Company Information:  Our client is a large, public, international manufacturing company serving a range of market segments including business, institutional and consumer.  Located in a Chicago-Near North Suburb.

Position Summary:  Responsible for completion of general accounting tasks including month-end close journal entries, account reconciliations, audit schedules and inquiries, tax schedules and inquiries, variance analysis and reporting requirements.  Responsible for general ledger system maintenance, report creation and modification.

Responsibilities:

• Prepares various analyses and ad hoc reports from different systems including Oracle, SAP R/3, SAP Business Warehouse, Business Objects.
• Prepares timely and accurate journal entries, account reconciliations and financial statements for certain foreign subsidiaries following US GAAP and reporting requirements under SEC and Sarbanes-Oxley regulations.
• Assists in the Balance Sheet and Income Statement consolidation of all company entities.
• Performs as General Ledger Account Administrator for both Oracle and SAP (such as creating / deleting accounts and departments, maintaining sub-system mapping tables, maintaining foreign currency exchange rates.)
• Creates / maintains existing Oracle FSG reports.
• Prepares miscellaneous audit and tax schedules.
• Prepares and submits various required US Census filings.

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

Gains an understanding of company processes and procedures, documents processes and procedures, and identifies and recommends process improvements to management.

Interacts with various levels and departments within the organization as well as accounting personnel at all foreign subsidiaries.

Requirements:

• BS degree in Accounting.
• 3-5 years experience with some public accounting preferred.
• Experience with SAP and / or Oracle general ledger and reporting package preferred.
• Some knowledge of query, reporting, and data analysis tools.
• Proficient user in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Strong verbal and written communication and analytical skills.