General Accountant

Position : Accountant Location : San Antonio, TX Duration : 12 Months Contract Shift timings : 1st shift Total Hours/week : 40.00 Pay rate: 20-25/hr Description: The Senior GL Accountant is responsible for supporting multiple business units and legal entities. This includes preparing and posting various monthly journal entries as well as reviewing journal entries and analysis prepared by external resources. This position will be responsible to interact and communicate with internal customers in various business units in order to facilitate any special operating and/or reporting requirements. In addition, this position will be required to prepare and review monthly reconciliations for balance sheet and quarterly reporting including flux analysis. Annually this position will assist in the preparation of the tax package schedules for various companies and the preparation of additional year-end reporting requirements. The Senior GL Accountant will also participate in SOX testing and special projects. They will assist in the preparation of ad-hoc reports as necessary. A person in this position is responsible to assure that the assigned day-to-day operations are carried out in accordance with established accounting principles, policies and objectives. Work in multiple ERP environments while developing standard processes around these environments. Reviewing of intercompany transactions as well as creating invoices and posting these invoices on multiple ERP systems. Preparation of complex account reconciliations in accordance with GAAP. Review of account reconciliations prepared by others Ensure timely and accurate processing of general accounting activities in accordance with month and year end reporting deadlines. Integrate Accounting processes from acquired companies into existing processes Ensure that all processes and policies are compliant with Internal Audit and Sarbanes-Oxley control requirements Prepare Quarterly balance sheet analysis, review and remediation Assist internal/external auditors in periodic audits Identify and implement processes improvements in the GL system by researching and assessing established standardized work flow procedures and policies Communicate directly with multiple functions and businesses and senior management within the organization Ability to identify areas of issue and provide resolution Ability to work in a self-directed manner with little direct supervision Preparation of non-standard ad-hoc journal entries based on stakeholder requests Qualifications: BS/BA in Accounting Minimum 3 years’ experience in General Accounting BS/BA in Accounting or Finance or closely related Minimum 3 years’ experience in General Accounting - General Ledger 3 years of Excel experience- VLOOKUP’s, Pivot Tables SAP 6.0 or similar strongly preferred 1+ years’ experience reviewing junior accounting work flow and reporting Strong analytical / problem solving skills Solid communication and interpersonal skills Superior customer service skills Ability to work independently and in a team environment Required Experience: General Ledger experience Strong analytical / problem solving skills Solid communication and interpersonal skills Superior customer service skills Ability to work independently and in a team environment Strong Microsoft Excel skills Direct experience in SAP 6.0 This accountant will be focused on deep dive historical research and cleanup of old outstanding cash items. They need to be driven, self-motivated, a great researcher, ability to work at a fast but accurate pace and experienced in complex bank reconciliations. SAP experience is a HUGE plus as is any global experience or experience in working in multiple currencies as these will significantly impact the work they are doing. They will have contact with many of our stakeholders as they do the research and cleanup of the items on the accounts so strong professional communication skills is a must #J-18808-Ljbffr