Senior Accountant Month-End Close, GAAP/IFRS, SAP

This role needs a self-starter who can build new processes and work independently in an unstructured, fast-changing environment.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting (MBA, Master's in Accounting or CPA preferred)
• 3+ years of accounting experience with month-end close, journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations
• Experience in two different SAP systems at the same time (SAP implementation experience preferred)
• GAAP and IFRS knowledge; Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance
• Strong grasp of internal controls and segregation of duties
• Experience building new teams or processes from scratch
• Proven process improvement experience
• Self-starter, comfortable with ambiguity (undefined workloads, workstreams that aren't connected)
• Experience working with internal and external auditors
• Intermediate Excel and Word; strong analysis, organization and communication

What you'll do:

• Handle function-based accounting: revenue deferrals, legal expense, marketing, depreciation, selling and G&A expenses
• Complete month-end close accurately and on time: record and approve journal entries, run variance analysis, update subledgers
• Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations, and report unreconciled items to management
• Support budgeting, forecasting and month-end reporting
• Work with accounting, finance and operations partners in North America and worldwide
• Support internal audits and quarterly and annual reviews with auditors
• Find and put in place process improvements
• Complete special projects