Senior Corporate Accountant — SOX & Reporting Lead

Turner & Townsend; Georgia; On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company based in Atlanta. The Senior Corporate Accountant will report to the Senior Manager Accounting and will be based out of the Atlanta office.

*In-office working at a T&T office is required two to three days out of the work week.* This role involves collaboration with the finance team to produce monthly and quarterly reports used companywide for reporting, analysis and planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field is preferred.
• Five years of post-graduate experience in a corporate accounting function is mandatory.
• Experience in a publicly traded company, UK reporting experience is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP standards.

Responsibilities

• Assist with development and documentation of processes and policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls.
• Ensures the timely accurate recording and maintaining of financial information, including journal entries, clearing and application of cash clearing accounts, recharge account, GL account reconciliations, and other suspense and clearing accounts.
• Executes testing around financial controls to provide documentation and support for SOX compliance in respective financial areas.
• Manage all accounts receivable, accounts payable, prepaid expense, fixed assets and other assigned general ledger accounts.
• Ensure the timely and accurate recording and payment of monthly due diligences, monthly rent/lease, and quarterly property taxes.
• Support financial statement preparation including consolidation (ie. Intercompany reconciliation)
• Support external audits to ensure all information is provided in a timely and accurate manner.
• Takes initiative in leading projects and process improvements within the accounting group, including system upgrades, implementation testing, and troubleshooting.
• Work independently to research, track and timely resolve outstanding reconciling items and related issues and communicate with internal resources and/or processors to elevate and resolve these differences.
• Work with a high degree of initiative to identify and recommend process improvement opportunities in the areas of reporting, reconciliation and analysis.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

US GAAP knowledge

5+ years corporate accounting

SOX experience

CPA or pursuing CPA

Public company experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field

Tools

MS Office Suite

SharePoint

MS Dynamics 365 (D365) or similar ERP

Job description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company based in Atlanta. The Senior Corporate Accountant will report to the Senior Manager Accounting and will be based out of the Atlanta office.

*In-office working at a T&T office is required two to three days out of the work week.* This role involves collaboration with the finance team to produce monthly and quarterly reports used companywide for reporting, analysis and planning.