We are hiring a **Senior Accountant Analyst** who will be primarily responsible of the accounting function of the Steelcase manufacturing plants.
**Primary Responsibilities**:
- Manage daily accounting operations: Handle various ERP transactions including accruals, amortizations, reclassifications, and allocations.
- Prepare Balance Sheet account reconciliations: Ensure accuracy and completeness of financial records.
- Conduct Balance Sheet reviews and P&L trend analysis: Explain variance drivers and determine corrective actions as needed.
- Execute month-end close processes: Support corporate reporting and statutory financial statement preparation for Mexico and US GAAP ledgers.
- Support internal and external audits: Provide necessary documentation and respond to audit inquiries.
- Contribute to the implementation of controls and process standardization: Improve efficiency and compliance.
- Collaborate with plant finance operations teams: Enhance communication and coordination.
- Respond to financial information requests from various stakeholders: Provide timely and accurate data as needed.
**Who You Are**:
**Required Skills and Competencies**
- Bachelor's degree in accounting required.
- Minimum of 3 years of applicable work experience.
- Experience working within a Maquiladora environment, preferably.
- Evidence of ability to speak and write in intermediate-advanced English.
- Proficient with Microsoft Excel.
**Preferred Skills and Competencies**
- Knowledge of SAP or similar ERP-system, preferred.
- Ability to recognize and suggest opportunities for continuous process improvement and ability to interact with various levels of the organization to communicate problems and risks
- Ability to work on a team and lead assigned areas; ability to meet time limits and proactively communicate issues as they arise
- Technical Skills - Demonstrates detailed knowledge of accounting and experience in preparing financial analysis reports
- Are you willing to learn office functions and knowledgeable of all assigned areas? strong business knowledge that can be adapted to various situations to enable problem-solving
- Possesses a high degree of analytical skillset. Can settle causes of more sophisticated problems and implement solutions as requested that align with the overall Finance and business strategy; ability to think critically and strategize with every level of Steelcase to achieve results
- Effective communicator to different leaders and individual contributors of the company; experience in communicating with both internal and external stakeholders; comfortable in expressing dissenting points of view, ability to communicate rationale in a professional manner; can lead meetings/presentations and offer poignant insights to those in the organization
- Adaptability: Managing effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work tasks or work environment
- Energy: Consistently maintaining high levels of activity or productivity
- Initiating Action: Taking prompt action to accomplish objectives
- Managing Conflict: Dealing effectively with others in an antagonist situation
- Planning and Organizing: Establishing courses of action for self and others to ensure that work is completed efficiently.
**Why people choose to work with us**:
At Steelcase, we put people at the center of everything we do. We understand the role of work and believe that it can bring meaning and purpose to the lives of our customers and our employees. We prioritize supporting our employees both in and out of work, in all aspects of their lives. When we bring our talents together, we make a positive lasting impact through our work and communities.
**Who we are**:
Organizations around the world trust Steelcase to help them create places that help people work better, be inspired, and accomplish more. We design, manufacture, and partner with other leading organizations to provide architecture, furniture, and technology solutions
- accessible through a network of channels, including over 800 Steelcase dealer locations. Steelcase is a global, industry-leading, publicly traded company with fiscal year 2021 revenue of $2.6 billion.
- Steelcase provides employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, color, creed, genetic information, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, or veteran status and bases all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. We are proud to be recognized for our inclusive workforce by the Corporate Equality Index for the past nine years. If you're interested in Steelcase, but this isn't the right time or role, join our Talent Community to be updated on future openings in your area(s) of expertise._.
