Sr. Accountant- Charlotte, NC

 

Dentsply Sirona is the world’s largest manufacturer of professional dental products and technologies, with a 130-year history of innovation and service to the dental industry and patients worldwide. Dentsply Sirona develops, manufactures, and markets a comprehensive solutions offering including dental and oral health products as well as other consumable medical devices under a strong portfolio of world class brands. Dentsply Sirona’s products provide innovative, high-quality and effective solutions to advance patient care and deliver better and safer dentistry. Dentsply Sirona’s global headquarters is located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The company’s shares are listed in the United States on NASDAQ under the symbol XRAY.

 

Bringing out the best in people

 

As advanced as dentistry is today, we are dedicated to making it even better. Our people have a passion for innovation and are committed to applying it to improve dental care. We live and breathe high performance, working as one global team, bringing out the best in each other for the benefit of dental patients, and the professionals who serve them. If you want to grow and develop as a part of a team that is shaping an industry, then we’re looking for the best to join us.

 

Working at Dentsply Sirona you are able to:

 

Develop faster - with our commitment to the best professional development.

 

Perform better - as part of a high-performance, empowering culture.

 

Shape an industry - with a market leader that continues to drive innovation.

 

Make a difference -by helping improve oral health worldwide.  

 

 

SCOPE

Coordinates and assists with the financial record keeping, reporting and analysis of cost accounting information as required by the Production Controller and operating management.  Performs a variety of analytical and accounting functions including but not limited to preparation of journal entries, account analysis and financial reporting to demonstrate current performance and assist with the financial effect of proposed operating decisions.

 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Business Analysis / Systems & Database Management

• Use of Excel based tools, to compiling database and tables in order to obtain financial information and develop reports which analyze change or potential change
• Extraction of Oracle (Hyperion) AX, Spreadsheet Server, Power BI, Atlas or other database management reports and creating relational links to develop report

 

Annual Operating Plan, Forecasting, Standards Compilation and Cost Accounting

• Review and development of standard costs, via interactions with materials management and manufacturing engineers
• Analysis of future changes in business production levels and spending changes

 

Closing & Analysis vs Plan

• Completes Month-end close process including accurate and timely assigned journal entries, account reconciliations and intercompany activity. 
• Analyze, interpret, report and post monthly manufacturing variances including PPV, spend and absorption
• Prepare monthly, quarterly financial and cost schedules for management review

 

Internal controls on Inventory

• Assist in the preparation for periodic or annual Corporate and external audits
• Understand and participate in completion of Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) compliance requirements and assist internal and external auditors by providing detailed explanatory information and documents as required
• Remains current on policies and procedures including Corporate Finance Accounting Manual (CFAM), Sarbanes and Oxley (SOX), US GAAP, and DS best practices and ensures site compliance

 

Systems & Standards Maintenance (AX, Hyperion)

• Review standard costs on a periodic basis to ensure validity and accuracy
• Ensure that the operations team is properly recording and reporting ERP production data including item master, and related transactions.
• Supports local ERP (ie. Mapping issues, Cost Centers, Accounts, Suffixes, posting rule settings, etc).
• Collaborate with Global Business Unit and review the assignment of Global Product Hierarchy and Global Item Number coding to ensure accurate reporting on a global level.

 

Fixed Asset & Inventory

• Prepare monthly reconciliation of perpetual inventory, GRNI and other Supply Chain designated accounts to general ledger balances
• Assist Production Controller in the coordination of the annual physical inventory (including tag control, resolving discrepancies, arranging test counts, producing and reconciling results, and accommodating internal/external auditor requests)
• Conduct, assist and review the results