Senior Accountant EMEA

At Intuitive, we are united behind our mission : we believe that minimally invasive care is life-enhancing care. Through ingenuity and intelligent technology, we expand the potential of physicians to heal without constraints.

As pioneer and leading company in the field of robotic-assisted surgery, we strive to foster an inclusive and diverse team, committed to making a difference. For more than 25 years, we have worked with hospitals and care teams around the world to help solve some of healthcare’s hardest challenges and advance what is possible.

Intuitive has been built by the efforts of great people from diverse backgrounds. We believe great ideas can come from anywhere—we strive to foster an inclusive culture built around diversity of thought and mutual respect. We lead with inclusion and empower our team members to do their best work as their most authentic selves.

Passionate people who want to make a difference drive our culture—our team members are grounded in integrity, have a strong capacity to learn, the energy to get things done, and bring diverse, real-world experiences to help us think in new ways. We actively invest in our team members to support their long-term growth so they can continue to advance our mission and achieve their highest potential.

Join a team committed to taking big leaps forward for a global community of healthcare professionals and their patients. Together, let’s advance the world of minimally invasive care.

Job Description

Primary Function of Position :

The Senior Accountant plays a key role in achieving our overall objective of delivering best-in-class financial reporting based on best-in-class processes, tools and strong and agile teams that display the highest level of integrity and character. The Company’s operations have grown significantly over the past several years, and with it, the level of complexity we are facing. The Senior Accountant will own the critical processes including but not limited to fixed assets, lease accounting, accruals, statutory audits, and be an integrated team member of the controllership function.

This role offers a great opportunity to showcase and develop your strong accounting skills along with your operational skills by working closely with cross-functional departments of the Company to execute existing processes, identify and make continuous process improvements. This will allow you to develop a broad and deep understanding of the Company’s business and operations that are essential for strong career development and personal growth.

At Intuitive, you will share in a commitment to excellence by collaborating with world-class managers and executive leadership. We are looking for individual that can take on additional responsibility as they progress in their career and we are committed to providing an environment that fosters career growth and development. We look to hire quality individuals with integrity, high capacity for growth, personal accountability, teamwork, and drive.

If you exemplify our values and want to be part of our interesting journey in the world of robotic-assisted surgery, this is the role for you.

Roles and Responsibilities :

• For several legal entities, own the close activities including preparation and / or review of journal entries, account reconciliations, management reporting, supplemental monthly reporting schedules and balance sheet / income statement variance analysis in accordance with the Company’s close calendar.
• Liaise with FP&A Analysts to record accruals and drive P&L reviews on actuals vs budget
• Own and execute several processes included but not limited to the fixed assets, lease accounting and accruals.
• Lead the identification of opportunities for process improvement or operational automation in existing system infrastructure and drive the projects to completion
• Assess and document accounting requirements for US GAAP for group reporting to local GAAP reporting. Prepare the financial statements from USGAAP for group reporting to Local GAAP following local statutory and Tax guidelines, in conjunction with local accounting providers.
• Liaise with local accounting and tax service providers to ensure all statutory requirements are met
• Drive local statutory audits with external auditors.
• Ensure statutory compliance for a set of legal entities.
• Perform review of others work.
• Collaborate cross functionally with other teams (IT, accounting and finance, etc.) in system and process implementation projects. Provide system change requirements, conduct system change blueprint, IT testing, and resolve any issues related to the projects. As a representative of the Corporate Accounting team and a subject matter expert, provide clear communication to the implementation team on critical path, potential areas of risk related to the accounting, and project status.
• Comply with internal controls as well as update process documentation when needed.
• Ensure compliance with corporate accounting policies, procedures, and controls for assigned areas.
• Assist with ad hoc projects and provide support to Accounting Manager as needed.

Qualifications

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Experience :

• Formal accounting qualification is required. University degree, Brevet in accounting or equivalent
• 5+ years of accounting experience and / or industry experience in related fields (experience in Corporate Accounting preferred).
• Strong fundamental accounting knowledge
• Strong organization and prioritization skills
• Precise and detail oriented-High analytical skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English – Ability to synthetize information
• Knowledge of SAP (or other large ERP), Hyperion, EDW and Tableau is preferred.
• Ability to handle ambiguity effectively, oversee multiple projects at once follow-through on commitments.
• Good problem solving skills and ability to drive for resolution
• Critical mind and ability to identify and execute process improvement
• Ability to cope with a fast growing company and the rhythm of monthly closings
• MS Office and Excel proficiency

Additional Information

Intuitive is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees, and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type, without regard to race, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, genetic information or any other status protected under federal, state, or local applicable laws.

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.

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