Fixed Asset Accountant Job Opening

Duties/Responsibilities

• Fixed Assets Maintenance
• Work with Budget Analysis, Project Leads, and Team Manager to evaluate, analyze, and document capital project spending and organize for capitalization
• Process asset capitalization, transfers, and disposals in SAP’s fixed asset subsidiary system
• Enforce and document SOX control performance for Asset Transfer function
• Monthly Financial Reporting
• Work with the accounting team to analyze, document, and record applicable transactions to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting
• Perform and document general ledger account reconciliations to ensure account level control
• Prepare and document support documentation for financial reporting
• Project maintenance
• Work with budget analysis and fixed asset accountant (FAA) to maintain projects in SAP and Project Authorization Worksheet
• General Dept. Support
• Work with Team Manager, FAA, and SOX Lead to support data request driven by SOX and Financial Audits
• Support various repetitive and ad hoc accounting functions
• Work with FAA, Budget Analyst, and Dept. representatives to administer the annual Fixed Asset Physical Inventory and related audit

Daily Task Performed

• Review, track, and process daily transactions
• Communicate with internal and external accounting groups as well as deliver reports to management
• Determine appropriate accounting treatment in accordance to GAAP & IFRS
• Prepare and review Monthly Journal Entries, analysis, and account reconciliations
• Support preparation of the Consolidation Reporting Package to the parent company
• Monitor reporting compliance

Minimum Job Relevant Knowledge

• Ability to support the preparation financial statements and note disclosures in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
• Basic understanding of financial accounting and closing routines - Understanding of accounting subledgers

Minimum Job Relevant Experience-(Type & Length of Time)

• Associates Degree or 3 years of equivalent work experience
• Ability to apply accounting Theory, IFRS & US GAAP to accounting transactions
• Basic understanding of Cost Accounting and variance analysis

Education/Degree Certification Required

• Bachelor's degree with major in Accounting or Finance or Associates Degree with 3+ years of equivalent work experience

Required Skills

• Experience in SAP or similar Financial software
• Ability to apply accounting theory (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)) to accounting transactions
• Ability to adjust and work effectively in a dynamic, changing environment
• Basic skills in Microsoft Office with emphasis on Excel and PowerPoint
• Basic understanding of cost accounting and variance analysis
• Ability to prepare financial statements and note disclosures in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)

Desired Skills and Abilities

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Problem solving and decision making skills
• Well organized and detail oriented
• Skills in Microsoft Office with emphasis in Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to meet multiple deadlines
• Ability to work as part of a team

Additional Work Factors

Environment candidates will be working in: Office

Estimated amount of overtime: 3 hours

Frequency, average duration of travel: 0.05

Job Type: Full-time

Experience:

• Cost Accounting: 3 years (Preferred)

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Work authorization:

• United States (Required)

Work Location:

• One location

Benefits offered:

• Paid time off
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Healthcare spending or reimbursement accounts such as HSAs or FSAs
• Other types of insurance
• Retirement benefits or accounts
• Education assistance or tuition reimbursement