Accountant II, Corporate

Transocean • Houston, TX

16h

About The Position

Transocean is focused on being the employer of choice for the drilling industry. We are challenging ourselves every day to push the performance of the company through technological advances and passion for our work. This position applies the principles of accounting in order to prepare timely and accurate journal entries, financial dashboards, account analysis, reconciliations, balance sheet schedules, and reports in compliance with the company’s policies and procedures, US GAAP and related internal controls. This position performs a combination of functional activities for assigned departments, and centralized accounting tasks.

Requirements

• Apply the principles of accounting
• Prepare timely and accurate journal entries
• Prepare financial dashboards
• Perform account analysis
• Perform reconciliations
• Prepare balance sheet schedules
• Prepare reports in compliance with company policies and procedures, US GAAP and related internal controls
• Perform functional activities for assigned departments
• Perform centralized accounting tasks
• Prepare financial statement monthly analysis of Profit & Loss
• Provide applicable budget vs. actual variance explanations
• Reconcile and analyze balance sheet based on assigned accounts, entities and cost centers
• Assist department heads with the preparation and finalization of quarterly forecast and annual budget
• Prepare monthly and quarterly schedules for the financial reporting group
• Ensure timely and accurate recording of all relevant journal entries with supporting documentation
• Comply with internal SOX and Audit controls
• Perform general accounting tasks such as cost allocations, centralized provisions, amortizations, billing, etc.
• Maintain communication with department heads
• Prepare monthly bank reconciliations
• Handle adhoc requests and analysis as required by supervisor and functional heads

Responsibilities

• Prepare financial statement monthly analysis of Profit & Loss in order to provide applicable budget vs. actual variance explanations in accordance to Transocean procedures.
• Reconcile and analyze balance sheet based on assigned accounts, entities and cost centers.
• Assist department heads with the preparation and finalization of quarterly forecast and annual budget.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly schedules for the financial reporting group (Green books and Analytics).
• Ensure timely and accurate recording of all relevant journal entries with supporting documentation as required in order to comply with internal SOX and Audit controls.
• Perform general accounting tasks such as cost allocations, centralized provisions, amortizations, billing, etc.
• Maintain communication with department heads as required in order to satisfy and support the functional management in their financial responsibilities.
• Prepare monthly bank reconciliations.
• Handle adhoc requests and analysis as required by supervisor and functional heads.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed