POSITION SUMMARYThe Global Accountant is responsible for bringing all worldwide general ledgers together on a timely basis to arrive at a consolidated view of Corporate performance. Reporting to the Financial Reporting Manager within the Global Team, the position will work closely with corporate accounting and tax, global operating locations and business unit controllers to ensure (1) worldwide trial balances are correct and validated, (2) intercompany transactions properly reflect corporate structural relationships and (3) intercompany eliminations and foreign exchange entries are appropriately booked.
Primary Roles and Responsibilities- Assist with global accounting closes, including preparation and communication of global close calendars, close progression and acting as a global point person for related inquiries.
- Prepare and/or review accounting entries for corporate transactions, intercompany settlement and eliminations, transfer pricing consistency, account reconciliations and flux analysis.
- Participate in all financial reporting system related activities such as changes to the global chart of accounts, entity reporting hierarchies, user access, consolidation mappings and other processes and controls.
- Manage multiple subsidiary relationships as well as data from multiple accounting systems.
- Liaison with financial planning, treasury and tax functions and external auditors as needed.
- Support variance and financial analysis of results at the consolidated level as well as by location and line of business.
- Ensure consistent application of GAAP in financial reporting and maintain expertise in financial reporting standards as defined by FASB and the SEC.
Minimum Qualifications- Bachelor's and/or master's degree in accounting
- CPA certification is a plus
- Experience in Big 4 or Industry Accounting with proven ability to work with multiple EPM and financial reporting systems.
- Experience with financial consolidation of different business units, companies, and international entities as well as multiple accounting systems.
- Thorough working knowledge and understanding of financial reporting requirements under GAAP and SEC regulations.
- Comprehensive knowledge and experience with general accounting, foreign currency issues, month end close procedures, eliminations and consolidations, SOX controls and external audit procedures.
- Ability to offer flexibility in schedule to accommodate various time-zones.
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills including Excel, Word and Access/Monarch.
