Accountant, Corporate Finance

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POSITION TITLE

Accountant, Corporate Finance

POSITION LOCATION

Richmond, VA (hybrid)

YOUR ROLE

Reporting to the Accounting Manager, Corporate Finance, you will play a key role in close coordination and reporting, support financial reporting objectives and assist with international monthly close and quarterly reporting.

What you will be doing

• Support close coordination efforts, including calendar planning, liaising among functions, ensuring communication of progress to key contacts and leading group calls as needed
• Assist with global close reporting, including coordinating the edit checks process, preparing regulatory reports and collecting business and functional passed on entry data
• Facilitate the business representation process, including updating and maintaining business and functional letters and documenting and tracking exceptions
• Complete financial reporting assignments, including preparing and distributing the quarterly financial supplement, coordinating submission of printer edits for external reporting purposes, maintaining, preparing and presenting schedules for balance sheet analysis, entering and validating data, drafting disclosure language and perfecting formatting of external documents
• Support compliance efforts, including tracking and collecting evidence of SOx control execution, updating policies and process documentation, producing reports and assisting with efforts to validate compliance.
• Assist with validation of foreign currency processes, running checks to ensure accuracy, researching issues and working with colleagues to resolve
• Assist with international monthly close, including preparing journal entries, processing intercompany billings and settlements, coordinating approval and distribution of Mexico customer invoices and coordinating pre-tax signoff
• Support international quarterly close, including distributing close templates, creating calendars, preparing schedules, reviewing deliverables and assisting with the posting of journals to facilitate SEC reporting
• Provide day-to-day international support as required, including but not limited to reviewing reports for accuracy and completeness, assisting with legal entity audits and tax compliance, processing vendor payments and liaising with IT to help resolve system issues
• Support special projects and initiatives

What you bring

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance
• 3+ years of relevant experience
• Large public company experience
• Demonstrated knowledge of U.S. GAAP
• Proficiency in data analysis that supports compiling impactful analytics and presentations
• Experience with general ledger systems
• Proficient computer skills, including an ability to leverage software packages
• Strong attention to detail and critical thinking skills
• Demonstrate a proactive approach towards job responsibilities with an eagerness to develop knowledge and skills.
• Display a sense of ownership over key responsibilities
• Ability to work effectively in a culturally diverse group with cross functional teams
• Ability to work independently and adjust priorities in a rapidly changing environment
• Bring a positive mindset and sense of enthusiasm to the team
• Insurance or financial services experience