Senior Accountant
Skechers•Mississauga, ON
About The Position
This Senior Accountant reports to the Controller and focuses on FP&A, general accounting and lease administration workstreams while ensuring GAAP and SEC compliance. The role requires strong collaboration with FP&A, and Corporate teams to deliver accurate financial reporting, meaningful reports/analytics and maintain internal controls. This highly visible position involves performing complex technical accounting analysis, interpreting financial data, and driving process improvements across global accounting operations.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field
- 3-5 years of relevant accounting experience
- Strong knowledge of US GAAP
- Highly proficient PC skills, especially in Excel
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to work cross-functionally across all organizational levels.
- Self-starter mentality with strong attention to detail and ability to work independently or in teams.
- Strong systems skills with experience in ERP, reporting tools, and large data set analysis.
- Creative problem-solving approach with the ability to support organizational changes.
Nice To Haves
- CPA designation and public accounting experience preferred
- Knowledge of Oracle Financial, Hyperion, and systems implementation experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Support Controller with quarterly forecasts, annual operating plan and long-range plan understanding key financial drivers and variances, and providing decision support analysis, including communicating with business partners.
- Ad-hoc variance analysis and support financial reporting initiatives
- Support month-end close by preparing journal entries and account reconciliations.
- Research and analyze transactions to ensure accuracy and resolve differences.
- Support lease administration and lease accounting.
- Ensure GAAP compliance, maintain internal controls and drive process improvements for areas of responsibility.
- Assist with the preparation of quarterly and annual financial reporting.
- Maintain effective internal controls, identify risks, and related control changes.
- Support with interim, quarterly, and year-end audit processes, including responding to internal and external auditors as required.
- Participate in company projects and initiatives including systems implementation and testing.
- Perform other duties as required.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
