Covance, Inc Accountant III Salary in the United States

Job Overview:

Because of our passion and drive, Covance attracts the kind of people whose contribution has resulted in our exceptional growth. Once a part of our talented team, our employees stay at Covance to work in an environment that encourages career development, allows them to work alongside respected colleagues on challenging projects and provides a diverse global culture.

There is no better time to join us!

Responsibilities include:

• Performs regular general ledger responsibilities including, but not limited to, journal entries, review of expenses, accruals, allocations, etc.
• Completes month-end closing activities as assigned.
• Prepares monthly financial reports, quarterly SEC schedules, account reconciliations, and other financial schedules or analyses as assigned.
• Analyzes actual performance data; and assists with interpretation of variances from the historical trends.
• Assists with the regular review of account reconciliations and resolution of outstanding items.
• Assists in the preparation of annual tax schedules as required by Corporate.
• Assists with SOX testing as assigned. Coordinates fixed asset physical inventory with the business units.
• Build strong working relationships with Business Unit Accounting teams.
• Collaborate with Business Unit and Corporate Controllership teams and ensure appropriate communication with these stakeholders when questions regarding accounting/reporting matters arise.
• Assist in the preparation of meetings with these stakeholders on key accounting and reporting topics.
• Ensure General Accounting policies, processes and operating procedures are clearly defined, up to date and documented.
• Ensure General Accounting process designs are consistent with best practices and aligned with the Global R2R Design document, initiating process improvement initiatives where appropriate.
• Create tools, processes, reports and metrics to drive and monitor these improvements.
• Focused efforts will be placed on automation and system capabilities.
• Resolve General Accounting related issues and disputes or escalate as required.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

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