Job Description
Job Description
Key Responsibilities
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\n - Candidates with international accounting exposure, foreign currency transaction experience, or a background in payroll accounting and payroll reconciliation leadership.
\n - Review, prepare, and approve complex journal entries to ensure accurate and timely general ledger reporting.
\n - Oversee balance sheet reconciliations, including international intercompany accounts and foreign currency transactions, and investigate and resolve discrepancies.
\n - Lead, coach, and develop a team of up to five accounting professionals, fostering collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
\n - Manage the reconciliation of payroll taxes, employee benefits, self-funded health plans, and other related liability accounts.
\n - Analyze account variances, identify underlying causes, and recommend or implement appropriate accounting adjustments.
\n - Investigate and resolve discrepancies involving employee garnishments, 401(k) contributions, SERP plans, and other payroll-related accounts.
\n - Monitor payroll bank accounts and ensure all related accounting entries are accurate, complete, and recorded within established deadlines.
\n - Collaborate with payroll operations, compliance, and benefits teams to research and resolve reconciliation issues.
\n - Support the monthly intercompany billing process and shared services accounting activities.
\n - Review corporate overhead reporting and investigate actual results against budget, highlighting significant fluctuations.
\n - Oversee account research, transaction verification, and reconciliation activities to maintain the integrity of financial records.
\n - Coordinate and support monthly and annual financial close processes, ensuring deadlines and reporting requirements are met.
\n - Partner with the development team to support the accounting setup and financial integration of new acquisition projects.
\n - Work cross-functionally with internal departments to obtain financial information, resolve issues, and support business needs.
\n - Coordinate audit requests and provide documentation and support to internal and external auditors.
\n - Ensure accounting activities comply with company policies, internal controls, U.S. GAAP, FASB guidance, and applicable financial reporting standards.
\n - Maintain and update departmental accounting procedures, checklists, and process documentation.
\n - Promote ethical business practices, professionalism, and positive working relationships with employees, management, and external stakeholders.
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Qualifications and Experience
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\n - Bachelor’s degree in Accounting is required.
\n - A master’s degree in Accounting or a related field and/or CPA certification is preferred.
\n - At least seven years of progressive accounting experience, including supervisory or team leadership responsibilities.
\n - Strong understanding of the full payroll accounting cycle, including payroll-related liabilities and reconciliations.
\n - Proven experience reviewing journal entries, intercompany transactions, balance sheet reconciliations, and profit and loss (P&L) reporting.
\n - Experience managing month-end and year-end close activities and supporting financial audits.
\n - Working knowledge of Workday Financials, particularly general ledger functions, journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial close processes.
\n - Experience with multi-currency accounting, foreign exchange transactions, and international intercompany activity is highly desirable.
\n - Solid understanding of U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and internal control requirements.
\n - Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
\n - Experience with major accounting systems and financial reporting software.
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