Senior Staff Accountant

Description

Position Summary: The Senior Staff Accountant plays a key role in the financial integrity and reporting of a complex, multi-entity, and multinational organization. This position is responsible for advanced accounting functions, including consolidation, intercompany transactions, foreign currency accounting, and compliance with both US GAAP and relevant international accounting standards. The Senior Staff Accountant will assist in monthly and annual close, financial statement preparation, process improvements, and support audits across multiple jurisdictions.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

General Ledger Management

• Prepare, review, and post journal entries for multiple entities in various currencies.
• Maintain and reconcile balance sheet and income statement accounts.

Consolidation & Intercompany

• Perform global consolidations for monthly and quarterly financial statements.
• Reconcile and eliminate intercompany balances and transactions.
• Coordinate with local teams to ensure accuracy of intercompany activity.

Financial Reporting

• Prepare consolidated financial statements and supporting schedules.
• Assist with management reporting, variance analysis, and KPI tracking.
• Ensure compliance with US GAAP and participate in adoption of IFRS/local accounting standards as needed.

Foreign Currency & Tax

• Manage foreign currency transactions, revaluations, and translation adjustments.
• Collaborate with tax advisors for cross-border tax matters and compliance.

Process Improvement & Controls

• Recommend and implement process improvements in accounting, reporting, and internal controls.
• Assist with ERP system upgrades, automation, and workflow enhancements.

Audit & Compliance

• Support annual external financial reviews, working with accountants across jurisdictions.
• Prepare documentation for statutory audits and regulatory filings as required.

Other

• Promote proper work ethic and demonstrate the Company’s Core Values, policies, procedures and best practices.
• Comply with all customer and service location requirements, including, but not limited to, health/safety training and vaccination status. 
• Demonstrate proficiency using technology, including, but not limited to, smart phones, tablets, computers, mobile applications, web-based software, typing, data entry, spreadsheets, and the use of video conferencing systems.
• Demonstrate the ability to use written and verbal communication skills to deal effectively with diverse groups of people, including proficiency in using a telephone/cellphone.
• Demonstrate the ability to maintain a close working relationship with Company team members, customers, service locations, and the general public for the purpose of explanation, interpretation, technical assistance, and non-routine problem-solving.
• Demonstrate excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze complex issues and implement effective solutions.
• Demonstrate outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport and influence stakeholders at all levels, inside and outside the Company.
• Demonstrate solid project and time management capabilities, including the ability to organize, prioritize, and manage multiple projects and tasks simultaneously.
• Travel to Company facilities, customer locations, or alternate service locations as assigned. Must be able to drive on behalf of the Company and/or customers if required.
• Occasional participation in events outside of regular hours may be necessary, which may include meetings, training sessions, and team building events.
• Maintains flexibility to work additional hours as needed during busy periods or to meet deadlines.
• Ability to adapt to changing work demands and schedules, including occasional mandatory overtime. Mandatory overtime may be required, with compensation provided in accordance with Company policies and local labor laws.
• Requires minimal supervision.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions:

• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods of time (1/3 or more of the workday), and perform tasks that require bending, stooping, kneeling, or crouching.
• Ability to work with and around others for extended periods of time (2/3 or more of the workday).
• Ability to occasionally lift and carry objects weighing up to 20 pounds repeatedly throughout the day.
• Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate smartphones, keyboards, hand tools, and measurement devices.
• Keen eyesight to read small print/text/figures and to identify quality defects (including in low-light situations).
• Comfortable working in environments with varying temperatures and noise levels.
• Employment for this position is contingent on the individual obtaining and maintaining all Company, customer, and service location requirements (including vaccination status), which may be subject to change at any time.

Education, Experience, Qualifications:

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• Minimum 3–5 years of progressive accounting experience
• Excellent communication, analytical, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, cross-cultural environment
• Valid driver’s license
• Must be and remain eligible to be issued a passport for any required international travel/training

Preferred

• CPA or equivalent certification
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP; exposure to IFRS and/or other international standards
• Experience with multi-entity and international operations
• Advanced proficiency in Sage accounting software
• Experience with multi-currency transactions and consolidations as well as transfer pricing, international tax and compliance requirements

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The statements listed above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by the individual filling this position and is subject to change. This is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their typical responsibilities from time to time, as assigned by management. The Company reserves the right to modify, interpret, or apply this job description as appropriate in its business judgment. This job description itself is not a contract of employment, implied or otherwise.