senior accountant, Global Consolidations

Starbucks • Seattle, WA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

As a senior accountant supporting the Global Consolidations accounting function, you will have the opportunity to be part of an incredible team that supports our growing and complex global business. This individual contributor will support accounting close and financial reporting activities, develop reporting and analyses to maintain accuracy of the financial statements, implement and document new and current accounting processes, provide accounting guidance to support business & investment initiatives, prepare deliverables to support SEC filings, and provide coaching to team members to achieve business results. You will collaborate with teams across Starbucks to help grow our existing business, support new initiatives, and drive other technical accounting projects, as well as prepare and review quarterly financial reporting deliverables for respective areas.

Requirements

• Experience in accounting at a professional level, including journal entries, account reconciliation, reporting and analysis or equivalent experience. (3+ years)
• Bachelor’s degree required; degree in Accounting, Finance or related field preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Experience using an ERP system and business intelligence and reporting tools (such as Hyperion, Anaplan, and Oracle) preferred.
• Experience using an SEC reporting system (such as Workiva) preferred.
• Experience supporting intercompany accounting processes preferred.
• CPA preferred.
• Public accounting experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support month-end and quarter-end close activities, perform financial analysis, investigate intercompany variances, and ensure accounting records are accurate, complete, and compliant with company policies and applicable accounting standards.
• Partner across the organization to identify and resolve accounting issues and reconcile items across legal entities and business units.
• Lead the preparation and review of statutory financial statements, audit requests, and other regulatory reporting requirements for international legal entities.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to prepare supporting schedules, respond to auditor requests, and meet filing deadlines.
• Contribute to the accounting and reporting for a variety of strategic and operational activities, including corporate divestitures and acquisitions, legal entity ownership changes, stock-based compensation allocations, dividend transactions, and other significant accounting matters.
• Collaborate with business partners and other accounting partners to assess impacts, document conclusions, and support accurate financial reporting.
• Maintain and develop the various systems in your area and will have the opportunity to recommend and implement improvements to existing systems and processes.
• Collaborate with Financial Reporting, Tax, Treasury, Investor Relations, international accounting teams, and external service providers to support a variety of accounting, reporting, and business initiatives.
• Assist managers with facilitating cross-training amongst the team and tracking of day-to-day tasks and setting team priorities.
• Lead or support special projects assigned.
• Enjoy working on an energetic, fun team and have a clear ability to drive the business forward as part of a highly collaborative team, while acting in accordance with Starbucks guiding principles.

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, and other voluntary insurance benefits.
• short-term and long-term disability
• paid parental leave
• family expansion reimbursement
• paid vacation from date of hire
• sick time (accrued at 1 hour for every 25 hours worked)
• eight paid holidays
• two personal days per year.
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
• discounted company stock program (S.I.P.)
• Starbucks equity program (Bean Stock)
• incentivized emergency savings
• financial well-being tools.
• 100% upfront tuition coverage for a first-time bachelor’s degree through Arizona State University’s online program via the Starbucks College Achievement Plan
• student loan management resources
• access to other educational opportunities.
• backup care
• DACA reimbursement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior