GL Accounting Professional
Location: San Jose (onsite, 5 days per week)
Salary Range: $110,000 - $200,000 base + equity
The Accounting team manages the core accounting responsibilities at X. X is seeking a self-motivated accounting professional to join the GL accounting team as an individual contributor on-site in San Jose. This candidate will play a critical role in ensuring accuracy, compliance with U.S. GAAP and timely reporting of financial information.
In this role, you will work cross-functionally with business partners across the organization and with related-party entities developing processes that are efficient and scalable. The ideal candidate is someone who is inquisitive, motivated, organized, detail oriented, and analytical. You thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment with competing priorities and have the ability to work independently with limited direction. You have a working knowledge of US GAAP and a good understanding of end-to-end accounting processes. You'll work to ensure the highest levels of quality are maintained in our day-to-day operations, proactively minimize operational risk, take full ownership of the areas you are responsible for, and demonstrate a commitment to meeting deadlines.
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What You'll Do
Perform month-end close processes, including agreement review, account reconciliation review, preparation of journal entries, and fluctuation analyses.
Prepare financial information for management and support with any ad-hoc requests from cross-functional teams and external auditors.
Document and maintain relevant policies and procedures.
Design & monitor process controls.
Fulfill external audit requests.
Partner with data owners and data leaders to drive quality control and enhancements of accounting data.
Analyze accounting implications and confirm we can operationally support business agreements.
Build strong collaborative working relationships with outsourced teams with a focus on driving efficiencies and improving levels of service.
Coordinate annual updates to accounting desktop procedures (DTPs).
Assist with maintaining and monitoring project deliverables & related documentation.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related degree.
Working knowledge of US GAAP.
3+ years of accounting experience.
Experience executing in a dynamic, high speed and demanding environment while demonstrating strong organizational, problem-solving and prioritization skills.
High attention to detail with excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to consistently meet deadlines.
Experience working in a cross-functional global environment and building lasting business relationships.
Experience thinking strategically and connecting the end-to-end process to the strategy of the business.
Preferred Qualifications
Big 4 public accounting experience.
Recognized accounting qualification (CPA, ACA, CIMA, or ACCA).
Experience with Oracle E-Business Suite.
Project management skills with the ability to work with minimal guidance and in a team environment.
Experience driving change and improving the end-to-end processes with a proven track record in business process re-engineering and systems analysis.