Senior Accountant/ Accountant

Description
As a member of the Controllership SSC team, the candidate can expect to work in a fast-paced, non-traditional environment while building relationships within the accounting team and the larger organization (i.e. Mergers & Acquisitions, Finance & Strategy, Revenue Recognition/Management, Procurement, Payroll, Treasury, Tax, and Compliance). The Senior Accountant is responsible for many aspects of general ledger-related activities focused on mergers and acquisitions, proper application of US GAAP, various accounting transactions, monthly and quarterly close and balance sheet account reconciliations.In addition, the role will be involved in the preparation of statutory and compliance filings, participate in SOX compliance, and interact with our external auditors around the world. We are looking for someone who has excellent problem solving skills, is a strong communicator, thrives on process improvement, and enjoys working in a challenging, fast–paced environment to support our continued success.The position is based in Hyderabad and rolls up under the Worldwide Controller Organization.

Responsibilities

• Execute monthly accounting close activities and deliverables (i.e. journal entries, account reconciliations, analytics and reporting) of any controllership process, with a focus on entities acquired in business combinations

• Understand and prepare accounting entries for various financial activities, which may include transactions across the entire P&L and Balance Sheet

• Prepare monthly / quarterly financial statement flux variance analysis for management reporting

• Provide support to the Statutory, 10-Q, and 10-K reporting process, including preparing supporting schedules

• Work cross-functionally with and support our business partners by providing financial insights and relevant reporting

• Prepare SOX documentation including the EAE documentation as part of SOX control execution/compliance

• Assist in coordinating quarterly reviews, annual audits and SOX testing with internal and external auditors

• Work cross-functionally with the Regional and International accounting teams to ensure alignment and to drive process improvements

• Ability to quickly understand new processes identified and ready to work on such processes.

• Ability to work independently with the process owners to ensure that all tasks are completed on time and any changes communicated

• Create and maintain process documentation

• Deliver on ad-hoc projects / deliverables as necessary

Skills/Experience

• 5+ years of relevant experience in Accounting, analyzing information, attention to details, deadline oriented, thoroughness in the deliverables, spirit to work as a team and confidentiality

• 3+ years of relevant experience across a broad range of processes, with ability to interpret and apply relevant US GAAP as well as local GAAP, as applicable

• Experience in SOX control documentation / execution

• Detail oriented, ability to multi-task and work independently

• Understanding of international statutory reporting/compliance processes

• Understanding of a variety of ERP systems, including Oracle, Workday Financials, Netsuite, and others, and willingness to learn quickly

• Knowledge of other tools such as Blackline, eGRC360, Tableau, Hyperion, Microsoft Excel, Slack, Google Suite, etc. is desirable

• Strong organizational and verbal / written communication skills

• Passion in process improvement and automation

• Willing to work in a challenging environment that will evolve as Salesforce acquires new businesses

• Strong ability to respond quickly to various requests

• Must be a self-starter - ability to self-motivate, adapt to change and work in a fast-paced environment