Audit Compliance Accountant III

Lindt & Sprüngli USA; Stratham (NH); On-site; USD 81,316 - 105,743; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus potential

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Lindt & Sprüngli USA is seeking an experienced professional in Stratham, NH to ensure compliance and manage internal controls within the accounting department. Responsibilities include month-end close support, regulatory reporting, and leading remediation projects related to compliance issues.

Ideal candidates will have over 5 years of accounting experience, possess a BS degree in Accounting or related field, and hold a CPA or CMA. The role is hybrid, requiring three days in the office per week.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of accounting experience required.
• Mix of public & corporate accounting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with internal policies and regulations.
• Support month-end close and prepare regulatory reports.
• Design and implement internal controls to mitigate risk.
• Drive remediation projects for identified control deficiencies.
• Serve as liaison with external auditors.

Skills

Effective written and verbal communication skills

Attention to detail

Proficiency with Excel

Knowledge of SOX compliance

Audit experience

Education

BS in Accounting or related field

Master’s degree

CPA or CMA

Tools

ERP systems

SAP

Job description

Who We Are

At Lindt, we are a global fast‑growing consumer goods company, enchanting the world with premium chocolate. We are driven by our passion for excellence and go the extra mile ensuring that every Lindt experience is nothing short of exceptional. Our collective efforts are geared towards making a positive impact, not only in the world of premium chocolate but also in the lives of our employees, customers, and communities.

Our company embraces a culture defined by the core values of Excellence, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Responsibility, and Collaboration, fostering a dynamic and collaborative environment where these principles drive our success.

Position Purpose

This position is responsible for ensuring that the business functions comply with internal policies, external regulatory requirements and accepted accounting principles (GAAP/IFRS). This role supports month‑end close, prepares and validates regulatory and management reporting, designs and tests internal controls, coordinates audit activities and drives remediation and process improvements to mitigate financial and compliance risk.

This is a hybrid role that requires three days per week in our Stratham, NH, or Boston, MA corporate office.

Essential Job Functions & Responsibilities

Internal Controls

• Designated LICS Champion for the company.
• Support the implementation and continuous improvement of internal control frameworks and policies to strengthen financial controls, reduce risk of misstatement and ensure compliance with evolving regulations.
• Conduct periodic risk assessments of accounting and operations processes to identify compliance gaps, quantify risk exposure, and recommend prioritized remediation and process improvements.
• Lead or support testing cycles, including producing objective evidence, executing walkthroughs and control tests, documenting results in compliance tools and presenting findings to Finance Controller and audit committees.
• Design monitoring and data procedures to proactively detect compliance issues, anomalies or policy breaches.
• Drive remediation projects end to end for identified control deficiencies including root cause analysis, action plan development, stakeholder coordination, timelines and tracking completion to reduce audit findings recurrence.
• Support external auditors during external audits.
• Support Group audit team with internal controls.
• Prepare control narratives, flowcharts, control matrices and test plans when needed.
• Manage remediation activities to close control deficiencies.

Regulatory & Compliance

• Designated Compliance Champion for the company.
• Execute month‑end accounting tasks related to compliance accounts if needed including preparation and review of journal entries, account reconciliations, variance analysis and ensuring entries conform to accounting principles and company policy.
• Prepare, review and deliver recurring regulatory and compliance reports on time and with high accuracy for internal and external stakeholders.
• Serve as primary business partner to internal audit and external auditors – coordinate requests, provide supporting schedules, walk‑throughs of processes and controls and drive remediation plans to resolution.
• Monitor regulatory and accounting standard updates and translate impacts into actionable policy or process changes.
• Review new contracts, client onboarding documentation and vendor relationships to identify accounting and compliance implications, escalating potential risks and coordinating mitigation steps with Legal and Procurement.
• Oversee compliance‑related general ledger activity, ensuring chart of accounts alignment, appropriate account coding and consistent application of accounting policies across business units.
• Support tax and statutory reporting teams by providing reconciliations, schedules and explanations necessary for regulatory filings, audits and tax provision preparation.
• Provide subject matter expertise on segregation of duties, access controls and system level controls within ERP system.
• Lead compliance trainings mandated by Group.
• Ensure compliance topics are properly communicated across the organization.
• Act as liaison between company and Group Compliance.
• Report all mandated data to Group for Compliance reporting.
• Maintain accurate data points on Compliance topics.
• Assess gift reporting.
• Maintain accounting systems user setups (Basware, Concur etc)

Financial Integrity

• Maintain financial/accounting policies and ensure proper rollout and communication.
• Owner of the governance, risk and compliance module within the ERP system.
• Ensure Anti‑Money Laundering (AML) procedures and quarterly review are completed.
• Ensure all fraud attempts are properly reported to Group, and all cases are reviewed to ensure proper procedures are in place.
• Oversee document management and retention to ensure legal requirements are met throughout the company.
• Support group reporting and monthly reporting requirements.
• Provide back‑up support for transactional accounting activities during peak periods to maintain accurate financial reporting and control coverage.

Experience

• 5+ years of accounting experience required.
• Mix of public & corporate accounting preferred.

Skills & Knowledge

• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail and a strong team player.
• Capable of working independently, juggling multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment.
• Must have a high level of proficiency with Excel and database knowledge a plus.
• Proficiency with ERP systems and SAP experience highly preferred.
• Solid knowledge of SOX compliance and internal control frameworks.
• Strong accounting fundamentals in GAAP/IFRS.
• Audit experience highly preferred.

Education

• BS in Accounting or related field required.
• Master’s degree required.
• CPA or CMA required.

Total Rewards

Compensation: $81,316 - $105,743 + bonus

To learn more about our benefits visit https://jobs.lindtusa.com/total-rewards

Lindt USA’s salary range reflects market rates based on our size, revenue, and location. Starting pay is determined using a wide range of factors including, but not limited to, job‑related skills, knowledge, and experience as well as market conditions. A bonus and/or long‑term incentive may be included as part of this compensation package.

Lindt and Sprüngli is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, veteran status, or any other classification protected by state, local or federal law. Applicants for this position must successfully pass a background screening and may be required to pass drug screenings as well.