Location: Maple Grove, MN 55311 (Hybrid)
Duration: 12months W2 contract with high possibility of extension based on performance and depending on business needs.
Pay Range: $64 to $69/Hour on W2
Hybrid Work Schedule: 3 days onsite and 2 days remote
Job Purpose
Work with the Global Divisional and Corporate Accounting & Finance groups to help ensure M&A-related transactions are appropriately accounted for, supported, reconciled, and reported while providing visibility to financial performance.
Some responsibilities;
- Interpret M&A financial terms and translate contractual requirements into effective accounting processes, financial schedules, and internal controls.
- Develop and maintain financial controls and supporting documentation to promote accuracy and completeness of M&A-related financial activity and compliance with established Finance and Accounting policies.
- Coordinate M&A billing activities, including validation of charges, supporting calculations and documentation, invoice reconciliation, and resolution of billing discrepancies.
- Support the establishment and execution of accounting processes for M&A-related activity, including appropriate account mapping, accruals, journal entries, reconciliations, and financial reporting.
- Support month-end and quarter-end close activities, ensuring M&A-related transactions are recorded accurately, completely, and in the appropriate accounting period.
- Partner with Accounting and Controllership resources to evaluate and resolve accounting matters arising from M&A activity.
- Partner with service owners and Global Finance teams to validate costs, allocations, and charges and help ensure appropriate and timely cost recovery.
- Support financial tracking, analysis, and reporting for services provided under the M&A agreement
- Maintain appropriate supporting documentation and audit trails for key calculations, accounting entries, billing activity, reconciliations, and management judgments.
- Support internal and external audit requests related to M&A financial activity, as applicable.
Quality Systems Duties and Responsibilities:
- Build Quality into all aspects of their work by maintaining compliance to all quality requirements.
Qualifications
- 5-8 years of progressive experience in accounting, financial analysis, controllership, FP&A, or a related Finance/Accounting discipline
- Strong understanding of accounting principles, financial statements, period-end close processes, account reconciliations, and internal controls.
- Strong attention to detail with an ability to maintain appropriate financial documentation and support.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively partner across Finance, Accounting, and business functions.
- Have worked in ERP, matrix environment
Preferred Requirements:
- Experience supporting a merger/acquisition, integration, carve-out, or other significant business transition
- Experience with contractual service arrangements.
- Experience working within a large, matrixed organization.