Senior Staff Accountant-Bilingual Spanish

Summary
Reporting to the Global Corporate Controller, the Senior Staff Accountant will serve as a key financial advisor to senior management, working closely with, Chief Financial Officer, Global Corporate Controller and Finance and Budget Department. She/He will assist the Global corporate Controller in all aspects of corporate accounting operations including maintenance and enforcement of accounting policies and procedures in accordance with GAAP requirements, ensuring the integrity of the company's financial data and reporting.

This role requires an experienced, collaborative accounting professional with strong leadership and people management skills. The Senior Staff Accountant must be able to think strategically as well as ensure efficient and effective day-to-day operations.

Responsibilities include (but not limited to)

• Coordinate with independent auditors on audit field work, preparation of annual audited report, internal controls, and work with accounting team and other departments in order to provide PBC schedules and support documentation as requested by the audit team. Ensure open items and queries from auditors are properly addressed in a timely manner.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory reporting requirements and state audits.
• Review general ledger prior to monthly closing to ensure balance sheet and P&L accounts are properly updated; prepare monthly snapshot of P&L; prepare analytical schedules for internal monthly meeting review with accounting/finance team.
• Lead the accounting team in ensuring consistent implementation of corporate accounting principles and procedures in full compliance with US GAAP reporting requirements.
• Research technical accounting issues to ensure appropriate accounting treatment. Understand, implement, and monitor pending FASB proposals, and communicate their timing and potential effects.
• Assist tax consultants with all income tax and property tax related PBC schedules and other financial information.
• Prepare and book journal entries of sensitive key GL accounts, such as payroll and accruals.
• Assist in providing insurance carrier with information required for annual renewal and assist other departments in reporting and submitting claims and other insurance coverage queries they might have. Update proper coverage by reporting new assets and locations acquisitions or disposals.
• Overview intercompany reconciliation balances, ensuring all responsible parties are reconciling accounts on a monthly basis.
• Assist department staff in day to day queries in analyzing transactions and support documentation for proper booking.
• Open GL accounts and update reports in accounting software.
• Develop and build relationships with other department managers across the company, including those located outside the United States in order to understand the business and resolve issues.
• Assist finance and budget department by providing monthly reporting information and analysis of account trends.
• Exhibit flexibility and willingness to take on new responsibilities and assignments as they are identified and to assist with various ad hoc projects as needed.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting.
• 5+ years of progressive accounting/finance/audit/staff management experience
• External audit experience. Big 4 accounting experience preferred
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, with advance skills in Excel
• Bilingual – Spanish language to able to communicate with affiliates outside the United Sates
• Strong leadership aptitude; ability to mentor talent and foster career development
• Ability to multitask and prioritize in a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrate ability to interface effectively with all levels of management and develop positive cross-functional working relationships