Senior Accountant, Consolidations

Univar; Downers Grove (IL); Remote; USD 110,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Univar Solutions is seeking a Senior Accountant for their Consolidations team. This fully remote role focuses on managing the global financial close and internal reporting processes, requiring a Bachelor's degree in Accounting and CPA preference. The ideal candidate will have strong consolidation experience and excellent communication skills, contributing to a dynamic and inclusive team culture.

Benefits

Health, vision, and dental benefits

401k matching for retirement

Flexible time off

Annual salary reviews

Targeted annual company bonus

Qualifications

• 3+ years accounting experience in multinational companies preferred.
• Familiarity with US GAAP and consolidation processes.
• Ability to influence processes without direct responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Administer monthly global consolidation process and reconcile inter-company.
• Support internal reporting and assist regional accounting teams.
• Prepare financial statements and disclosures for quarterly reporting.

Skills

Accounting

Consolidation experience

Communication skills

MS Office proficiency

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA or advancing toward CPA

Tools

Consolidation systems (e.g., OneStream)

ERP systems (e.g., SAP)

Job description

Start your career journey with Univar Solutions! Here you can make an impact on the world around you and accelerate your career in areas that energize and excite you.

Senior Accountant, Consolidations:

The Senior Accountant – Consolidations is a key role and member within the Windsor Controlling group (Windsor refers to the direct parent entity that owns Univar Solutions and is the issuer of privately held corporate debt), being primarily focused on the discipline of Consolidations for the global enterprise.

This role will administer foundational elements within the global consolidations financial close and internal reporting process including supporting global intercompany and affiliate management by timely identifying related imbalances or misclassifications and facilitating needed corrections and offering assistance to regional and local finance directors to reduce and eliminate intercompany out-of-balance amounts. This role will also regularly administer reviews of both entity level and consolidated financial statements, driving operating efficiencies and consistent practices, including the development and governance of financial reviews, reducing consolidation level correcting adjustments and supporting legal entity rationalization, and maintain effective internal controls. This role will also participate in the quarterly external consolidated financial reporting process, including the creation and review of financial statements and footnote disclosures, supporting cash management activities, journal entries and account reconciliation review and policy compliance. This role will continually be tasked with driving adherence to group standards and in finding efficiencies to reduce the total time needed to complete a close and minimize the amount of consolidation correcting entries, top sides, etc.

This position reports to the Senior Manager – Consolidations.

What You’ll Do:

• Administer the monthly global consolidation process including the recording and/or reviewing consolidating entries and reconciliation of inter-company.
• Facilitate monthly deliverables in support of the internal reporting process and corresponding entity level and consolidated financial statement reviews.
• Support regional and local accounting teams, offering assistance and expertise when needed.
• Assist in the preparation of footnotes and related disclosures to support the quarterly external reporting process.
• Work with regional and local finance personnel to assist in monthly close process.
• Prepare and/or review account reconciliations and corresponding policy compliance.
• Key point of contact for the quarterly review and annual audit process with the external auditors.
• Ad-hoc projects requested and deemed appropriate.

What You’ll Need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• An active CPA, or advancing toward, is preferred
• 3+ years accounting experience; large and or multi-national, multi-currency company experience is preferred. For reference, Univar currently has >130 consolidation entities across 110 countries with transactions spanning 28 currencies.
• Consolidation experience, including use of consolidation systems, is helpful
• Demonstrated proficiency in MS Office apps
• Familiarity with accounting and reporting (US GAAP) knowledge.
• Familiarity with modern, best-in-class, consolidations systems (such as OneStream) and or ERP systems (such as SAP) is preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to influence people and processes without direct responsibility.
• Ability to prioritize, plan, organize and meet deadlines

Where You'll Work:

• This role is fully remote and can sit out of any location within the United States
• Opportunities for occasional travel to promote group cohesion and or to foster partnerships with key customers will be available.
• The expected salary range is between $110,000 - $125,000. This role is also eligible for incentive pay.
• The specific salary offered to a candidate may be motivated by a variety of factors including the candidate’s meaningful experience, education, training, certifications, qualifications, and work location.
• Available employee benefits include health, vision, and dental. We also provide 401k matching for retirement and flexible time off.

What You Can Expect:

• Interesting and varied exposure to dynamic business transformation initiatives affording worthwhile learning and development opportunities
• Strong work/life flexibility
• To be surrounded by an inclusive team who is collaborative and committed to the achievement of the company
• To have your opinions and insights respected and sought after
• To be rewarded for your contributions with a t argeted annual company bonus and annual salary reviews
• Competitive pay and benefits

Univar Solutions is a leading, global distributor of chemicals and ingredients essential to the safety, health, and wellbeing of our daily lives from life-saving medicines and vitamins to hand sanitizers and industrial materials used for cleaning, construction, and more. Our global team of more than 9,500 employees support our vision to redefine distribution and be the most valued chemical and ingredient distributor on the planet!

We offer a Total Rewards package that includes market aligned pay and incentives as well as a diverse benefits offering to support our employees’ physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing .

Univar Solutions supports sustainable solutions for the world around us so that we can do our part to help keep our communities healthy, fed, clean, and safe!

We are committed to a diverse workforce and a culture of inclusion. Together, we are building a culture that acknowledges the unique experiences, perspectives and expertise of individuals and provides the development and growth opportunities to empower us to redefine our industry.

Univar Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on their race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected classification.

Univar Solutions does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or staffing firms (collectively Recruiting Firms). Recruiting Firms must enter into a Master Services Agreement (MSA) with Univar Solutions prior to submitting any information relating to a potential candidate. All searches must be initiated by Univar Solutions' Talent Acquisition team and candidates must be submitted via Applicant Tracking System (ATS) by approved vendors who have been expressly requested to make a submission for a specific job opening. No placement fees will be paid to any firm unless the aforementioned conditions have been met. Contacting our hiring managers directly is prohibited.

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About the company

Univar Solutions Inc. is a global chemical and ingredients distributor and provider of value-added services which works with leading suppliers worldwide.

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