Consultant is accountable to deliver through effective, efficient Sarbanes-Oxley, regulatory compliant finance processes, in accordance with local and consolidated GAAP, useable, accurate and timely financial information from the point of transaction through to financial close and external reporting period (month, quarter, and annual).
The individual in this role may be called upon to support a particular line of business, region, or accounting process, as assigned for any accounting processes from the point of transaction through to the close, consolidation, and financial reporting of business outcomes for enterprise firm.
S/he provides support for a wide range of end to end Record to Report (R2R) accounting processes and general ledger events required to transform data into information for reporting purposes. This includes: processing of complex financial transactions; identifying and analyzing exceptions; and providing support for a wide range of R2R activities such as audits, the fulfillment of ad hoc requests, and special project activities.
S/he prepares and/or posts journal entries for complex general ledger accounts; and reconciles g/l activity to ensure that the trial balance includes expected transactions and reflects the correct balances.
S/he supports more complex recurring and one time transactions, such as accruals, intercompany, and adjusting transactions in addition to performing more advanced and complex reconciliations of accounts or financial data.
S/he will participate in more complex accounting activities, documenting the detailed processes agreed, documenting the means to perform the more complex reconciliations, accruals, and allocations, taking the technical accounting guidance from the Technical Accounting team and applying it to one time events, or new recurring transactions, supporting ERP and other R2R support tool implementation activities, and any other support requested to develop and sustain common end-state financial and accounting processes in support of their direct supervisor and the global process owners End to End (E2E) General Process Owners (GPOs), Functional Process Owners (FPOs), and Discrete Process Owners (DPOs). This includes global, regional, and country specific R2R processes.
In addition, the AIVF supports the day to day capture of performance metrics at the functional, team and individual level, and participates in rotating assignments within the regional and global service centers, associated with lines of business, legal entities and geographies to grow their depth of understanding of the various lines of business, and the unique attributes of the legal entity, regulatory, and in-country requirements, over time.
Required Skills/Experience
5-10+ years of experience
Accounting major/CPA preferred
Background in mid-large sized-companies
Strong written and oral communications skills in English.
Automation/process improvement skillset
Advanced ability to analyze large datasets using technology tools
Excel (advanced), Word, PowerPoint
Bachelor 's degree, preferably in accounting or finance; or equivalent work experience.
Preferred Experience:
Accounting experience in financial services preferred (public accounting experience in US).
Experience working the full accounting cycle from transaction through consolidation and close to financial reporting.
Experience with accounting applications such as PeopleSoft.
Experience with direct customer contact, answering business inquiries.
Financial services background
Prior billing experience
Power BI, Power Query, AI tools (copilot), Sage 50 (general ledger tool), Oracle General Ledger
Additional Information:
Duration: 6+ month contract to hire opportunity
Hybrid Work Model: 4 days onsite required weekly in Pittsburgh, PA
Rate Range: $45-50/hr. W2 (based on experience)
Numbers & Facts
Location
Pittsburgh, PA
Salary
$45–$50 Per Hour
Skills
Accountingunmatched
Accounting Closeunmatched
Accounting Consolidationunmatched
Accounting Policiesunmatched
Accounting Softwareunmatched
Analysis Skillsunmatched
Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
Automationunmatched
Billingunmatched
Certified Public Accountant (CPA)unmatched
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ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)unmatched
English Languageunmatched
Financeunmatched
Financial Controlunmatched
Financial Regulationsunmatched
Financial Reportingunmatched
Financial Servicesunmatched
Financial Transactionsunmatched
General Ledger Accountingunmatched
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)unmatched
Journal Entriesunmatched
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Microsoft Excelunmatched
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Peoplesoftunmatched
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Process Improvementunmatched
Public Accountingunmatched
Reconciliationunmatched
Regulationsunmatched
Sage 50unmatched
Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)unmatched
Technical Accountingunmatched
Time Managementunmatched
Trial Balancesunmatched
Writing Skillsunmatched
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