Senior Accountant, Global Accounting

Senior Accountant Of Global Accounting

Metagenics' core values (focusing on customers and employees; good nutrition; quality systems; working together; and accountability) have shaped every part of our culture and the Metagenics life. We are seeking the best and brightest to join our team and efforts to help the world achieve their genetic potential!

The Role

The Senior Accountant of Global Accounting plays a key role in assisting the Senior Manager of Global Accounting with overseeing accounting policies and financial reporting practices across the regions to ensure compliance with US GAAP and / or IFRS or local requirements. They assist with the process of preparing the annual global consolidated US GAAP financial statements and accompanying footnotes and ensure they meet disclosure requirements. This role will require working knowledge of US GAAP, with the ability to identify, research and communicate findings on technical accounting issues. This role will consult and work with outside auditors, valuation consulting firms or other consultants as needed in the US and other regions. This role will be required to understand the differences between US GAAP and IFRS or local country reporting standards and ensure appropriate accounting entries are recorded for these differences. This role will serve as a trusted partner with all regions ensuring consistent global accounting and reporting. This role will also support the month-end close process, taking hands on responsibility for the global consolidations of certain regions in partnership with the Manager, Global Financial Reporting. This will include consolidating journal entries, elimination entries and inter-company reconciliations.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with regional teams to ensure proper compliance of accounting policies (local and GAAP)
• Maintain and update existing policies for changes in guidance or business practices and draft new accounting policies to address new guidance or business activities
• Prepare global annual GAAP financial statements (Balance Sheet, Profit & Loss, Cash Flows) and accompanying footnote disclosures
• Support adoption and any new accounting standards and lead the evaluation of documenting the impact on the company in technical memos
• Research and prepare summarized recommendations of complex accounting issues and be able to recommend your findings to both internal management and external auditors
• Support year-end audit process as an integral team member
• Support month-end close process by assisting with consolidation of regions to include preparing / reviewing journal entries as required (Regional uploads not in D365, intercompany eliminations, intercompany reconciliations)
• Support balance sheet reviews on a monthly and quarterly basis through review of results and interaction with regional accounting teams
• Act as key liaison to all regions for reporting needs and accounting questions
• Develop process to enhance controls and understanding of all regions by managing and monitoring financial reporting of all regions through balance sheet reviews and / or power BI reporting
• Provide key voice for global GAAP accounting issues; supporting position with research and understanding IFRS vs GAAP differences and present findings to management
• Serve as key accounting contact and develop processes for opening of new regions to establish controls for consolidations and accounting
• Research, prepare, and present technical accounting briefs related to proper accounting treatment for company transactions as needed (GAAP issues or questions)
• Special ad hoc projects as needed (leasequery or floqast for account reconciliations)
• Foster team attitude within accounting groups across all regions
• Assist in preparing quarterly compliance documents for lenders and stakeholders

Basic Requirements

Experience / Training / Education

Skills / Abilities

Compensation

The current range for this role based out of Aliso Viejo, CA is $101,215 / yr. - $124,617.15 / yr.

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.

This role may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

Health and Wellness :

A minimum of three workdays per week are to be conducted at the Aliso Viejo office (25 enterprise, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656).

Metagenics, and its companies are committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected status with respect to recruitment, hiring, promotion and other terms and conditions of employment. Metagenics takes affirmative action in support of this policy to employ and advance in employment individuals who are minorities, women, disabled, and veterans.