Financial Accountant

Support and assist the monthly North America financial close process, including day to day financial operations:

• Reconciliation of various balance sheet accounts:
  Prepaid Asset, Accrued Expenses, payroll clearing, bad debt provision, fixed assets.
• Perform all intercompany related activities with domestic and international subsidiaries, i.e. recharges, cash settlement files, journal entries, eliminations and reconciliation.
• Perform monthly close activities including preparing journal entries, accounts reconciliations, clearing, and reporting.
• Process, reconcile and explain account revaluation.
• Assist in the preparation of yearend Financial Audit.
• Communicate effectively variance explanation against prior periods and budget.
• Ensure SOX compliance by adhering to internal control requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement focusing on streamlining, improving and automating processes.
• Perform other ad hoc analyses, and special projects as required

Skills required:

• 4+ years of combined private accounting experience
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting
• Experience with Oracle ERP
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• A proactive attitude with a willingness to learn and take initiative.
• Ability to build collaborative relationships with peers and across functions.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Good time-management skills and flexibility

The role will support a month end close team, assisting with month-end close, variance analysis, process-management, and local compliance.