Senior Accountant - Corporate

Anixter • Pittsburgh, PA

296d

About The Position

As a Corporate Senior Accountant, you will oversee various accounting functions as part of the Controllership team as well as associated analysis and reporting. This role will be involved in driving continuous improvement and implementing best practices across the organization. The Senior Accountant will collaborate with accounting professionals and serve as a transformational leader ensuring that the organization is following best in class digital solutions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related field required.
• 3 years required, 5 years preferred, of accounting experience.
• Public accounting experience is strongly preferred, Big 4 or other national firm experience preferred.
• CPA qualified preferred.
• Working knowledge of Oracle, FCCS, or equivalent ERP system preferred.
• Knowledge of GAAP, financial statements, internal controls, and SOX requirements.
• Accounting theory, and application of principles and practices.
• Principles and practices of financial record keeping and reporting.
• Analysis and interpretation of complex financial and statistical data.
• Assembly and preparation of data for reports.
• Strong office and computer skills, demonstrated ability with Microsoft Excel preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Able to prepare, examine, and verify financial reports.
• Able to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships.
• Able to research and analyze varieties of information.

Responsibilities

• Prepare journal entries and consolidated financial statements for accuracy and completeness and assist the accounting team with month-end close.
• Prepare schedules and provide accounting data to support annual audit as well as other monthly, quarterly, and annual reports, statements, and filings for a variety of key company stakeholders.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including finance, tax, legal, and treasury to support tax initiatives, acquisitions, and business conversions.
• Support multi-year accounting projects and initiatives by participating in global process design sessions and goal deployment.
• Analyze accounts and review general ledger account reconciliations.
• Research and explain general ledger account variances to trend and prior year.
• Interact and support internal and external auditors in completing audits.
• Drive continuous process improvements which includes standardizing, automating and enhancing processes.
• Ensure compliance with company corporate policies and procedures, GAAP, and SOX standards.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree