GL Accounting Professional
Location : San Jose (onsite, 5 days per week)
Salary Range : $110,000 - $200,000 base + equity
The Accounting team manages the core accounting responsibilities at X. X is seeking a self-motivated accounting professional to join the GL accounting team as an individual contributor on-site in San Jose. This candidate will play a critical role in ensuring accuracy, compliance with U.S. GAAP and timely reporting of financial information.
In this role, you will work cross-functionally with business partners across the organization and with related-party entities developing processes that are efficient and scalable. The ideal candidate is someone who is inquisitive, motivated, organized, detail oriented, and analytical. You thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment with competing priorities and have the ability to work independently with limited direction. You have a working knowledge of US GAAP and a good understanding of end-to-end accounting processes. You'll work to ensure the highest levels of quality are maintained in our day-to-day operations, proactively minimize operational risk, take full ownership of the areas you are responsible for, and demonstrate a commitment to meeting deadlines.
What You'll Do
- Perform month-end close processes, including agreement review, account reconciliation review, preparation of journal entries, and fluctuation analyses.
- Prepare financial information for management and support with any ad-hoc requests from cross-functional teams and external auditors.
- Document and maintain relevant policies and procedures.
- Design & monitor process controls.
- Fulfill external audit requests.
- Partner with data owners and data leaders to drive quality control and enhancements of accounting data.
- Analyze accounting implications and confirm we can operationally support business agreements.
- Build strong collaborative working relationships with outsourced teams with a focus on driving efficiencies and improving levels of service.
- Coordinate annual updates to accounting desktop procedures (DTPs).
- Assist with maintaining and monitoring project deliverables & related documentation.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in accounting or related degree.Working knowledge of US GAAP.3+ years of accounting experience.Experience executing in a dynamic, high speed and demanding environment while demonstrating strong organizational, problem-solving and prioritization skills.High attention to detail with excellent written and verbal communication skillsAbility to consistently meet deadlines.Experience working in a cross-functional global environment and building lasting business relationships.Experience thinking strategically and connecting the end-to-end process to the strategy of the business.Preferred Qualifications
Big 4 public accounting experience.Recognized accounting qualification (CPA, ACA, CIMA, or ACCA).Experience with Oracle E-Business Suite.Project management skills with the ability to work with minimal guidance and in a team environment.Experience driving change and improving the end-to-end processes with a proven track record in business process re-engineering and systems analysis.