Accountant 2 (Corporate Accounting Contractor)
This role supports a Corporate Accounting function within a large, complex, multinational environment. The position focuses on enabling accurate and timely financial close, ensuring compliance across global legal entities, and contributing to enterprise-scale ERP transformation initiatives. The role combines technical accounting execution with elements of program coordination and cross-functional collaboration.
Required Skills & Qualifications
Education
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• or advanced degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business
Experience
• Professional experience in corporate accounting, financial close, or controllership
• Exposure to global or multinational accounting environments preferred
• Experience supporting ERP systems, with emphasis on SAP ECC and/or S/4HANA
Core Skills
• Financial close and consolidation execution
• Compliance monitoring and statutory reporting
• ERP systems proficiency, including SAP environments
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with root cause resolution
• Ability to manage multiple deliverables in a deadline-driven environment
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools
• Collaboration and cross-functional partnership capability
Candidate Requirements
• Demonstrated stability in prior roles with consistent career progression
• Direct experience in accounting and financial close; candidates focused primarily on budgeting or financial planning are not aligned with role requirements
• Exposure to ERP migrations or system transformations is highly preferred
• Ability to operate independently while supporting structured close timelines
• Availability to work a standard 40-hour workweek aligned to business needs
Assessment Process
• One HSA
• Evaluation focuses on technical accounting expertise, ERP experience, and ability to support close and compliance activities
Performance Measurement
• Timely completion of financial close and reporting deliverables
• Accuracy and quality of accounting outputs and reconciliations
• Progress against assigned program and project deliverables
• Effectiveness in supporting compliance and legal entity management activities
Key Responsibilities
• Support monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close and consolidation processes
• Prepare compliance metrics and meet statutory reporting requirements
• Contribute to financial statement preparation and backlog reduction initiatives
• Execute core controllership activities, including:
• Journal entry preparation
• Trial balance analysis
• Financial statement review and variance investigation
• Manage assigned legal entity lifecycle activities, including:
• Entity termination and liquidation processes
• System deactivation and compliance tracking
• Participate in ERP transformation activities, including SAP S/4HANA migration efforts:
• Data validation
• User acceptance testing (UAT)
• Reconciliations and go-live readiness
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to resolve discrepancies and improve processes
Unique Selling Points
• Opportunity to gain experience in a large-scale, multinational corporate accounting environment
• Exposure to complex global entity structures and compliance requirements
• Direct involvement in ERP transformation, including SAP S/4HANA migration
• Development of both technical accounting and program management skills
• Collaboration with highly experienced accounting professionals in a high-performance environment
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