**Lead II - Accounting and Compliance
**Who we are**:
Born digital, UST transforms lives through the power of technology.
We walk alongside our clients and partners, embedding innovation and agility into everything they do.
We help them create transformative experiences and human-centered solutions for a better world.
UST is a mission-driven group of over 29,000+ practical problem solvers and creative thinkers in over 30+ countries.
Our entrepreneurial teams are empowered to innovate, act nimbly, and create a lasting and sustainable impact for our clients, their customers, and the communities in which we live.
With us, you'll create a boundless impact that transforms your career—and the lives of people across the world.
**You Are**:
UST is looking for an Accounting and Compliance Specialist.
**The Opportunity**:
- Submitting new PRs into Coupa.
- Managing PRs through approval workflow
- Facilitating completion of IRQ
- Identifying impediments throughout the workflow and escalating resolution to ADLs.
- Liaison with the vendor to support onboarding activities Invoicing
- Validate Planview approved hours against invoiced hours, resolve discrepancies
- Validate billing code in invoice against PO, iFWS and PV forecast
- Validate bill rate against PO Offboarding
- Coordinate offboarding activities, including timely deactivation of client access and laptop return where applicable.
- Staffing Governance
- Preparing weekly agenda.
- Capturing, tracking, and preparing new requests for staffing governance review.
- Pulling 90 outlook for upcoming contracts expiring.
- Facilitating meetings and updating the tracker.
- Distributing final report to engineering leaders.
- Other Administrative functions (supporting CoS)
- Organizational Charts
- Onboarding Documentation
- Monthly DET BAU Financials (iFWS forecast management)
- Insource coordination, tracking and escalations
- Experienced team member with high levels of independence in planning and carrying out work within a framework, guiding team members.
Provide administrative and functional support to Revenue/ Invoicing and AR team.
Lead the team in managing and handling the entire or specific Finance functions across the organization.
- Mentor and guide Associates / Leads.
Lead the team in managing and handling the entire or specific Finance function across the organization.
- Recognize and maintain confidential information.
- Perform other duties as assigned or requested.
- Provide support to business unit leadership in decision-making in functional areas of Finance.
- Enable the organization to solve problems, flow of information and make decisions at the lowest level of responsibility.
- Lead financial planning functions across the organization in support of goals and objectives.
- Performs analysis / reporting.
- Monitor revenue and Invoicing.
- Assist the Accounting department with special projects as needed.
- Identify risks or opportunities for revenue enhancement; propose appropriate actions.
**What you need**:
- Basic skills in thought leadership and domain knowledge in one or more areas of finance specialization
- Strong process-driven individual who can provide specific inputs for change that can influence positively while providing a positive impact to the business/operations
- Multi-tasking skills
- High level of initiative and resourcefulness - results-oriented, self-motivated
- Basic negotiation and influencing skills
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple responsibilities simultaneously
- Effective presentation skills
- Ability to adapt to different environments and situations as the need arises
- Problem-solving and decision-making skills
- Certification in Accounting or Finance (preferred)
- Systems experience; preferably PeopleSoft
- Good understanding of accounting
- Experience with spreadsheet and database software
- Familiarity with state sales tax regulations
- Medium to high proficiency in accounting process/systems including (AP/AR/GL/Procurement/Project Accounting)
- Excellent computer skills (Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)
**What we believe**:
We're proud to embrace the same values that have shaped UST since the beginning.
Since day one, we've been building enduring relationships and a culture of integrity.
And today, it's those same values that are inspiring us to encourage innovation from everyone to champion diversity and inclusion, and to place people at the center of everything we do.
**Humility**:
We will listen, learn, be empathetic and help selflessly in our interactions with everyone.
**Humanity**:
Through business, we will better the lives of those less fortunate than ourselves.
**Integrity**:
We honor our commitments and act with responsibility in all our relationships.
**Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
**UST is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,