Principal Accountant
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Job Overview
The Principal Accountant is responsible for interpreting internal or external business issues and recommending best practices.
They will be tasked with solving complex accounting-related problems and will work independently with minimal guidance.
The Principal Accountant may be responsible for leading functional teams or projects and is regarded as a specialist in the field of accounting.
As such, they must have in-depth expertise in accounting as well as broad knowledge of the accounting discipline within the finance function.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities
- Monitor and lead the month-end close process, including communication with stakeholders, preparing status and dashboards, and reporting to the Record to report Group Purchasing Organization (GPO)
- Establish and monitor month-end accounting checklists
- Lead analysis and establish a process for continuous monitoring
- Lead the team to document existing processes and Standard Operating Procedures in Accounts
- Maintain the balance sheet reconciliation policy, risk ranking, and quality; educate team members
- Establish and monitor KPIs for the Accounting function
- Maintain evidence of controls performed and assist in the SOX testing and quarterly and year-end audit process by both internal and external auditors
- Coordinate internal and external training of the accounting team on relevant topics
Essential Qualifications and Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required, CPA preferred
- 5-6 years of relevant experience
- Intermediate to advanced excel skills preferred
- Good communication skills
- Enjoy working in a changing and flexible environment
- Good problem-solving skills
About Us
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For more than 100 years, we've been making the impossible possible.
Today, we're driving the energy transition with more than 30,000 of the brightest minds across 54 countries.
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