Senior Accountant

Essential Duties and responsibilities

• Meet assigned deadlines and deliver on goals and objectives
• Actively participate in the month end close and reporting process in accordance with the Corporate Reporting calendar
• Record and report transactions in a timely, complete and accurate manner
• Identify and resolve issues quickly and independently, if possible, or bring them to management’s attention with proposed solutions
• Perform assigned reconciliations of general ledger/AP/AR/Bank accounts on a monthly/quarterly/semi-annual basis. This includes identifying reconciling items along with the research and clearing of such items in a timely manner based on appropriate supporting documentation
• Maintain and update desk-top procedures for any changes in processes, tools and procedures
• Keep updated checklists and ensure completion of tasks per such checklists
• Prepare supporting schedules and analyses as required by management
• Timely and effectively communicate with accounting, finance and operations teams by providing thorough and thoughtful responses to inquiries and questions
• Supervise work of junior level Accountants, if any
• Develop strong relationships with the business by offering solutions to resolve issues in an effective and cost-efficient manner
• Share knowledge within the team and provide support to other team members
• Complete ad hoc requests in a timely manner with the highest quality
• Recommend process improvements as deemed reasonable
• Timely communicate items of importance or of unusual magnitude

Other Duties

• Demonstrates strong experience with the Accounting Close process and is willing to work collaboratively with the team until all close activities are completed.
• As part of a team, has strong command of Large Volume, multi-reporting unit Intercompany Accounting with relevant experience in IC reconciliation
• Possesses solid proactive critical thinking and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to work semi‑independently and seek guidance only after making a reasonable effort to resolve issues. Confidence and ability to obtain additional support and coding elements from counterparties and Finance contacts and to prioritize communications based on where the counterparty is based.  
• Experience with SAP ECC or SAP S/4HANA is an advantage but not required.
• Familiarity with Analysis for Office (SAP add‑on) is a plus, though not mandatory.
• Familiarity with Blackline Journal Entry and Reconciliation processes is desired
• Has a sound understanding of accounting impacts across key functional areas including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Cash, Payroll, and Fixed Assets.
• Able to operate effectively within an existing accounting framework while also identifying and recommending process improvements.

Job Qualifications

Education:  Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting required
• 10 years of previous accounting/audit experience in public or private accounting
• CA or CPA certification preferred
• Experience with SAP and/or other ERPs strongly preferred
• Experience with Tagetik preferred
• Experience with Blackline strongly preferred
• Strong reporting and data querying capabilities
• Thorough knowledge of MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)
• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to work flexible hours (“US hours”) to well coordinate with the rest of the team during Month-End Close/Reporting
• Detail oriented approach to work; ability to maintain confidentiality; strong problem-solving skills

• Ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Willingness to take initiative and to follow through on assignments
• Reliable home internet and bandwidth when working from home. The use of sound dampening headsets strongly preferred.

Travel requirements

Minimal travel might be required

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Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment process.