Accountant - BEST Record to Report

Job Title: Staff Accountant, Record to Report 

Division: Corporate Finance, BEST (Business Expertise, Services and Technology)

Location: Tampa, FL

Reports To: AVP, BEST Record to Report

Who We Are: 

For more than a century, L’Oréal has devoted its energy, innovation, and scientific excellence solely to one business: Beauty. Our goal is to offer each and every person around the world the best of beauty in terms of quality, efficacy, safety, sincerity and responsibility to satisfy all beauty needs and desires in their infinite diversity. 

At L’Oréal, our Finance teams turn data into insights and risk analysis into solutions while ensuring the Group’s financial performance is top notch. We have a diverse range of expertise at L'Oréal Finance, including Accounting, Financial Planning & Controlling, Internal Audit, Mergers and Acquisitions, Treasury, Tax and Consolidation. We bring numbers to life! Come join our dynamic team! 

What You Will Learn:

This Staff Accountant position provides the internal controls support to all the L’Oreal North America business units including but not limited to general accounting duties, managing journal entries, GRIR Aging/Remediation, A/R Reconciliation, ADHOC Account Analysis, and all activities related to the monthly close, etc. 

• Prepare journal entries, account analysis, roll forwards and other analysis required for the month-end close.

• Assists in month end closing process for assigned business.
• Journal entry preparation for Blackline System.
• General Ledger account analysis
• Prepare and issue various month end analysis including balance sheet review.
• Daily interaction with business stakeholders to research discrepancies and find solutions to non-compliance issue.
• Prepare reports and analysis for senior leaders as required
• Support internal and external audit requests
• Participate in process improvement initiatives or other assigned projects.
• Handle accrual process.
• Clearing aged GRIR
• Perform monthly required Key Control for internal control purposes.
• Constant monitoring of GL aging to maintain healthy accounting.

What We Are Looking For:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting required
• Staff Accountant : 2+ years of related work experience in accounting team environment required.
• Senior Staff Accountant: 5+ years of related work experience in accounting team environment required.
• Must work independently and autonomously requiring minimum supervision
• Thorough problem solving and well-developed analytical skills.
• Strong communication, influencing and negotiation skills.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Excel (Advanced skills are required)
• Must possess strong interpersonal skills and enjoy working in a highly networked and collaborative team environment
• Strong variance analysis research experience
• Resourceful and resilient
• Must have a strong understanding of financial and operational controls
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced work environment
• Ability work in an open floor office environment 

Preferred Qualifications:

• SAP or similar ERP experience 
• Consumer products background 
• CPA Certification 
• Auditing experience 

What’s In It For You:

• Competitive Benefit Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Pension Plan)
• Hybrid Work Policy (3 Days in Office, 2 Days Work from Home)
• Flexible Time Off (Paid Company Holidays, Paid Vacation, Vacation Buy 

Program, Volunteer Time, Summer Fridays & More!)

• Access to Company Perks ( VIP Access to L’Oréal’s Internal Shop for

Discounted Products)

• Learning & Development Opportunities for Career Progression (Unlimited 

Access to E-learnings, Lunch & Learn Sessions, Mentorship Programs, & 

More!)

• Employee Resource Groups (Think Tanks and Innovation Squads)
• Access to Mental Health & Wellness Programs  

Don’t meet every single requirement? At L'Oréal, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and innovative workplace. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with the qualifications listed in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways! You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles! 

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and take pride in a diverse environment. We would love to find out more about you as a candidate and do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, medical condition or disability, or any other legally protected status. 

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