Financial Accountant III
Thermo Fisher Scientific
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Perform revenue recognition in compliance with ASC 606.
- Manage assigned financial cycles to ensure transactions are accounted for appropriately and balances within subledgers are appropriate.
- Ensure the timeliness, accuracy, and completeness of monthly close activities.
- Prepare and review accounting entries and balance sheet account reconciliations to achieve completeness and accuracy.
- Assist with Internal and External audits as well as any SOX compliance initiatives.
- Involvement in Finance projects to drive financial reporting accuracy and reduction of low value work.
- Challenge current processes to identify improvement opportunities.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in accounting
- CPA Designation (preferred)
- 3 years of progressive relevant work experience
- 2 years working for public accounting firm (preferred)
- Experience with ASC 606 compliance
- Advanced level MS Excel skills
- strong overall PC skills
- Flawless attention to detail
- Proficient in accounting software SAP
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work independently but also within a team environment with a commitment to excellence and a strong work ethic.
- Ability to organize and prioritize multiple complex situations in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent communication skills to interact at various levels inside and outside the organization.
Benefits
- competitive remuneration
- annual incentive plan bonus
- healthcare
- a range of employee benefits
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
revenue recognitionASC 606 complianceaccounting entriesbalance sheet account reconciliationsfinancial reportingadvanced MS Excelaccounting software SAPanalytical skillsproblem-solving skills
Soft skills
attention to detailindependent workteam collaborationcommitment to excellencestrong work ethicorganizational skillsprioritization skillscommunication skills
Certifications
Bachelor’s Degree in accountingCPA Designation