Accountant III - Month-End Close & Budget Management

About the role

This role supports the company's monthly financial close and accounting process, including extracting actuals data, preparing and posting journal entries and reconciling balance sheet accounts so that accounting information is complete, accurate and timely. It also provides administrative support for Risk Management, covering insurance renewals, policy and claims administration.

Key responsibilities

• Support monthly, quarterly and annual financial close and close certification, ensuring accuracy, completeness, timeliness and proper supporting documentation.
• Execute month-end close activities: extract and organise actuals, prepare adjustments, and prepare and post journal entries with approver sign-off.
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts to the general ledger, keep supporting detail, and maintain detailed profit and loss statements and balance sheets.
• Ensure compliance with financial regulatory requirements such as SOX, and implement and maintain internal controls in line with company policies and best practice.
• Work with stakeholders on the close process, including pre-close alignment, providing finalised actuals, identifying variance drivers and delivering accurate, timely information to internal partners.
• Liaise with external accounting partners and internal Global Business Services teams to support regulatory compliance and accounting services.
• Provide administrative support to Risk Management for insurance renewals, invoice processing and policy and certificate administration.
• Support the administration of specified claims, surety bonds and clinical trial insurance.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business Administration or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• At least 3 years of relevant accounting experience.
• Upper-intermediate English (B2 or equivalent) with strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Detail-oriented, able to work independently and manage multiple priorities; proactive and committed to continuous improvement.

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of general accounting principles, financial close processes, account reconciliations and internal controls.
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Power Platform.
• Preferred: experience in a shared services environment, and knowledge of SAP ECC, SAP S/4HANA and Cadency.