Senior Corporate Accountant - St. Louis, MO

Watlow • St. Louis, MO, United States • $200k - $250k / year • 1m ago

About The Role

The Senior Corporate Accountant is responsible for corporate and global accounting responsibilities, including preparing and reporting consolidated financial statements, conducting financial research, and driving continuous improvement initiatives. This critical accounting role is instrumental in our growth plans to establish and build a strong accounting and financial infrastructure. The Senior Corporate Accountant is key in building a high performing controllership function that influences and enables profitable, controlled, and sustainable growth at Watlow. This role will be based at the global headquarters based in St. Louis, Missouri.

Responsibilities

Support accounting planning activities, deadlines, and financial quality control globally
Prepare corporate month end close activities timely; including global consolidations
Prepare the consolidated financial statements and ensure the books and records are maintained in compliance with generally accepted accounting principles, laws, and regulations
Assist with monthly, quarterly, and annual internal and external/bank reporting
Facilitate 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
Manage a sustainable and repeatable monthly, quarterly, and annual financial cadence
Research technical accounting topics globally and provide recommendations, including purchase accounting, international operations, leases, revenue recognition, intercompany activity, inventory standard costing, and other areas as they arise
Assist with developing and further advancing analytical financial metrics to drive accountability and value
Active involvement with the Oracle ERP system implementation while providing detailed financial support
Assist with external auditors for the annual audit, compliance audits, and 3rd party service providers
Prepare and review journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations
Involvement in merger and acquisition diligence and integration
Participate in special projects as assigned

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent 5-8 years of experience

Desired Qualifications

Master’s in accounting or similar advanced degree
3-5 years’ experience
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) / Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) certification preferred
Deep understanding of US GAAP and technical experience
Comfortable with change and driving change
Experience and desire to create, build, and grow an organization
Positive, hardworking, analytical, strategic thinker, and business partner
Ability to manage competing priorities
Superior attention to detail
Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment

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