Corporate Accountant

Job Summary

Corporate Accountant performs functions and support services in accounting and in documenting financial transactions.

Essential Functions

• Protects assets by monitoring maintenance of internal controls and procedures.
• Coordinates with multiple foreign subsidiaries to maintain and control uniform chart of accounts and account mapping.
• Maintains and controls financial statement formatting and reporting.
• Monitors adherence to departmental budgets, analyzes variances and recommends corrective action.
• Performs on-site internal audits of all subsidiaries on an annual or as needed basis.
• Assists and coordinates with external auditors to ensure audits are executed in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• Prepares and records asset, liability, revenue, and expenses entries by compiling and analyzing account information.
• Maintains and balances subsidiary accounts by verifying, allocating, posting, reconciling transactions, resolving discrepancies.
• Maintains general ledger by transferring subsidiary accounts; preparing a trial balance; reconciling entries.
• Summarizes financial status by collecting information, preparing balance sheet, profit and loss, and other statements.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
• Perform independent research for presentation to management & make recommendations for action.

Skills

• Knowledge of SAP /Power BI preferred
• Bilingual (Spanish) is a plus/preference, but not required
• Self-starter with attention to detail and high level of accuracy
• Strong organizational, multi-tasking and interpersonal skills
• Ability to compile and analyze data and prioritize work to meet deadlines
• Must have working knowledge of Windows, Microsoft Word, and Excel
• Effective oral & written communication skills

Minimum Qualifications

• 3-5 years accounting experience
• Intermediate to Advanced Microsoft Excel skills required
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
• Experience with accounting consolidation systems is required, preferably with SAP
• CPA or CMA preferred
• Previous experiences with Mergers & Acquisitions a plus
• Background in multi-currency and multi-entity preferred
• Experience with a publicly traded company preferred
• Must be willing to work overtime as needed during weekends and holidays to comply with corporate reporting deadlines