Senior Accountant
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$ 98800 - 131733
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Job Description
TITLE: Senior Accountant
LOCATION: Westchester IL
REPORTS TO: Manager Accounting Controller
Primary Function
Responsible for the monthly close of the corporate ledger including preparation and review of journal entries and reconciliations. Responsible for financial statement analysis of the Corporate segment including the holding companies. Oversight of and responsibility over multiple technical accounting areas.
Key Deliverables
- Monthly Corporate Close of the General Ledger Assist in the monthly close process by preparing monthly journal entries for the Companys corporate entity including preparation of account reconciliations for complex transactions including stock based compensation and pension.
- Stockbased Compensation Prepare the monthly/quarterly accounting Journals for stockbased compensation. Prepare the accounting for the annual award vesting. Be a significant contributor in the preparation of the annual award grants memo and all the related accounting. Prepare the quarterly weighted average share calculation.
- Lease Accounting (Center of Excellence) Oversee the management of the global lease accounting subledger. This includes building an understanding of the accounting guidance and software for leases to ensure proper accounting. This role is expected to be a goto resource for global affiliates to understand the impact of new modified and terminated leases on their financial statements.
- Pension Accounting Prepare the annual pension accounting for the US and CAN ledgers including preparation of the journal entries reconciliations and SEC 10Q and 10K footnote disclosures.
- Pension Annual Audits Prepare the annual Pension Plan Asset audited financial statements for US and CAN. Coordinate the audits with the auditors prepare all required deliverables and ensure that report deadlines are met.
- Intercompany Transactions Record intercompany activity for dividends capital injections loans and interest and ensure proper accounting of foreign currency transactions
- Assist with ad hoc accounting requests as needed
Agility and Innovation
- Assist in the development and implementation of processes and procedures to ensure all required reporting is timely and accurate
- Continue to build the Lease COE including identifying process improvements and providing global training as needed
- Work to continually improve efficiency of internal processesand update procedural documentation as needed
Relationships and People
- Develop and maintain relationships with third party consultants business partners across the company including affiliate finance personnel Corporate FP&A Tax Treasury and Global Shared Services
- Work with accounting personnel from domestic and foreign affiliates to resolve issues in a timely manner
- Train and develop new staff in the department as needed
Knowledge Skills and Requirements:
- Bachelors degree in Accounting
- CPA preferred
- SEC/XBRL reporting background a plus
- 35 years of experience in accounting related role
- Significant relevant experience in fast paced accounting department
- Demonstrate ability to prepare and analyze financial statements
- Proficient in monthly general ledger closing process and consolidations
- Experience with Pension leases and share based compensation a plus
- Proficiency in the Microsoft Office
- Experience with Lease Accelerator a plus
- Experience with SAP and BPC a plus
- Foreign language Spanish a plus
Desired behavior personal attributes (Success Drivers and Competencies):
- Strong analytical organizational and problem solving skills required
- Proven leadership and networking skills
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Dedicated team player with innovative mindset to develop and implement internal process improvements
- Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals with little supervision
- Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines
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Relocation Available:
NoPay Range:
$98800.00$131733.33 AnnualThis pay range is not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Final base salary will be determined based on several factors which may include but are not limited to responsibilities of the job education experience knowledge skills and abilities as well as internal equity alignment with market data and applicable bargaining agreement (if any).
Incentive Compensation:
As a part of the total compensation package this role may be eligible for the Ingredion Annual Incentive Plan or a rolespecific commission/bonus.
Benefits:
Fulltime roles are eligible for our comprehensive benefits package which includes medical dental and vision coverage as well as a 401(k) plan with an competitive company match.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
