Accountant III

This position performs moderately complex accounting activities ensures accuracy of accounting activities, and recommends changes in financial procedures.

• Understand and analyze the activities performed with respect to accounting theory and company policy
• Prepare journal entries and other adjustments required to accurately account for the entities financial statement
• Prepare account reconciliations as required per policy
• Perform training duties
• Interface with other groups inside and outside the organization, including internal and external auditors
• Recommend modifications to existing procedures, systems, and methods of operation
• Other duties as assigned• Accredited four (4) year degree or global equivalent in applicable field of study and four (4) years of work-related experience or a combination of education and directly related experience equal to seven (7) years if non-degreed; some locations may have additional or different qualifications in order to comply with local requirements
• Ability to communicate effectively with audiences that include but are not limited to management, coworkers, clients, vendors, contractors, and visitors
• Job related technical knowledge necessary to complete the job
• Ability to learn and apply knowledge of applicable local, state/province, and federal/national statutes and guidelines
• Ability to attend to detail and work in a time-conscious and time-effective manner• Four (4) years of job related accounting/accounts payable experience
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong leadership and decision-making skills
• Discretion and evaluation capabilities
• Demonstrated proficiency in the use of PC-based business applications
• Demonstrated proficiency in the use of global enterprise resource planning (ERP) accounting applications such as SAP