Senior Accountant
Kryterion, Inc.
AVP, Corporate Accounting
Harrison Street
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Chicago • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $120,000 - $150,000 per year
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- Coordinating the monthly and quarterly financial statement close for the consolidated global company, with a primary focus on the EMEA region, for reporting to the publicly owned parent company.
- Full ownership of the EMEA subsidiaries, which include UK, Spain, Germany, Luxembourg and Abu Dhabi.
- Review and approve general ledger and journal entries prepared by Associate/Senior Associate.
- Review monthly EMEA bank reconciliations prepared by Associate/Senior Associate.
- Review monthly balance sheet reconciliations for all balance sheet line items prepared by Associate/Senior Associate.
- Prepare calculation of monthly revenue entries for the EMEA region.
- Prepare or review transfer pricing in accordance with the Global Transfer Pricing Methodology.
- Prepare or review monthly expense accruals.
- Prepare monthly variance analysis commentary for revenue and expense line items and prepare balance sheet variance analysis commentary on a quarterly basis.
- Adhere to controls in place over financial reporting in compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley, including revenue recognition, payroll, financial statement close, accounts payable, etc.
- Assist in identifying new risks in the key processes listed above as it relates to the SOX environment.
- Work closely with the Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team on actual to budget analysis throughout the year.
- Work closely with the Tax team to ensure timely submission of periodic corporate tax filings.
- Oversee and manage the relationship with the third-party administrator for the Abu Dhabi subsidiary.
- Work directly with independent auditors to complete interim and year-end substantive and control testing as part of the overall audit of the publicly owned parent company.
- Additional project work and other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting
- Active CPA license strongly preferred
- 5+ years of work experience in a big four accounting firm or significant accounting policy-setting organization or corporate accounting experience
- Demonstrated knowledge and ability to research and document new accounting guidance and the accounting treatment of complex, significant and/or unusual transactions
- Strong technical knowledge of US GAAP; knowledge of UK GAAP preferred but not required
- Knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley requirements preferred but not required
- Proficient with Microsoft Office products, accounting research, and data analytic tools
- Approaches problems with an open mind
- Strong attention to detail and sense of ownership
- Self-starter with strong interpersonal and teamwork skills
- Effective writing, presentation, and communication skills
- Experience with NetSuite preferred but not required.
Benefits
- The expected base salary range for this position is $120,000 to $150,000.
- Generous discretionary bonus
- Comprehensive range of benefits — including medical, financial, and wellness programs
- ADA accessible application assistance (contact ADA Accessible Line at (312) 920-0500 or careers@harrisonst.com)
ATS Keywords
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Hard skills
financial statement closegeneral ledgerjournal entriesbank reconciliationsbalance sheet reconciliationsrevenue entriestransfer pricingexpense accrualsvariance analysisUS GAAP
Soft skills
attention to detailownershipproblem-solvinginterpersonal skillsteamworkeffective writingpresentation skillscommunication skillsself-starter
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in accountingCPA license
