Accountant III
Thermo Fisher Scientific
- Paisley
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Ensure the timeliness, accuracy, and completeness of monthly close activities
- Prepare and review accounting entries. Evaluate entries for completeness and accuracy
- Review general ledger activity, researching and correcting account discrepancies
- Perform and review balance sheet account reconciliations, including general ledger accounts and sub ledger accounts. Research and resolve any reconciling items on a monthly basis
- Coordinate accounting entries with other departments and accounting system modules
- Assist in maintenance of documentation of policies, procedures and controls. Ensure compliance with Corporate Accounting policies, procedures and controls (Sarbanes-Oxley Act)
- Key point of contact for external and internal auditors as well as various groups companywide
- Perform variance analysis including current-to-prior month/quarter/year fluctuations
- Management reporting to Corporate through Hyperion
- Preparation and submission of government and other agency returns, including but not limited to Tax returns and government statistics returns
- Proactively participate in PPI (Practical Process Improvement) initiatives, including Gemba Walks, Just Do Its, Kaizen events, and daily Tier management
- Complete special projects as requested
- Accuracy is required in performing all aspects of the role
- High level of proactivity to drive continuous improvement
- Deep technical accounting knowledge
- Working knowledge of US GAAP (Desired but not essential)
- Excellent communication skills to interact at various levels inside and outside the organisation
- Proficient in MS Excel
- Working knowledge of ERPs (E1 or SAP) (Desired but not essential)