Accountant I Financial MYS

Basic Job Functions:

This position performs the accounting for routine business transactions and executes fundamental processes involved in the global accounting close. This position applies critical thinking and analytical skills to meet key deadlines efficiently. Candidate must have basic understanding of accounting procedures, concepts and principles accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) or other regional bases of accounting. 

Education/Experience:

• Bachelorette degree in finance or accounting (required)
• Master’s degree in finance, accounting, business, or other related fields (preferred)
• 1-2 years combined experience working for a public company and/or a public accounting firm with relevant experience in financial accounting, fixed assets, lease accounting, general ledger, and month-end close.
• General understanding of internal controls and SOX compliance
• Working knowledge of major ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, etc.), preferred 
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, including proficiency in Excel

Required Skills/Competencies:

• Process oriented with outstanding attention to detail
• Good interpersonal and communication skills (both written and verbal)
• Aptitude and willingness to learn and develop skills.
• Highly motivated, accountable, results oriented.
• Solid critical thinking and analytical skills
• Resourceful and comfortable working with ambiguity

Essential Responsibilities:

• Review capital purchase requisition
• Review capital expenditure with project managers to ensure CIP is placed into service timely
• Record fixed assets accrual in accordance with policy
• Record asset activation timely and accurately
• Ensure asset tagging is performed, and asset record is complete and accurate
• Record other fixed assets activities, such as asset retirement, intercompany asset transfer, asset impairment timely and accurately
• Record lease entries related to lease events timely and accurately
• Ensure that financial transactions are recorded in the appropriate legal entity 
• Ensure appropriate documentation is complete for fixed assets activities and lease events
• Ensure appropriate approval is obtained for asset retirement and asset impairment
• Prepare projects or manual journal entries as necessary and ensure appropriate documentation is complete
• Perform month-end closing activities, including run depreciation, close fixed assets subledger period, close projects period, and perform analysis and analytics
• Prepare fixed assets and lease balance sheet account reconciliations and retain appropriate supporting file 
• Ensure fixed assets, lease and other related internal controls and processes are complying SOX and policy
• Provide support for the audit of financial statements and internal controls
• Provide support for the preparation of local statutory reporting and local tax reporting 
• Provide information requested by tax, FP&A, and other stakeholders
• Collaborate and coordinate with asset/lease owner to complete fixed assets/lease verification
• Perform physical fixed assets count in accordance with the policy
• Support special projects and identify improvements
• Solve or provide solutions to non-complex issues
• Job description subject to change at any time
• Ensure compliance with Quality, Environment, Health and Safety and Responsible Business Alliance policies and procedures that are enforced within the organization
• Other duties as assigned

Physical Requirements (if any):  

• Will sit, stand or walk short distances for up to the entire duration of a shift.
• Will climb stairs on an occasional basis.
• Will lift, push or pull up to 27 pounds on an occasional basis.
• Required to use hands to grasp, lift, handle, carry or feel objects on a frequent basis.
• 20/40 vision in each eye, with or without correction, is required.
• Must be able to comply with all safety standards and procedures.
• May reach above shoulder heights and below the waist on a frequent basis.
• May stoop, kneel, or bend, on an occasional basis.
• Ability to wear personal protective equipment is required (including but not limited to, steel toed shoes, gloves, safety glasses, hearing protection, protective jacket or apron and arm guards)
• All associates working on the production floor may be required to wear a respirator at any given time and thus, the ability to wear a respirator is a condition of employment and continued employment (requires little or no facial hair)
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