Sr. Accountant

Description

The Senior Lease Accountant, Global Financial Solutions, is responsible for lease accounting under ASU 842, including managing the collection and review of company-wide lease data as well as participate in month-end and closing reconciliations.

• The person in this position will have the opportunity to work on special projects around the implementation and recommendation of new procedures and policies.
• The Accountant will provide accounting support in accordance with US GAAP. 

Essential Duties and Job Functions:

• Partner with FP&A colleagues to coordinate and execute the monthly accrual process.
• The functional areas include: Sales & Marketing, General & Administrative, Manufacturing, and Facilities. 
• Record monthly accruals for external vendors relating to spending on contractors, purchasing card, etc.  
• Prepare and post month-end close and accounting transactions in a timely and accurate manner
• Record Leasing activities in the ERP system
• Create and maintain lease accounting schedules in accordance with GAAP
• Forecasting, reporting, and analysis of lease activity on a monthly/quarterly basis, including account variance analysis
• Responsible for the preparation of lease accounting rollforward and lease footnote support for SEC filings
• Perform GL account analysis, and account reconciliations for the respective functional areas
• Maintain a control environment in which the processes are consistent with the requirements of Sarbanes-Oxley and company policies
• Recommend process improvements and participate in or lead cross-functional initiatives to implement best practices
• Interact with internal and external auditors to ensure the quarterly review and audit activities are executed in a timely manner
• Work with other financial analysts and may serve as team lead to ensure successful accomplishments of individual and team goals and objectives
• Interact with internal and external auditors to ensure financial statements are presented accurately and filed on time
• Support ERP enhancements, reporting tool enhancements and UAT testing
• Perform accounting sub-function and preparation of reports and statistics detailing financial results
• Coordinate schedules, activities and reports with other departments
• Establish and maintain operating procedures within the context of existing SOX controls and company policies
• Prepare journal entries (with appropriate supporting documentation) for the month-end close and accounting transactions
• Maintain, reconcile and resolve reconciling items for balance sheet accounts
• Prepare analysis and schedules for management as well as internal and external auditors
• Frequently interact with peers, outside vendors, external auditors and functional group members at various management levels
• Gain cooperation of others, conducting presentations or providing technical information concerning specific projects. 

Basic Qualifications: 

• High school and nine years' experience or bachelor’s degree and five years’ experience or Masters' degree and three years’ experience
• Must be able to apply accounting knowledge to day-to-day operations and assigned projects
• Strong technical expertise in area of responsibility
• Ability to identify trends through analysis of various data
• Proficiency with Microsoft tools (Excel, Outlook, and Word)
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Able to work in a fast-paced, changing environment, meeting deadlines in an accurate and timely manner
• Experience in process development and process improvement 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Working knowledge of SAP