Intercompany Accountant

At Gensler, we design for people. We leverage our global perspective and local presence to innovate at every scale. We’re not just designers. We’re tinkerers, craftspeople, visionaries, innovators, and thought leaders. Fueled by passion and entrepreneurial spirit, our people bring new ideas to solve the world’s most challenging problems, like designing a more resilient, inclusive, and equitable future for our communities and cities. 

Our people-centered, “People First” culture and “One Firm-Firm” motto promotes a “Team of Teams” that unite to shape the future of cities.  Gensler’s vision is to “Create a Better World through the Power of Design,” and we do that by our deep commitment to our clients and by fostering a collaborative, diverse, and inclusive environment that enables our people to create impactful solutions together. 

­­­Your Role

Our fast-paced Global Design Firm is looking for a Intercompany Accountant to partner with the Corporate General Ledger Finance, Global Accounting, Treasury and Tax Teams. This position reports to the Firmwide Intercompany Accounting Manager and is responsible for analysis and processing of Intercompany transactions for the global Gensler entities.   Other tasks related to Month End Close will be assigned as needed. This role will also assist the Global Finance, Treasury and Tax teams with schedules and support for our international locations. They will work closely with all areas of corporate finance around the world.

 What You Will Do

• Review, prepare and post journal entries into the accounting system for our multiple offices in multiple currencies

• Assist with month end close, including journal entries and report preparation

• Analyze Intercompany transactions and select invoices for settlement based upon established Treasury policies.

• Prepare Intercompany Settlement Packets ensuring that the appropriate Access and Vision invoices are linked, withholding tax certificates and wire confirmations have been attached.

• Process withholding tax transactions and Accounts Payable transactions related to Intercompany cash settlement.

• Serve as a liaison between Treasury and Intercompany providing invoice details for settlement, opining on readiness of detail and provide the last approval for Intercompany cash transfers around the globe.

• Push the Intercompany Billing Runs in Vision, validating all suspense items have been cleared, confirm no incomplete transactions are outstanding in Vision, run foreign currency gains, losses, and revaluations, create the Due to/from reporting for proof of post run Intercompany balancing.

• Research out of balance Intercompany variances as needed.

• Generate, analyze, and summarize large sets of data for reporting purposes on an as needed basis

• Generate twice monthly Intercompany reporting packages to include the Gensler Intercompany Report, Access Summary invoices for tax and settlement purposes, Intercompany Balancing reporting with both Accounts Receivable and Accounting Payable subledger data which must balance to the general ledger, run and analyze the Extended AR Aging reports (preparing special cross sections for local books entities) and completing the 4 Way Validations report ensuring all internal Intercompany client data remains in balance.

• Work with internal clients to assure compliance with internal accounting policies

• Communicate effectively and on a regular basis with finance staff throughout the firm in a global support capacity

• Cross-train on a variety of tasks to act as backup to other members of the finance team

• Carry out other duties as assigned

 Your Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

• 5+ years of accounting experience (prior Intercompany Accounting preferred)

• Self-starter and able to work independently

• Ability to make difficult decisions, recommend corrective action and implement them globally

• Intermediate to advanced Excel user

• Working understanding of US GAAP and good internal control

• Experience in A/E/C, professional services industry, or public accounting is desirable

• Experience with Intercompany processing, Blackline Reconciliation Software or DelTek Vision is desirable

• Demonstration of an ability to manage multiple and shifting priorities in a dynamic environment, and produc