Staff Accountant
About The Position
Achieve. Create. Collaborate. Organize.Essential brands. Innovative products. Smart investment. Winning team. This is what you will find at ACCO Brands. We are passionate about building a culture that is committed to the success of our employees. If you are looking for an organization that offers rewarding opportunities and is dedicated to team orientation, learning and development, and flourishes with success, we invite you to be a part of building our company for the future. Job SummaryACCO Brands is seeking a Staff Accountant, who will be an instrumental team member of the Corporate Accounting and Consolidations department, primarily responsible for working as part of the team to complete the monthly Corporate close process, the consolidation of the financials of a multi-national corporation, and certain SEC reporting tasks. This position will report directly to the VP, Assistant Corporate Controller.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
- 2-5 years of experience with month end close processes, consolidations and foreign currency transactions preferred.
- Strong time-management skills.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Proficiency in Excel.
Nice To Haves
- CPA or MBA a plus.
- Experience working in a public company reporting in US GAAP a plus.
- Prior experience with SAP, HFM, and BlackLine a plus.
Responsibilities
- Assist in the monthly close of the Corporate general ledger including analyzing Corporate and consolidated financials.
- Assist in preparing assigned journal entries in SAP and the Hyperion Financial Management consolidation software (“HFM”).
- Assist in completing account reconciliations with proper support utilizing Blackline.
- Assist in validating proper elimination of consolidating intercompany account balances.
- Assist in preparing certain footnotes and supporting schedules for the Company’s quarterly and annual SEC filings.
- Support Corporate function owners in understanding financial results.
- Manage our global lease accounting process including administering our CoStar lease software and ensuring our financials are accurate.
- Provide support when required in areas such as accounting for acquisitions, pension reporting, and goodwill impairment analysis.
- Prepare select government census reports.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
101-250 employees
