Lead Accounting Analyst
Share
Job Location:
Pittsburgh, PA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
2 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Hydro Global Business Services (GBS) is an organizational area that operates as an internal service provider for the Hydro group. Its ultimate purpose is to deliver relevant IT financial and HR business services to all business areas within the company.
What we offer you
- Medical Rx Dental Disability Life Insurance Flexible Spending Accounts
- Retirement Savings Plans with Company Match/Contributions
- Education Assistance
- Bonus Plan Eligibility
- Parental Leave
Job Summary: The Lead Accounting Analyst serves as the process owner and subject-matter expert for payroll and benefits accounting. This role is accountable for ensuring accurate compliant and timely accounting results while governing the end-to-end payroll/benefit processes across various regions. The position requires strong cross-cultural collaboration the ability to drive standardized processes and a mindset focused on transformation automation and continuous improvement. The Lead Accounting Analyst will also support technical accounting matters and assist with ad-hoc GBS Finance projects.
What you will be doing
- Owns the Payroll and Benefits accounting processes ensuring completeness accuracy and alignment with corporate policy and IFRS accounting standards.
- Leads and governs endtoend processes across plants ensuring consistent execution strong controls and standardized reporting.
- Accountable for monthly quarterly and annual close activities related to payroll and benefit programs (e.g. payroll postings/accruals health benefits retirement plans incentive compensation).
- Conducts technical accounting research analyzes complex transactions and develops well-supported recommendations and memos/whitepapers to document conclusions.
- Reviews and assesses contracts and agreements to determine the appropriate accounting treatment identifying key terms obligations and risks in accordance with IFRS and internal policy; prepares clear documentation of conclusions and recommended actions.
- Partners closely with HR Payroll GBS Finance North America and India and Plant finance organizations across multiple geographic locations.
- Drives transformation through process redesign automation initiatives and system enhancements in partnership with IT and Digital Finance teams.
What will make you successful
Required Education/Experience:
- Bachelors degree in accounting Finance or a related field.
- Minimum of seven (7) years of experience in general ledger accounting internal controls or audit-related roles ideally with payroll or benefits accounting exposure. A mix of public accounting and industry experience is preferred.
Preferred Skills/Qualifications:
- Experience in a shared services environment or multinational organization is highly desirable.
- CPA (Certified Public Accountant) strongly preferred.
- Indepth knowledge of IFRS and U.S. GAAP accounting standards along with strong understanding of internal control frameworks (e.g. SOX).
- Advanced proficiency in ERP systems such as SAP or Oracle with exposure to payroll platforms including UKG.
- Strong data analysis skills with familiarity in reporting and visualization tools like Power BI Tableau or similar platforms.
- Experience with general ledger and reconciliation tools including BlackLine or comparable systems.
- Strong critical thinking and problemsolving abilities with the capacity to navigate ambiguity assess risks and develop clear wellreasoned recommendations.
Equal opportunities
Hydro in North America is an Equal Opportunity Employer where all phases of employment are based strictly upon the qualifications of the individual as related to the work requirements of the position. This policy is applied without regard to race sex sexual orientation gender identity religion national origin ancestry age disability veteran status marital status or any other category protected by law. We strive to provide equal opportunities for all to contribute and succeed with us.
If you need an accommodation in order to complete the application please contact Hydro Recruiting via email at
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
About Company
Hydro is a leading aluminium and renewable energy company that builds businesses and partnerships for a more sustainable future. We have 33,000 employees in more than 140 locations and 40 countries.
