounting and financial reporting issues.

Experience, Skills & Knowledge

• Strong communication skills, ability to present financial information in a meaningful understandable way
• Ability to question norms and respectfully challenge others
• Good team building skills including trust, professionalism, and be able to garner consensus across diverse groups
• Self-motivated and ability to work independently and collaboratively and strong organizational skills are essential
• Robust internal controls understanding and documentation of all financial processes and transactions
• Detail oriented, ability to accomplish multiple tasks within the agreed upon timeframes through effective prioritization of duties and functions in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work in a time-sensitive and high-volume environment
• Excellent computer skills, including Microsoft Office suite and related tools

Notes:

Seeking someone with: Strong core accounting baseline, some more complex items like pension accounting, short and long term incentive reconciliations, accruals, prepaids, intercompany, FX. Someone who likes to learn and has learning agility. If you're interested, please email your resume to Brallen@ledgent.com or apply to the position!

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