SUPV Accountants

Service Corporation International

Jefferson, LA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Accounting, Accounting Close, Accounting Policies, Analysis Skills, Balance Sheet, Data Analysis, Documentation, Establish Priorities, Finance, Financial Reporting, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Internet Search, Journal Entries, Leadership, Mentoring, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Offshoring, PC Software, People Management, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Reconciliation, Risk Analysis, Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), Time Management, Variance Analysis
LOCATION
Jefferson, LA
POSTED
30+ days ago

Our associates celebrate lives. We celebrate our associates.

Assists in the oversight of the monthly close, reviewing and preparing journal entries, reconciliations and variance explanations, mentoring staff accountants, and special projects as assigned to the Lease Accounting team.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Reviews and approves all assigned balance sheet account reconciliations providing appropriate feedback to the onshore/offshore team members. • Ensures that balance sheet transactions are properly supported and classified in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. • Incorporates daily monitoring and analysis to ensure balance sheet account reconciliations are free of material misstatements and errors. • Prepares ad hoc reports and analysis as needed by other departments. • Prepares monthly, quarterly and annual SOX controls as required. • Oversees reconciliation of various Balance Sheet accounts. • Reviews analysis of inter-company relationships and transactions. • Reviews information and schedules provided by various departments. • Assists in research of accounting issues related to complex or non-standard transactions. • Assists with special projects as necessary. • Prepares monthly, quarterly and annual SOX controls as required. • Provides support in analysis of developments in US GAAP; ensure implications are understood and our accounting policies remain appropriate.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related discipline

Experience: Three (3) years of experience in corporate accounting or equivalent experience in a related field One (1) year of supervisory or lead experience

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Understanding of accounting principles, GAAP • Ability to analyze data and provide recommendations • Ability to work independently, prioritizing and meeting multiple deadlines • Ability to prepare and present working papers and supporting documentation • Ability to predict risk factors and identify solutions • Highly motivated with interest in analysis approach, improving models and analysis, proposing new ways to view things, helping formulate opinions and action steps based on analysis performed • Proficiency with PC software such as Excel, other Microsoft Office applications • Ability to express ideas clearly and effectively in both written and oral communications • Experience in satisfying Sox compliance activities

Postal Code: 70121

Category (Portal Searching): Finance and Accounting

Job Location: US-LA - Jefferson

About the Company

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Service Corporation International

We're more than North America's largest provider of funeral, cremation and cemetery services. We are mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, sons and daughters who are devoted to the communities where we live and work. We are more than 20,000 dedicated individuals who provide caring assistance to families in need, honor veterans and public servants and deliver lifesaving programs to help keep children and seniors safe. We operate under the umbrella of the Dignity Memorial network of 1,800 funeral homes and cemeteries. Dignity Memorial providers care for more than 300,000 families each year and understand the importance of thoughtful, personalized arrangements. We believe creating meaningful ways to pay tribute to a loved one begins with compassion and is shaped by the understanding that each life is truly unique. For us, there is no greater responsibility than honoring and preserving the story of one's life.
COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Health Care and Social Assistance
FOUNDED
1962