What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accountant position at Publicis Sapient?
Publicis Sapient is a digital transformation partner helping established organizations get to their future, digitally-enabled state, both in the way they work and the way they serve their customers. We help unlock value through a start-up mindset and modern methods, fusing strategy, consulting and customer experience with agile engineering and problem-solving creativity. United by our core values and our purpose of helping people thrive in the brave pursuit of next, our 20,000 people in 53 offices around the world combine experience across technology, data sciences, consulting and customer obsession to accelerate our clients’ businesses through designing the products and services their customers truly value.
This accountant will contribute to the successful operation of the Controllership group for Publicis Sapient North America. The group performs the month end ledger close process and assists in financial reporting for the parent company. In addition, the group handles account reconciliations, fixed asset accounting and reporting, intercompany balancing, audit coordination and tax support.
Your Impact:
- Preparation of journal entries and support monthly close process
- Coordinate with various Shared Services groups to investigate open items and resolve issues.
- Intercompany reporting, reconciliation and balancing
- Interaction with various financial personnel at the operational units to provide information, answer questions and resolve issues
- Support requests from tax, internal audit, and other shared service organizations within the company
- Preparation of balance sheet and P&L analysis and reconciliations
- Preparation of audit schedules as required
- Follow and enforce parent company accounting policies and procedures.
- Finding efficiencies and assisting to implement new procedures and controls.
Your Skills and Experience:
- Bachelors in Accounting
- 2 or more years of related experience
- Strong analytical skills and detail orientation
- Experience with large, complex international companies preferred
- Team player with ability to adapt/adhere to changing priorities
- Proven work ethic
- Excellent problem solving skills
- Flexible to work after hours to meet reporting deadlines
- Knowledge of account reconciliation procedures.
- Strong knowledge of US GAAP
- Understanding of IFRS accounting principles a plus
- Strong MS Office skills especially in Microsoft Excel and Word
- Working knowledge of Oracle and Hyperion Financial Management reporting systems a plus
Additional Information
Benefits of Working Here:
- Flexible vacation policy; time is not limited, allocated, or accrued
- 16 paid holidays throughout the year
- Generous parental leave and new parent transition program
- Tuition reimbursement
- Corporate gift matching program
As part of our dedication to an inclusive and diverse workforce, Publicis Sapient is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity without regard for race, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at hiring@publicissapient.com or you may call us at 1-617-621-0200.