Sr Accountant, Group Accounting

Work Schedule

Environmental Conditions

Job Description

Sr. Accountant (Band 7)

Primary Responsibilities

• Prepare and review timely journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations and flux analysis
• Provide technical guidance to other accounting teams and financial partners
• Review capital acquisition requests from business partners
• Facilitate integration and accounting of newly acquired entities
• Support ad-hoc internal, group, and corporate requests as needed
• Challenge current processes to identify improvement opportunities
• Work closely with key business partners to identify and mitigate issues impeding the achievement of business goals
• Ensure business transactions continue to be in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, policies and SOX controls

Secondary Responsibilities

• Document work product using available systems and tools
• Provide oral and written communication to impacted departments
• Provide technical guidance and supervising supports to the team
• Provide ongoing accounting guidance and mentoring to Finance and Sales Operations teams
• Act as liaison with internal and external auditors

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

Job Skills

• Analytical skills to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
• Read and interpret written guidelines, directions, and correspondence
• Strong communication skills to prepare and deliver educational, analytical, and/or persuasive presentations
• Strong organizational skills to balance priorities, complete projects in a timely manner, and consistently manage own workload
• Diplomacy, flexibility and tack (professional demeanor)
• Organized, meticulous, and refined time management skills
• Ability to work effectively under high stress, time critical deadlines
• Ability to work independently with general direction

Job Knowledge

• General Ledger Accounting
• Knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley, US GAAP
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel
• Proficient in SAP and JD Edwards/E1, Oracle R12 is a plus

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree (Finance or Accounting preferred) with 4 to 6 years of previous accounting experience
• Minimum of 4-6 years of progressive accounting experience at a large public international corporation or at a public acExperience in the ERP systems and analytical tools such as: E1 (J.D. Edwards), SAP, SQL, Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) and PowerBI.counting firm.
• Experience in GL accounting and month-end close. Experience in a large organization and experience with close cycles is a plus

Compensation and Benefits

This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

• A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs

• Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement

• At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy

• Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan

• Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards