Job Summary: The Principal Accountant is a primary process owner for significant areas such as general ledger, payroll, accounts payable, leases and other key business cycles. Responsibilities include making recommendations to improve accounting processes and systems by the utilization of broad accounting and business knowledge to identify accounting issues and opportunities. Provides critical support and guidance to the outsourced team, adherence to policies and procedures and completion of daily operational tasks. The Principal Accountant also maintains effective internal controls and ensures accounting activities are GAAP compliant.
Responsibilities: - Provides day to day accounting operations support.
- Proficiently operating in the accounting modules of an ERP System.
- Prepare and Review monthly account reconciliations, journal entries and account analysis.
- Participate in global standardization efforts for policies and procedures and account reconciliations.
- Communicate, train and enforce policies with outsourced service provider and global teams.
- Motivate, engage, and provide support to the outsourced service provider team.
- Participate in the management of the monthly accounting close process.
- Work closely with outsourced service provider on resolution of open items and issue tracking and maintenance.
- Prepare and review variance analysis for accounts and additional reporting as needed for management and SEC reporting.
- Prepare and review schedules in support of internal and external audit process and requirements.
- Work closely with IT teams on system issues, research, and help with UAT efforts in coordination with outsourced and global teams.
- Work with Accounting Manager and Technical Accounting on various matters for guidance and implementation of proper accounting treatment.
- Provide customer support to operational teams regarding inquiries.
- Review, develop, and maintain SOX controls as the business environment changes as a result of process, system, and policy enhancements. Includes risk assessments and review of risk areas.
- Coordinate and ensures ongoing compliance with SOX.
- Support ad hoc requests for preparing and providing information as and when required.
- Update SOPs at regular intervals in consultation with the relevant stakeholders
- Participate in global standardization efforts for policies and procedures and account reconciliations.
Requirements: - BS in Accounting
- CPA is desirable
- Minimum 3-5 years of global corporate accounting experience is required
- Month-end close experience and advanced excel skills including macros is required
- Outstanding oral communication, analytical and written skills
- Ability to build strong cross-functional relationships and work collaboratively
- Attention to detail, organized and thorough with the desire for continuous improvement
- Adapts quickly to changes in a dynamic organizational structure and business processes
- Ability to work independently and a strong team player
- Ability to meet tight deadlines
- Working knowledge of Oracle 11i or R12 is desirable
class="new_p"> Symantec is an equal opportunity employer. All candidates for employment will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.
