Staff Accountant

Responsibilities:

• Prepare monthly close activities including journal entries, consolidation of sub-ledgers, reconciliation, and analysis.
• Assist in the preparation of global financial statements in accordance with US GAAP and global statutory requirements.
• Prepare, review, analyze, and reconcile sub-ledgers from multiple sources, systems, and locations.
• Reconcile intercompany accounts with transactions involving foreign currencies from multiple locations in Europe, Asia, Mexico, Canada, and USA.
• Assist with all federal, state, local and foreign taxes by preparing timely and accurate returns and maintaining records.
• Work with outside auditors, state and federal agencies, and 3rd parties on compliance processes and audits.
• Work with management on continuous improvement and efficiency initiatives.
• Assist with establishing and implementing best practice processes and procedures for local and global accounting functions.
• Assist with implementing controls, maintaining and building a strong control environment throughout the organization.
• Involvement in technical accounting and compliance initiatives globally.
• Prepare and further advance analytical financial metrics to drive accountability and value.
• Engagement with the Oracle system implementation.
• Involvement in other corporate functions such as credit, collections, insurance, risk management, cash management, global repatriation and corresponding intercompany transactions, and banking.
• Involvement in merger and acquisition diligence and integration

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance (CPA preferred).
• Minimum of 2 years’ accounting experience, preferably in manufacturing with standard costing experience
• Understanding of US GAAP and technical experience, international and purchase accounting a plus
• Advanced Excel skills and strong technical and software background
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Attention to detail with outstanding organizational skills.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment with ability to manage competing priorities.
• Process minded, with ability to establish, build and implement best in class processes globally
• Comfortable with change and driving change
• Positive, hardworking, analytical, strategic thinker, and business partner