Lead II Accountant
Posted on: 16 Mar 2021
Framingham, MA
Job Description
Description
Prepare journal entries, analyze accounts, and oversee accounting processes in line with generally accepted accounting principles.
Job Duties:
* Partner with other departments to create and maintain processes to properly account for respective areas on the balance sheet.
* Ensure sufficient controls are in place with respect to these areas and maintain related SOX narratives.
* Compile journal entries monthly and maintain a two-day close.
* Analyze accounts monthly through balance sheet reconciliation process.
* Review accounts reconciliations completed by on-shore or Cap Gemini off-shore accounting team
* Partner with Cap Gemini off-shore team to process map areas to implement efficiencies in processes
* Perform reporting and forecasting for related balance sheet and P&L lines
* Support internal and external auditors on audit requests.
* Provide leadership, coaching and mentoring to 1-2 associates
Qualifications
Experience and Education:
Performs work with general or little supervision. Handles moderately complex issues and problems. Raises issues to manager in a timely manner. Possesses solid knowledge of subject matter. Bachelor's degree in accounting and 6 or more years experience required. CPA preferred but not required.
Reports to:
Typically reports to a department head or manager.
Competencies:
* Highly motivated
* Strong analytical, organizational and multi-tasking skills
* Ability to work within a team.
* Strong communication skills
* Supervisory skills
Staples is The Worklife Fulfillment Company, helping businesses of all sizes be more productive, connected and inspired. With dedicated account teams, category professionals, innovative brands and a curated product assortment for business, Staples provides customized solutions to help organizations achieve their goals. Interested in joining the team? Check out our perks and benefits!
Staples is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.
Staples
Framingham, MA
Staples, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates office products superstores. It operates in two segments, North American Delivery and North American Retail. The company offers a range of office supplies, business technology products, facility and breakroom supplies, computers and mobility products, and office furniture under the Staples, Quill, and other proprietary brands. It also provides print and marketing, as well as technology services.
The company sells its office products and services directly to businesses and consumers through its Staples.com, Staples.ca, and Quill.com Websites; and retail stores, as well as Staples Business Advantage contracts. As of January 28, 2017, it operated approximately 1,583 retail stores in 46 states and the District of Columbia in the United States, and 10 provinces and 2 territories in Canada, as well as in Argentina, Australia, and Brazil; 78 distribution and fulfillment centers in 25 states in the United States and 7 provinces in Canada, as well as in China, Argentina, Brazil, Taiwan, and Australia. The company was founded in 1985 and is based in Framingham, Massachusetts. As of September 12, 2017, Staples, Inc. was taken private.
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IndustrySales/Retail
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No. of Employees45,565
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