Accountant

Primary Responsibilities

• Gather, prepare, test, and maintain adequate documentation to support monthly accruals through the Service PO Accrual Process (SPOA).
• Review and verify the accuracy of PO coding to ensure compliance with accounting policies and expense principles.
• Work closely with internal accounting teams to ensure appropriate accounting assessment for PO transactions.
• Apply judgment and correctly interpret GAAP accounting requirements to ensure accounting entries are properly recorded, substantiated, and communicated.
• Partner and communicate with Business Requestor, Sourcing and Financial Analyst communities to effectively prepare monthly accruals and solve any coding discrepancies or issues.
• Assist SPOA database manager with preparation and analyses of monthly accrual data.
• Identify and communicate Procurement and Accounts Payable processing errors for correction.
  
• Participate in cross training and coverage of other Corporate Accounting areas of responsibility. Maintain flexibility to assist in other areas during periods of peak activity.
• Continually assess and design desk procedures and process flows. Ensure that these workflows are designed to maximize internal controls and efficiency.
• Participate in special projects and perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and skill sets

• Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience in Accounting/Finance strongly preferred.
• Minimum 3-4 years relevant experience in accounting, purchasing, and/or accounts payable.

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  Understanding of concepts of accrual accounting.
• Strong experience with automated accounts payable and purchasing systems - Oracle experience a plus.
• Knowledge of Blackline, Quickbase, QlikSense, and Google Workspace would be a plus
• Strong experience with Excel
• Detail oriented with strong end-to-end process orientation
• Excellent organizational skills, time prioritization, and ability to multitask
• Ability to communicate effectively across all levels of an organization, documentation and analytical skills with attention to details
• Strong customer service/support skills. Ability to build strong relationships and partner cross-functionally
• Ability to manage high volumes