Corporate Accountant II

Summary

The Corporate Accountant II will support the Manager of Corporate Accounting in ensuring that Hollister’s consolidated financial statements are in compliance with US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and ensuring the integrity and accuracy of the consolidated financial statements.

Hollister operates in a hybrid environment. Beginning May 4, Associates will be required to come to the office a minimum of 4 days per week.

• Perform Financial Analysis of Consolidated Results and Analyze Balance Sheet Accounts
• Perform the consolidated close on a monthly basis
• Review and record entries from various finance teams across the globe to ensure accuracy and compliance with global accounting policies
• Monitor and review trial balance submissions globally, and educate the business partners to reduce errors and ensure accuracy
• Prepare and record necessary consolidating/eliminating entries in order to comply with US GAAP
• Reconcile and analyze balance sheet accounts
• Perform balance sheet and P&L account analysis and follow-up with other departments to address any unusual balances or transactions to assure balance sheet integrity
• Participate in various governance meetings on a monthly basis with finance leadership
• Prepare and analyze financial reporting packages

Perform Year End Financial Close of Consolidated Results

• Assist in the year end consolidated close process and preparation of the consolidated financial statements and footnotes
• Consolidate and analyze year end reporting packages from the subsidiaries
• Prepare, analyze, and lead presentation of year end accounts, which includes providing recommended adjustments and solutions

• Address assigned interim and year-end audit requests timely
• Coordinate with internal teams on timely completion of audit requests

• Initiate the global filings process with all branches and subsidiaries
• Monitor and track the receipt of engagement letters, draft and final financial statements, management representation letters and other correspondence
• Collaborate with branches and subsidiaries, as well as local audit firms, to ensure proper documentation is received in a timely manner
• Collaborate with the legal department on statutory due dates, engagement letter changes, management representation letter changes and participate in monthly status meetings
• Review and reconcile annual financial statements and documents for global statutory filings and work with local teams on resolving any discrepancies, when necessary

• Create/change/update policies and procedures
• Research U.S. GAAP treatment as needed

• Create/change/update policies and procedures
• Ensure lease accounting module is providing accurate monthly entries in compliance with ASC 842
• Partner with global controller teams to ensure all leases are in the current model

• Prepare various government surveys as needed
• Other Ad Hoc projects and reporting

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• Years of accounting experience preferred: 2-5
• Strong understanding of US GAAP
• CPA (strongly preferred)
• SAP ECC or S/4
  
  HANA experience (strongly preferred)
• Strong analytical skills
• Advanced Excel skills
• Experience with multi-company and multi-national environment (preferred)
• Experience with consolidations
• Foreign currency experience (preferred)
• Ability to effectively prioritize multiple demands and meet deadlines
• Strong communication skills and ability to effectively interact with various levels of management and associates globally

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Hollister Incorporated is an independent, employee-owned company that develops, manufactures and markets healthcare products worldwide. The company spearheads the advancement of innovative products for ostomy care, continence care and critical care, and also creates educational support materials for patients and healthcare professionals. Headquartered in Libertyville, Illinois, Hollister has manufacturing and distribution centers on three continents and sells in nearly 80 countries.

Hollister is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Firm of John Dickinson Schneider, Inc., and is guided both by its Mission to make life more rewarding and dignified for people who use our products and services, as well as its Vision to grow and prosper as an independent, employee-owned company, and in the process, to become better human beings.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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