Accountant II Financial MYS

• Bachelorette degree in finance or accounting (required)
• Master's degree in finance, accounting, business, or other related fields (preferred)
• CPA, CA, or other equivalent professional certifications (preferred)
• 3-5 years combined experience working for a public company and/or a public accounting firm with relevant experience in financial accounting, general ledger, month-end close, consolidation, and intercompany accounting.
• 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 a high degree of proficiency in Excel

• 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.
• Resourceful and comfortable working with ambiguity

• 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
• Review agreement related to fixed assets or leases
• 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
• Provide on-the-job training to junior members of the team
• Solve or provide solutions to 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

• 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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