W. R. Grace

Sr Accountant

W. R. Grace$77K — $106K *
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • B.S. Degree in Accounting
  • 3-4 years' experience in public accounting or large multinational corporation
  • Strong GAAP knowledge
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Experience with U.S. GAAP financial statements
  • Strong interpersonal skills across functions

Responsibilities

  • Prepare and review quarterly and annual financial statement disclosures
  • Collaborate with external audit team to prepare audit deliverables
  • Analyze customer contracts for revenue accounting
  • Calculate inventory obsolescence and capitalization
  • Review business analytics and balance sheet reconciliations
  • Oversee corporate debt accounting and research best practices
  • Manage hedge and foreign currency accounting with Treasury

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
  • Life Insurance and Disability
  • Grace Wellness Program
  • Flexible Workplace
  • Retirement Plans
  • 401(k) Company Match
  • Paid Vacation and Holidays
  • Parental Leave
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Company Donation Match Program
Full Job Description
Annual Wage Range: $77,440.80 - $106,481.10
Other Compensation: Eligibility for the Short-Term Incentive program and other applicable bonuses
Benefits: U.S. Employee Benefits Summary (grace.com)

Job Description

Grace is seeking a Sr Accountant to join our Controller team! This role reports to the Senior Manager, Global Accounting & Reporting and is located in Columbia, MD.

In this role, you will play a key part in supporting both business and corporate accounting activities for a global, diversified organization. You'll work across a broad range of technical accounting areas while collaborating with colleagues across Finance and within the business. This position offers meaningful exposure to complex accounting matters and financial reporting, and will help drive process improvements in a dynamic, fast paced environment. This role is ideal for a motivated accounting professional looking to broaden their technical expertise and grow within a global finance organization.

Responsibilities

  • Prepare and review quarterly and annual financial statement disclosures
  • Prepare audit deliverables and work with external audit team to answer any questions
  • Perform revenue accounting to include analyzing and reviewing customer contracts
  • Perform inventory accounting to include inventory obsolescence and inventory capitalization calculations
  • Review different business analytics and balance sheet account reconciliations
  • Oversight of corporate debt accounting including researching proper treatment of debt transactions
  • Oversight of hedge and foreign currency accounting, including working with Treasury and third-party service providers
  • Oversight of lease accounting including working with colleagues around the world to ensure leases are correctly captured
  • Research and apply accounting guidance as directed
  • Other duties as assigned


Required Qualifications

  • B.S. Degree in Accounting
  • 3-4 years' experience within a public accounting firm or an accounting department within a large multinational corporation
  • Strong GAAP skills/knowledge required
  • Strong Microsoft Office Suite capabilities (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Experience with U.S. GAAP financial statements through audit or preparation
  • Strong interpersonal skills-ability to communicate to all levels in the organization and across functions


Preferred Qualifications

  • SAP and related systems (BPC, SAC, etc.)
  • Experience with hedge accounting, lease accounting, and/or revenue recognition
  • Experience with process improvements
  • Familiarity with AI-enabled tools
  • WDesk financial reporting platform experience
  • CPA license
  • #LI -TC1


Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
  • Life Insurance and Disability
  • Grace Wellness Program
  • Flexible Workplace
  • Retirement Plans
  • 401(k) Company Match
  • Paid Vacation and Holidays
  • Parental Leave
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Company Donation Match Program

Grace is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Grace via email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of Grace. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Grace as a result of the referral or through other means.

About W. R. Grace

W. R. Grace is a global specialty chemical company that produces and sells catalysts and silica-based materials. The company operates in two segments: Grace Catalysts Technologies and Grace Materials Technologies. Grace Catalysts Technologies provides catalysts and related products and technologies used in refining, petrochemical and other chemical manufacturing applications. Grace Materials Technologies provides specialty materials, including silica-based and silica-alumina-based materials, used in coatings, consumer, industrial, and pharmaceutical applications. The company was founded in 1854 and is headquartered in Columbia, Maryland.
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