Specialist - Financial Accounting

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• Partner with various corporate and operational cross-functional teams for the purpose of supplying or explaining data, providing advice on accounting matters or driving process improvements
• Analyze global financial results to gain an understanding of the key business drivers
• Provide day-to-day support and oversight for one team member with a focus on doing the right work in the right place at the right time.
• Assist with audit requests from internal and external auditors
• Oversee and analyze results for certain corporate expenses
• Prepare and analyze consolidated monthly forecast and annual profit plan
• Prepare journal entries and account reconciliations for certain reserves and allowances.
• Participate or lead special projects/process improvements to help drive efficiencies in the finance organization
• Evaluate complex accounting matters in accordance with US GAAP
• Ensuring effectiveness of controls and compliance with company policies.

Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualifications:
• Minimum of a Bachelors degree from an accredited institution required.
• Minimum of 5 years of accounting or finance experience required..
• Relocation assistance is not available for this position. Only candidates currently located within a 50 mile radius of Beachwood, OH will be considered. Active Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.
• Must be able to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now and within the future
Preferred qualifications:
• Working experience at large public accounting firm or multinational corporation.

Skills:

Position Criteria:
• Strong leadership skills
• Analytical thinking
• Ability to express the complex in simple, easy-to-grasp ways, verbally and in writing
• Is curious, inquisitive and comfortable challenging the status quo
• Strong drive for results
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to work independently and as part of a diverse set of people to get things done with and through others
• Working knowledge of financial systems such as Oracle, SAP and FCCS as well as Microsoft Power Apps.
• Working knowledge of US GAAP, Proficient in Microsoft Office software.
• Up to 10% travel required.

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