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Title: Billing Specialist III
Location: Remote
- Strong understanding of basic accounting principles, GAAP, journal entries, audits, and payroll-related accounting.
- Heavy focus on routine accounting activities and month-end close processes with strict deadlines.
- Advanced Excel skills required.
- Experience in corporate accounting is a strong plus.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with demanding close schedules and potential overtime.
- Fully remote role; candidates can be located anywhere within the U.S.
- Interview process consists of 2 rounds.
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Accountant
When you join Gartner, you'll be part of a fast-growing team that helps the world become smarter and more connected. We're the leader in our industry, achieving double-digit growth by helping clients make the right decisions with business and technology insights they can't find anywhere else. Our associates enjoy a collaborative work environment, exceptional training and career development as well as unlimited growth potential. If you like working with a generous, supportive, high-performing team, Gartner is where you want to be.
About this role:
As an Accountant, you will play a key role in the financial close process, including monthly, quarterly, and year-end activities. You will be responsible for posting journal entries, performing account reconciliations, and preparing financial reports and analyses to support business objectives.
What you'll do:
- Prepare and maintain schedules to track various costs and support the accurate posting of monthly journal entries, ensuring precise account balances.
- Reconcile a variety of global Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss accounts.
- Investigate anomalies, identify root causes, and implement solutions to enhance processes and controls.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather information and resolve accounting issues.
- Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
- Drive continuous improvement by supporting management initiatives and developing and documenting new processes.
- Develop a comprehensive understanding of internal functions, including payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, product structure, and company initiatives, to effectively resolve issues.
- Review existing processes to identify and implement opportunities for increased efficiency and accuracy.
- Prepare analyses and reports for management and other Finance departments and business units to enable timely, data-driven decisions.
- Complete special projects and additional responsibilities as assigned.
- Fully support internal and external audits by gathering and providing data and/or documentation as needed.
- Keep management informed of current activities and developments within your areas of responsibility.
What you'll need:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
- 3-5 years accounting or finance experience; experience with payroll and benefits related accounts is a plus.
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft products; experience with accounting software.
- Excellent at gathering information from diverse sources and verifying its accuracy.
- Strong organizational and prioritization skills, with the ability to manage shifting priorities and requirements.
- Excellent customer service orientation and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work independently, managing tasks and responsibilities with minimal supervision, as well as work as part of a team.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a solid understanding of business processes.
- Flexibility and adaptability in a dynamic work environment.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with effective listening abilities.
- Working knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
- Ability to lead cross-functional activities with support and service groups to ensure successful project outcomes.
- Capacity to leverage personal expertise to develop and present well-reasoned conclusions, recommendations, and actionable implementation strategies.