Accountant
Core
Perform monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close activities, including journal entry preparation, account reconciliations, accruals, and financial statement reviews to support global consolidation and external reporting.
Role type
Senior Record-to-Report Accountant
Builds
Monthly financial results, statutory and management reports, and audit schedules for global consolidation.
Domain
Multinational corporate finance / US GAAP and local statutory reporting
Required skills
US GAAP, IFRS, local statutory accounting, month-end close, account reconciliations, financial reporting, balance sheet management, SOX compliance, internal controls, audit requirements, complex transaction analysis, process optimization
Preferred skills
German legal entities and HGB reporting, manufacturing accounting, inventory accounting, cost accounting, valuation reserves, Big 4 audit coordination, BlackLine, SAP
Technologies
BlackLine, SAP, Microsoft Excel
Responsibilities
Perform monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close activities including journal entry preparation, account reconciliations, accruals, prepayments, and financial statement reviews. Prepare and report timely monthly financial results through reporting and consolidation tools. Manage statutory and management reporting requirements under US GAAP and local GAAP (HGB). Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations in Blackline. Perform monthly P&L and Balance Sheet flux analysis, identify key business drivers, investigate variances, and communicate findings to management. Calculate and record accounting estimates and reserves including bad debt reserves, inventory reserves, sales cut, accruals, rebates, credit notes, E&O reserves, and foreign exchange revaluation adjustments. Support lease accounting activities, fixed asset accounting, depreciation and amortization accounting. Prepare quarterly tax reporting packages and support direct and indirect tax related information requests. Analyze and resolve intercompany transactions and reconciliation differences with global counterparts. Coordinate with shared service teams, FP&A, Tax, Treasury, and Business Finance teams. Support external, internal, Tax audits by preparing audit schedules, responding to auditor queries, providing supporting documentation, and driving timely closure of audit requests. Ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) controls and Avantor accounting policies. Prepare and maintain accounting process documentation, SOPs, control narratives, and desk procedures. Participate in ERP, reporting tool, and process improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing efficiency, automation, and data quality. Support due diligence, legal entity restructuring, acquisition integration, and other controllership-related projects. Perform ad-hoc financial analyses, management reporting requests, corporate requests and other duties as assigned.
Seniority
Mid-Senior, hands-on IC
