Staff Accountant

We are hiring a handful of Staff Accountants to support the Business & financial “run-the-business" tasks associated with our Client’s ERP implementation. Our client is a Leading Oil & Energy Corporation and they need experienced self-starters to identify opportunities to improve processes, manage large datasets, and execute accounting functions for the project. Manage daily accounting operations, handling all aspects of general ledger.

Obtains and analyzes financial information to prepare audits, reports, statements and recommendations.

• One of the main responsibilities will be handling month-end close duties during the monthly calendar close.
• This is a vital part of this role as close is essentially an “on call” time for the team.
• General operations accounting duties including:
• Revenue accruals, cost accruals, FP&A, forecasting, cost reviews, Power
  
  BI reporting, and journal entries.
• Not as technical as international accounting with foreign exchange, statutory, tax
• Reviews periodic reports such as financial statements, audit reports, management, government, tax, and budget reports.
• Ensures processes are optimized and documented; including continuous improvement methods and disciplines to improve the overall control environment and adhere to internal control policies
• Direct liaison with internal and external auditors on OAR’s, projects, and quarterly audit engagements.
• Reviews and provides variance analysis of responsible accounts as requested and needed by management.
• Compile Daily/Monthly reconciliations of production and related numbers.
• Prepare monthly journal entries and trial balance reconciliations
• Analyze processing errors, identify appropriate support, and coordinate data updates to ensure inventory accuracy.
• Assist with standard cost updates and support information requests from Finance, Audit, and other internal departments
• Generates and creates ad-hoc reporting for management as needed, and supports finance and operational partners as needed
• Reviews & approves related journal entries and account reconciliations for accuracy

• Minimum of 1-3 years of experience in Accounting, Financial Analysis, or related field
• Proficiency in Excel a must
• SAP experience is a must
• S4 Hana Experience plus, ECC is also preferred
• Experience with Oracle Hyperion/Essbase is a huge plus
• Experience with Blackline is a plus
• Experience in Power
  
  BI a plus
• Bachelor's degree, preferably in Accounting, Finance, Business Analytics, Information Systems, or a related field

• Ability to be available and willing to work diligently through month end close as this is a demanding time for the team.
• Strong communication skills to lead meetings and explain financial and data concepts to diverse stakeholders.
• Self-motivated, with the ability to proactively identify issues and support teams in developing and implementing effective solutions.
• Ability to establish procedures for newly developed processes.