Sphera is a leading global provider of enterprise software and services that enables companies to manage and optimize their environmental, health, safety and sustainability. Our mission is to create a safer, more sustainable and productive world.
Sphera is a portfolio company of Blackstone, a U.S.-based alternative asset investment company that focuses on private equity, technology and innovation, and more. Blackstone businesses succeed through strong partnerships, a personalized approach and a commitment to exceptional performance with uncompromising integrity. Sphera and Blackstone are leaders in the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) space.
We are guided by our core values of Customer Centricity, Accountability, Bias to Action, Innovation, and Collaboration. These values help us recruit the right talent to join our rapidly expanding team of around the globe. It is important to us that each and every Spherion is not only eager to challenge themselves and knows how to get work done but is an awesome addition to our company culture.
Job Description
We are seeking a motivated person eager to get involved. In this role, you will gain complete experience in all aspects of corporate accounting, including:
Corporate
- Provide general accounting support to the management team, and assist with ad hoc projects
- Assist in country specific statutory accounts, audit, and tax reporting requirements
- Assist with treasury functions
Month End Close and General Ledger
- Responsible for various month-end close processes, including:
- Review variances between actual and budget
- Calculate and post accrued expense entries
- Record payroll expense for various entities
- Balance sheet responsibility for one or more general ledger accounts. Including reconciliations of cash, prepaids accrued expenses, and various other accounts
- Compile support for our annual financial statement audit and respond to related ad hoc requests for support
- Assist with international VAT and GST tax filings and corporate income tax schedules as needed.
Accounts Receivable / Payable
- Work with collections team to identify customer payment differences
- Research and post customer cash receipts from various bank accounts
- Review and approve vendor bills to ensure proper expense coding
- Validate vendor payment list
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or related field
- AAP certificate, required
- NetSuite experience preferred
- One to three years of work experience
- Sound understanding of accounting principles
- A high level of attention to detail, and strong organizational skills
- The ability to take ownership of issues across the accounting spectrum and see them through to completion
- Fluent in English and German is required
Sphera is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the job and the general nature and level of work performed by job holders within this job. This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of qualifications, skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with the position.
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What We Do
Sphera is the leading provider of integrated sustainability and operational risk management software, data and consulting services focusing on Environment, Health, Safety & Sustainability (EHS&S), Process Safety, Product Stewardship and Supply Chain Transparency. For more than 30 years, we have served 8,500 customers and a million-plus users in 100 countries to help companies keep their people safe, their products sustainable and their operations productive. We help enterprises build sustainable businesses while keeping people and the planet safe. Our solutions provide critical visibility and alignment across safety, risk, and supply chains -- empowering organizations to create lasting, sustainable impact.
Our Mission:
To create a safer, more sustainable and productive world by advancing operational excellence. Sphera's many internal initiatives, such as its annual Mentoring Program, running for its sixth year in 2025, supports staff in feeling and achieving their best. The goal of the Mentoring Program is to help participants achieve career development, personal growth, and create opportunities to partner with others from across the organization.
Why Work With Us
At Sphera we are solving some of the most important challenges facing the world today. Our staff, some of the world’s leading safety and sustainability experts, are meeting this challenge. Sphera is a hybrid company, with Chicago team attending SpheraIn days.
We are always looking for talented people who want to make a difference.
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