Senior Accountant
American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)

Job Info

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The Senior Accountant prepares balance sheets, profit, loss statements and other financial reports. Analyzing trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, obligations incurred to predict future revenues and expenses. Reports organization's finances to management and offers suggestions about resource utilization, tax strategies and assumptions underlying budget forecasts.

This is a hybrid opportunity with Mondays and Fridays being remote days and Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays requiring attendance in the office.

What You Will Do (depending on assigned Hemisphere):

• Maintain the Oracle Fixed Assets application for both Bureau and Group companies.
• Distribute monthly Operating Reports to Bureau and Group operations personnel and assist them in reviewing and analyzing the results.
• Prepare Bureau and Group consolidated balance sheets and income statements.
• Load headcount into Hyperion for Bureau and Group.
• Prepare and post journals and inter-company debit memos for Bureau and Group payroll entries.
• Prepare account reconciliations as required, including inter-company reconciliations.
• Prepare and enter journal transactions into the automated accounting system as required.
• Assist in the preparation of the year-end audit schedules.
• Day to day supervision of a team of accounting staff and may provide guidance to field accounts personnel and Hemisphere/country accounting staff in areas related to financial accounting matters.
• Liaise and coordinate input from countries accounts personnel with accounting staff to ensure monthly" closing deadlines" are met to enable timely reporting of financial information.
• Perform monthly intra-company eliminations and make corrections to respective automated accounting system where necessary.
• May generate local currency and U.S. dollar financial reports from the automatic accounting system for distribution to various managers as appropriate depending on assigned hemisphere.
• Research and explain variances from budgets on financial reports to users of financial information.
• Perform Consolidated Ledger Revaluation and effects adjustments in the automatic accounting system.
• Assist in budget development process. Perform budget reviews and provide commentaries for feedback to various managers as appropriate. Checking budgets for reasonableness and accuracy.
• Ongoing review, development and documentation of accounting policies and procedures.
• Coordinate year-end reporting requirements for audit. Assist in preparation work for field audits and answer auditors' queries on statutory and management accounts.

What You Will Need:

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree or recognized equivalent in accounting.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Effective reporting skills so that complicated financial information can be presented in a user-friendly format.
• Thorough knowledge of current business and accounting software.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Willingness and flexibility to work extra hours as required.
• Obtain a working knowledge of the ABS Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental Management System.

It Would Be Nice If You Had:

CPA preferred.

Reporting Relationships:

The incumbent reports directly to a Manager or Director level position or higher. This position does not have any direct reports.

ABOUT US

We set out more than 160 years ago to promote the security of life and property at sea and preserve the natural environment. Today, we remain true to our mission and continue to support organizations facing a rapidly evolving seascape of challenging regulations and new technologies. Through it all, we are anchored by a vision and mission that help our clients find clarity in uncertain times.

ABS is a global leader in marine and offshore classification and other innovative safety, quality, and environmental services. We're at the forefront of supporting the global energy transition at sea, the application of remote and autonomous marine systems, cutting-edge technical solutions, and many more exciting advancements. Our commitment to safety, reliability, and efficiency is ever-present, guiding our clients to safer and more efficient operations.

About Our Benefits

ABS Bureau proudly offers a variety of industry-leading benefits designed to enhance the life and well-being of our employees and their families. These benefits include, but are not limited to, medical insurance (PPO and HD), dental and vision insurance, Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Savings Account (FSA), life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, disability leave programs, parental leave program, paid holidays, and paid vacation time. The Company provides an Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) that offers support in personal wellness, including work-life services. ABS Bureau also offers a 401K plan with a generous company match, subject to plan requirements.

Equal Opportunity

ABS Bureau is committed to the equal employment opportunity of its employees and prohibits discrimination against any employee or qualified applicant based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status or veteran status, or other non-work-related characteristics that may be protected under the law of the Federal Government or specific state employment laws.

Notice

ABS and Affiliated Companies (ABS) will not pay a fee to any third-party agency without a valid ABS Master Service Agreement (MSA) authorized and signed by Human Resources. Any resume, CV, application, or other forms of candidate submission provided to any employee of ABS without a valid MSA on file will be considered property of ABS, and no fee will be paid.

Other

This job description is not intended, and should not be construed, to be an all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with the job of the incumbent. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the principal job elements essential for making a fair decision regarding the pay structure of the job. #ogjs

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