Accountant

Job ID: 10983-1 Job Title: Accountant Location: 1064 Greenwood Blvd-Lake Mary, FL 32746 Duration: 5 Months Pay Rate: Open Shift: M-F, 8-5. End of Quarter (closing) must be in-office every day, but non-closing weeks can be hybrid (WFH) M,W,F and in-office T/Th Senior AccountantInterviews - phone screenings are fine to start JOB DESCRIPTION:Profile Summary: We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Accountant with deep expertise in intercompany accounting, lease accounting, multi‐currency operations, payroll accounting, and global month‐end close activities. This role is critical to ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant financial reporting across multiple regions and legal entities. The ideal candidate is comfortable owning complex accounting areas end‐to‐end, partnering across global finance teams, and supporting audit and reporting requirements in a fast‐paced, multinational environment. Key Responsibilities: Intercompany & Global Accounting

• Lead the resolution of historical intercompany issues, including trade intercompany balances, intercompany loans, receivables, investments in subsidiaries, and equity mismatches across trading partners.
• Prepare and reconcile monthly and quarterly intercompany recharge entries across global entities.
• Investigate and resolve intercompany mismatches to ensure accurate consolidation across AMER, EMEA, and APAC regions.
• Confirm and monitor subsidiary investments and intercompany balances, ensuring proper classification and documentation. Multi‐Currency, Payroll & Accruals
• Perform foreign currency remeasurement and translation, including P&L and balance sheet variance analysis.
• Prepare monthly payroll‐related journal entries across multiple regions, including restructuring charges and payroll reallocations.
• Support quarterly estimate calculations for financial reporting and tax‐related purposes. Fixed Assets & Lease Accounting
• Prepare fixed asset rollforwards, depreciation reasonableness analyses, and intangible amortization schedules.
• Manage lease accounting activities, including maintaining leases in Costar/LeaseQuery, preparing ROU asset and lease liability entries, and performing SAP‐to‐lease system reconciliations. Close Management & Reporting
• Execute key components of the month‐end, quarter‐end, and year‐end close, including journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, and flux analysis.
• Provide trial balances, GL, and cost center mappings for consolidation systems (e.g., FCCS / HFM).
• Maintain close calendars, manage accounting periods, and actively participate in pre‐close and close meetings.
• Support management reporting and present assigned sections of monthly financial reviews. Audit, Controls & Compliance
• Support internal and external audits, including data gathering, audit selections, walkthroughs, and auditor inquiries.
• Participate in SOX control walkthroughs and internal audit readiness activities.
• Prepare quarterly and annual compliance deliverables, including support for insurance, statutory, and governance requirements. Systems, Process & Collaboration
• Maintain ERP master data (GL accounts, cost centers) and support system integrations.
• Collaborate closely with global accounting teams and shared service partners.
• Identify and implement opportunities for process improvement and automation.
• Support ad‐hoc projects, training, and cross‐functional initiatives as needed. Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA or equivalent preferred.
• 4–7+ years of progressive accounting experience in a multi‐entity, international environment.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and internal control requirements.
• Hands‐on experience with SAP (FI/CO preferred), consolidation tools (FCCS / HFM), lease accounting systems (Costar/LeaseQuery), and advanced Excel.
• Proven ability to manage complex reconciliations, meet tight close deadlines, and operate independently.
• Strong communication skills with experience partnering across multiple time zones. Professional Attributes:
• Highly analytical, detail‐oriented, and well organized.
• Comfortable owning complex accounting areas with limited supervision.
• Calm under pressure and consistently meets deadlines.
• High integrity and strong audit‐ready mindset.
• Independent problem solver with a strong investigative mindset, able to analyze complex issues, identify root causes, and drive resolutions with minimal direction