Senior Accountant, Corporate Accounting

Nielsen Consumer LLC; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Accountant to join their dynamic team. In this role, you'll manage the global month-end close process, ensuring accuracy and compliance with accounting standards. You'll collaborate with regional teams, implement process improvements, and contribute to financial reporting. This position offers a competitive salary and a flexible working environment, along with comprehensive benefits, including health insurance and tuition reimbursement. If you're ready to make a significant impact in a fast-paced environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Comprehensive healthcare plan

Flexible spending accounts

401(k) retirement plan

Disability insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Discretionary paid time off

Flexible working environment

Volunteer time off

LinkedIn Learning

Employee-Assistance-Program (EAP)

Qualifications

• 2 to 4 years' experience in corporate accounting and consolidations.
• Strong understanding of accounting policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Manage the global month-end closing process and collaborate with teams.
• Identify cost savings and process improvement opportunities.

Skills

US GAAP

Accounting Policies

Communication Skills

Analytical Skills

Process Improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

CPA (preferred)

Tools

SAP

OneStream

Microsoft Office

Job description

Company Description

R25_0008651

#LI - Remote

*Must reside in the US at time of application*

Job Description

About The Position

As a Senior Accountant, Corporate Accounting, you will be part of a team responsible for managing the global month-end close process and collaborating with regional accounting teams to coordinate consolidated financial results. Under direct supervision, you will carry out tasks impacting the general ledger, process journal entries, and post transactions. You will be responsible for the accounting for corporate entities in SAP and ensuring the accuracy of tasks performed by the Shared Service Center.

You will ensure SOX compliance for all controls in this responsibility area and build, document, and deploy scalable processes that ensure repeatable, high-quality execution of the financial close process. Identifying process improvement and/or automation opportunities and implementing solutions that improve timeliness and accuracy of financial transactions will be a key part of your role. This position requires a strong understanding of accounting policies and procedures to assist in maintaining financial records and ensure that financial transactions are properly recorded. You will perform day-to-day accounting activities and month-end close activities by applying practical knowledge of the function typically obtained through advanced education and work experience. It is expected that you positively influence and answer the questions of others within the job area through explanation of facts, policies, and best practices.

This position will report to the Senior Manager, Corporate Accounting & Consolidations.

Key Activities, Responsibilities and Deliverables

Manage the global month-end closing process and collaborate with regional accounting teams to coordinate consolidated financial results.

Assist in the corporate period-end close process, working with the Senior Manager - Corporate Accounting and Consolidations and regional accounting teams to assist in the execution of the group financial consolidation.

Prepare and process journal entries, including complex areas.

Ensure the integrity of the internal control environment through completion of SOX control requirements.

Build, document, and deploy scalable processes that ensure repeatable, high-quality execution of the financial close process.

Assist in preparing and developing financial reports.

Escalate business questions to supervisory level.

Understand the accounting function, key policies, and standard operating procedures.

Identify cost savings, process improvement, and/or automation opportunities throughout the close process and implement solutions that improve timeliness and accuracy.

Collaborate with various internal partners globally to provide information, seek issues, and offer solutions to business needs.

Provide support to internal and external audit activities, including preparation and review of audit schedules as needed.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance.

CPA preferred or working towards CPA.

2 to 4 years' experience in corporate accounting and consolidations for a large organization (mix of public and industry experience preferred).

Working Knowledge of US GAAP.

Experience with OneStream and SAP preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

Experience handling large international complex legal entity structures and related accounting.

Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-change environment required.

Excellent communication skills both verbally (phone, one-on-one) and in writing (email, letters, reports, other correspondence) to varying external and internal contacts at varying levels.

Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Intellectually curious and analytically strong.

Progressive thinking skills and the ability to think and act independently.

Additional Information

This role has a market-competitive salary with an anticipated base compensation of the following range: $85,000-$100,000. Actual salaries will vary depending on a candidate's experience, qualifications, skills, and location. This role might also be eligible for a sales-based incentive or performance-based bonus. Other benefits include flexible working environment, comprehensive health insurance, industry-leading parental leave, life insurance, education support and more.

US Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare plan (medical, Rx, dental, and vision).

• Flexible spending accounts and a Health Savings Account (including company contributions).

• Life and AD&D insurance.

• 401(k) retirement plan including company matching contributions.

• Disability insurance.

• Tuition Reimbursement.

• Discretionary paid time off program and 11 paid holidays.

• Flexible working environment

• Volunteer time off

• LinkedIn Learning

• Employee-Assistance-Program (EAP)

Our Benefits

• Flexible working environment
• Volunteer time off
• LinkedIn Learning
• Employee-Assistance-Program (EAP)

About NIQ

NIQ is the world's leading consumer intelligence company, delivering the most complete understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to growth. In 2023, NIQ combined with GfK, bringing together the two industry leaders with unparalleled global reach. With a holistic retail read and the most comprehensive consumer insights-delivered with advanced analytics through state-of-the-art platforms-NIQ delivers the Full View. NIQ is an Advent International portfolio company with operations in 100+ markets, covering more than 90% of the world's population.

For more information, visit NIQ.com

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