Legal Entity/GL Accountant

The Entity Accounting team responsibilities include legal entity and accounting services for US legal entities, global intercompany process oversight, global treasury accounting, and corporate balance sheet analysis and forecasting. Individual entity accounting roles include the following areas of responsibility:

• Own monthly close activities for assigned legal entities, including journal entries, intercompany reconciliations, and financial statement review and analysis.
• Monitor intercompany relationships and transactions across legal entities to help ensure accuracy and consistency.
• Analyze, investigate and explain balance sheet variances for assigned sections of the corporate balance sheet to support clear financial insight.
• Contribute to monthly balance sheet and cash flow forecasts with timely input and analysis.
• Partner with internal stakeholders (Treasury, Corporate Tax, etc.) to provide analysis and information related to assigned legal entities.
• Support external auditors with information and analysis for the annual financial audit and quarterly reviews.
• Participate in updating legal entity financial information to reflect the impact of acquisitions, divestitures, and legal entity consolidations. 
• Employ automation and other process improvement tools to make processes and reporting more efficient and effective. 

• Deep understanding of general accounting processes, GAAP and financial reporting concepts
• Strong analysis, planning, and organization skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• High level of initiative and good judgment
• Ability to work with different personalities, cultures and levels of management
• 5+ years' accounting experience required
 
Education:
 
BS/BA – Accounting required. Certificates and advanced degrees are considered a plus.