Senior Accountant, Corporate and Consolidations
Job Category: Finance and Accounting
Requisition Number: SRCOR005166
Posted: July 19, 2024
Employment Type: Full-Time
Locations
Rosemont, IL 60018, USA
Description
Responsibilities:
The Sr. Accountant, Corporate and Consolidations will collaborate closely with the Managers and Director of Corporate Accounting and Consolidations to support the operations of the Company’s corporate segment and ensure accurate and timely monthly financial reporting. This role includes responsibilities such as journalizing corporate activities, reconciling corporate accounts, resolving account discrepancies, analyzing account position changes, and overseeing company-wide intercompany matching and intersegment profit elimination processes.
Specific Job Functions:
- Prepare and enter journals related to cash receipts and disbursements, operating expense accruals, prepaid expenses, fixed and intangible assets, corporate allocations, and other corporate-related activities.
- Prepare detailed and organized account reconciliations, and promptly investigate and resolve reconciling items to ensure accuracy and completeness in corporate financial reporting.
- Analyze and understand significant changes in account balances and prepare clear and concise explanations for monthly segment reviews.
- Prepare and provide requested documentation to internal and external auditors.
- Identify and implement improvements for month-end closing procedures and internal control frameworks.
- Collaborate with the Manager of Consolidations and with the financial systems team to ensure maintenance, updates, and optimization of accounting systems, chart of accounts, and reporting structures.
- Lead the implementation of new accounting systems and policies within the corporate segment.
- Manage and ensure accuracy in the intercompany reconciliation process and oversee intercompany profit elimination. Coordinate closely with segment controllers within the Company to streamline processes and ensure compliance.
- Complete special projects as assigned.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree (B.S.) in accounting or related field required
- CPA preferred, but not required
- 5 years of experience (public multi-national company background preferred)
- General accounting experience with knowledge of GAAP in an international environment
- Prior experience working with Hyperion and/or other consolidation systems
- Strong Excel and ad hoc report building skills (Vlookup, pivot tables, etc.)
- Intercompany and consolidation experience a strong plus
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