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CoStar Group Company Intro:
CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) is a leading global provider of commercial and residential real estate information analytics and online marketplaces. Included in the S&P 500 Index and the NASDAQ 100 CoStar Group is on a mission to digitize the worlds real estate empowering all people to discover properties insights and connections that improve their businesses and lives.
We have been living and breathing the world of real estate information and online marketplaces for over 35 years giving us the perspective to create truly unique and valuable offerings to our customers. Weve continually refined transformed and perfected our approach to our business creating a language that has become standard in our industry for our customers and even our competitors. We continue that effort today and are always working to improve and drive innovation. This is how we deliver for our customers our employees and investors. By equipping the brightest minds with the best resources available we provide an invaluable edge in real estate.
Role Description: At CoStar Group our finance group centralizes transaction processes providing accurate reporting financial resolutions and proper forecasting analysis. Joining the team offers access to financial specializations including accounts payable accounts receivable cash and asset management client contracts and billing and revenue recognition. The Senior Accountant will be responsible for assisting with the global consolidation of the Companys financial statements with a focus on helping maintain and enhance the Companys ERP Oracle. Responsibilities include working closely with the financial systems team on Oracle upgrades and implementations of new functionality and maintaining and designing reports used for management and external reporting. This role will also be responsible for overseeing general ledger maintenance including changes to the chart of accounts and legal entity structure and will be integral in helping execute various financial system projects as CoStar Group continues to scale for growth. The Senior Accountant will play a key role in communicating with the broader finance organization to understand the needs of the business and ensure ERP updates are appropriately implemented.
This Senior Accountant will also be responsible for various month end close duties including global consolidation which includes recording and analyzing intercompany transactions and eliminations foreign currency and cost allocations as well as general accruals and various other ad hoc projects as assigned. This person will also be involved in the integration of acquired businesses including the integration and mapping of GL systems. This role will also include reporting responsibilities related to monthly management financials and quarterly and annual SEC filings.
The Senior Accountant should be eager to learn and demonstrate strong communication time management and organizational skills. The Senior Accountant should be highly adaptable to change due to Costars rapid growth via organic growth and acquisitions. The Senior Accountant will have a strong work ethic and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
Responsibilities:
- Assistance in a variety of aspects of the Enterprise Resource Planning system implementation and maintenance
- Assistance with special projects within department or as part of crossfunctional teams
- Preparation of monthly journal entries and supporting schedules and review of monthly financial results
- Research technical accounting issues
- Work with external auditors and facilitate review of the close process account reconciliations and variance analyses
- Ensure timely monthly close and accurate monthly results
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance or related from an accredited notforprofit University or College.
- A track record of commitment to prior employers.
- 35 years accounting experience working in a large international public company and/or Big 4 accounting firm
- Consolidations and/or financial reporting experience
- Experience with Oracle Cloud ERP
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience at a Big 4 accounting firm preferred
- Licensed CPA or candidate
- Strong project management time management and communication skills
- Ability to think critically and analyze data effectively
- Ability to work with financial systems design structure and reporting
- Ability to work effectively within a team to complete projects
Whats in it for you
When you join CoStar Group youll experience a collaborative and innovative culture working alongside the best and brightest to empower our people and customers to succeed.
We offer you generous compensation and performancebased incentives. CoStar Group also invests in your professional and academic growth with internal training tuition reimbursement and an interoffice exchange program.
Our benefits package includes (but is not limited to):
- Comprehensive healthcare coverage: Medical / Vision / Dental / Prescription Drug
- Life legal and supplementary insurance
- Virtual and in person mental health counseling services for individuals and family
- Commuter and parking benefits
- 401(K) retirement plan with matching contributions
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- Onsite fitness center and/or reimbursed fitness center membership costs (location dependent) with yoga studio Pelotons personal training group exercise classes
- Access to CoStar Groups Diversity Equity & Inclusion Employee Resource Groups
- Complimentary gourmet coffee tea hot chocolate
We welcome all qualified candidates who are currently eligible to work fulltime in the United States to apply. However please note that CoStar Group is not able to provide visa sponsorship for this position.
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CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we maintain a drugfree workplace and perform preemployment substance abuse testing
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
