Sr Accountant

W. R. Grace & Co.

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

Grace is seeking a Sr Accountant to join our Controller team! This role reports to the Senior Manager, Global Accounting & Reporting and is located in Columbia, MD. In this role, you will play a key part in supporting both business and corporate accounting activities for a global, diversified organization. You’ll work across a broad range of technical accounting areas while collaborating with colleagues across Finance and within the business. This position offers meaningful exposure to complex accounting matters and financial reporting, and will help drive process improvements in a dynamic, fast paced environment. This role is ideal for a motivated accounting professional looking to broaden their technical expertise and grow within a global finance organization.

Requirements

B.S. Degree in Accounting
3-4 years’ experience within a public accounting firm or an accounting department within a large multinational corporation
Strong GAAP skills/knowledge required
Strong Microsoft Office Suite capabilities (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Experience with U.S. GAAP financial statements through audit or preparation
Strong interpersonal skills—ability to communicate to all levels in the organization and across functions

Nice To Haves

SAP and related systems (BPC, SAC, etc.)
Experience with hedge accounting, lease accounting, and/or revenue recognition
Experience with process improvements
Familiarity with AI-enabled tools
WDesk financial reporting platform experience
CPA license

Responsibilities

Prepare and review quarterly and annual financial statement disclosures
Prepare audit deliverables and work with external audit team to answer any questions
Perform revenue accounting to include analyzing and reviewing customer contracts
Perform inventory accounting to include inventory obsolescence and inventory capitalization calculations
Review different business analytics and balance sheet account reconciliations
Oversight of corporate debt accounting including researching proper treatment of debt transactions
Oversight of hedge and foreign currency accounting, including working with Treasury and third-party service providers
Oversight of lease accounting including working with colleagues around the world to ensure leases are correctly captured
Research and apply accounting guidance as directed
Other duties as assigned