Job Overview:

The Senior Accountant uses best practices and knowledge of internal or external issues to improve the accounting discipline within McDermott. They will act as a resource for colleagues with less experience and share their conceptual and practical expertise related to the accounting discipline. The Senior Accountant solves complex problems and uses discipline-specific knowledge to improve their products or services. The Senior Accountant impacts a range of customers, operational, project, or service activities with the accounting team and other related teams and ensures that they work within the appropriate guidelines and policies.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Prepare various general ledger entries for month-end close

• Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliation and analysis

• Preparation of documentation for external and internal auditors to assist in quarterly and year-end audit procedures

• Coordinate with the area project team and finance departments to ensure smooth month-end close

• Assist in accounting analysis and ad hoc projects, as needed

• Ensure compliance with internal controls

• Complete and submit all non-tax-related Government Reports

• Support Financial Reporting Seniors in identifying process improvement opportunities

• Provide cross-functional assistance to external financial reporting

• Assist in the coordination and execution of internal financial reporting

• Maintain automated financial statements and other financial reports

• Participate in all aspects of the global consolidation of the Company's operating entities through HFM (Hyperion Financial Management) reporting applications, including consolidation entries, foreign currency, intercompany transactions and reconciliations, and the elimination process

• Analyze intercompany, clearing, and suspense accounts to ensure they are recorded and eliminated appropriately every month

• Originate and process journal entries

• Assist in implementing consolidation-related process improvement initiatives and prepare ad hoc financial analyses as required for management and in support of financial reporting requirements

• Collaborate with external auditors in annual audits and quarterly reviews

• Prepare stand-alone consolidated financial statements for regulatory or compliance requirements

• Validate receipts through a relational database management system (Oracle)

• Work on database systems (SPM/Hexagon to Oracle) Integration project

• Validate PO (Purchase Order) line coding

• Validate legal entity in POs

Essential Qualifications and Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required, CPA preferred

• 4-5 years of relevant experience

• Effective communication and documentation skills, including the ability to interact effectively with various levels of staff and management

• Motivated, self-directed, and results-driven approach to work, and takes ownership of assigned tasks

• Deadline oriented

• Ability to work extended work hours as necessary for monthly closings

• Excellent organizational skills and pay attention to detail, including neatness and organization of work papers

• Effective in a dynamic environment, adapting to and managing change positively and proactively

• Capable of establishing effective working relationships that promote teamwork and collaboration

• Effective interaction with financial reporting, regulatory reporting, internal auditors, and external auditors

• Ability to remain positive, professional, calm, and focused when faced with challenging situations

• Computer literate in Microsoft programs: Word, Access, PowerPoint, Excel

• Ability to work independently

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