Staff Accountant

ACCO Brands•Ela Township, IL

11d•$80,000 - $95,000•Hybrid

About The Position

ACCO 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 a team to complete the monthly Corporate close process, the consolidation of the financials of a multi-national corporation, and certain SEC reporting tasks.

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

Prepare monthly journal entries in SAP and our Hyperion Financial Management consolidation software for our Corporate general ledger close process.
Prepare monthly account reconciliations ensuring they are properly supported in BlackLine.
Analyze the Corporate function expenses ensuring the accuracy of the Corporate general ledger.
Prepare monthly close pack which includes evidence of completeness and timeliness of the global consolidated close process and analysis of consolidated results.
Manage our global lease accounting process including administering our CoStar lease software and ensuring the accuracy of our financials.
Own the preparation and timely submission of all government census reports.
Support our external reporting team in preparing certain footnotes and supporting schedules for the Company’s quarterly and annual SEC filings.
Ad hoc projects and other duties as determined by manager.