Senior International Accountant

We’re passionate, we’re collaborative and we are growing.
AArete is looking for a Senior International Accountant. You are highly productive with an entrepreneurial spirit and commitment to excellence. You strive in a team environment and have the ability to flip tasks and priorities midstream because you love an exciting challenge. The bar is set high at AArete. There is a lot to do around here and you love getting the job done right.
Why AArete? AArete’s mission is to increase client profitability while improving the capabilities of our clients’ people. We believe that any organization can succeed by enriching and empowering its people. Our own people empower our vision to be a premier global management consulting firm that Fortune 500 and leading organizations trust. Derived from the Greek word “arete,” embodying excellence, goodness and virtue, an extra “A” was added to honor our founder’s original partnership at Arthur Andersen & Co. AArete is guided by the following principles: Excellence, Passion, Loyalty to Clients, Stewardship, Family, Community, Sustainability, and Inclusion.
It is an exciting time to join the AArete team. Come join the company named in Vault’s Top 50 Firms to Work For, Crain’s Chicago Business Fast 50 for a 3rd year, Inc 5000’s Fastest Growing Firms list for the 4th consecutive year and Consulting Magazine’s Fastest Growing Firms for the 4th consecutive year.
The Role. This role is newly created due to international growth. The Senior International Accountant will be directly involved in the month-end close of our UK subsidiaries, day to day general ledger accounting, and elimination of intercompany transactions, consolidated financial reporting and working with the Company’s international third parties. This role reports to the Controller.
Job Responsibilities:

• Record monthly journal entries and prepare account reconciliations of the subsidiary ledger in an accurate and timely manner
• Coordinate required billing via client system or internal system as applicable
• Monitor outstanding AP and ensure timely payments to vendors
• Reconcile intercompany balances between subsidiaries
• Record monthly payroll based on third-party reporting
• Coordinate with third-party service providers regarding payroll, statutory reporting, and other requirements
• Maintain a continued focus on improving system efficiencies and process design.
• Compile various reporting schedules for quarterly/annual filings as required under local statutory requirements
• Collaborate with FP&A team to produce meaningful subsidiary and project-level reporting
• Provide technical accounting guidance/support to cross-functional team members
• Support Controller on audits, ad hoc reporting and projects

• Minimum Requirements: *

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field
• 4-6 years of accounting or finance experience
• Proficient in Excel
• Proficient in US GAAP
• Attention to detail and ability to multitask and prioritize competing deadlines.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-growing environment
• Understanding of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, preferably Oracle NetSuite
• Experience working with foreign subsidiaries and currency translation is a plus
• Professional certification (i.e., CPA) is a plus

Job Type: Full-time