Staff Accountant

Mission Context

The Staff Accountant Contractor will be directly involved with day-to-day Accounts Payable duties, month-end closing and working with the company’s external auditors.

Missions

• Review invoices for proper coding and indexing
• Coordinate payment runs, initiate wires, apply payments
• Prepare month-end journal entries and reconciliations
• Work closely with internal teams such as HR, Marketing, Tax and Treasury teams to ensure day-to-day operational needs are met and accounting entries are properly recorded
• Maintain documentation of internal controls in compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Apply knowledge and experience with advanced accounting principles to assess the accuracy and proper entry of financial data and documentation
• Identify and recommend solutions to resolve discrepancies
• Perform special projects or ad hoc analyses, as required

Required Profile

• 7+ years of accounting experience and strong base knowledge in the practice and application of US GAAP
• 3+ years of accounts payable processing
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, a plus
• Experience working with Microsoft Dynamics AX, Blackline, Concur or Vndly, a plus
• Experience working with foreign subsidiaries and currency translation, a plus
• Strong analytical, technical accounting and problem-solving skills
• Ability to recognize fixed assets and prepaid invoices based on policy
• Advanced Excel skills
• Strong attention to detail and organization, with ability to work independently as well as in a group environment
• Ability to meet strict time-sensitive deadlines
• Ability to produce complex, detailed accounting reconciliations that are easy to interpret for auditors
• Outstanding interpersonal, communication and business partnering skills with demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally and at various levels within a company
• Ability to analyze large quantities of complex data and research accounting data through sub-ledgers and the GL and draw logical conclusions
• Demonstrate understanding of debits and credits and of the multi-relational impact of the balance sheet, P&L and cash flow statement and how journal entries affect each statement
• Experience working with international subsidiaries and multi-currency, a plus

Additional Information

• Location: Remote
• Start date: ASAP
• Duration 3 months
• Contract Type: Freelance