Senior Accountant

As we create a colorful, capable and cleaner world through chemistry, we invite you to join our team to harness the power of chemistry to shape markets, redefine industries and improve lives for billions of people around the world.

At Chemours, our people are redefining how the world thinks of chemistry by approaching everything we do with a commitment to delivering Trusted Chemistry that creates better lives and helps communities thrive.   That begins with how we use our science, data, and unmatched technical expertise to develop market-leading products with the highest levels of performance, sustainability, and safety in the industry. 

Powered by chemistry, our products are used in applications that make the products we rely on, processes, and new technologies possible.  In key sectors such as clean energy, advanced electronics, high-performance computing and AI, climate friendly cooling, and high-quality paints and coatings for homes and industrial infrastructure---sustainable solutions and more modern living depend on Chemours chemistry. 

Chemours is seeking a Senior Accountant to join our growing Controllership team. This position will be available at the Asturias (Spain) site and report directly to the Global Payroll Accounting, OTC, Corporate and SG&A Manager.

The responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:

Payroll Accounting Close

• Review payroll-related journal entries and system interfaces to the general ledger.
• Review payroll balance sheet reconciliations and investigate and resolve reconciling items.
• Record and analyze payroll-related accruals, including vacation, bonus, incentive compensation, severance, and other employee-related liabilities.
• Validate interfaces between payroll systems and the general ledger and resolve discrepancies between source data and recorded balances.
• Prepare payroll flux analyses and provide clear explanations for significant variances.
• Tracks payroll-related cash funding and approve deduction related wire requests.
• Analyzes payroll transactions for appropriate classification and compliance with generally accepted accounting standards and accounting policy.

Oversight of Outsourced Service Delivery

• Supervise transactional activities performed by the staff of an outsourced third-party accounting service provider to ensure they are completed timely and accurately in accordance with the contractual service level agreements.
• Review service delivery performance and process adherence.
• Support training, knowledge transfer and operational excellence programs.
• Ensure continuity of operations and process documentation.

Process Improvement and Transformation

• Identify automation and simplification opportunities.
• Lead implementation of new payroll processes and activity transitions.
• Develop SOPs and maintain process documentation.

•     Partner with Finance, HR, IT and business stakeholders on process enhancements.

• Identifies financial / accounting training needs and developing / facilitating training execution

Compliance and Controls

• Ensure compliance with SOX requirements and all applicable internal control standards relating to Payroll processes.
• Coordinate and support all internal (via AuditBoard) and external audit activities. (via Connect)
• Support local entity statutory audits by ensuring that all audit requests (mainly from PwC) and other auditors are addressed accurately and within required timelines.

Revenue Recognition Accounting

• Review sales transactions, shipping documentation, and other relevant support to determine the appropriate revenue recognition treatment on a quarterly basis.
• Prepare and record revenue recognition, revenue deferral, revenue reversal, and related cost-of-goods-sold journal entries.
• Prepare schedules and supporting documentation for revenue accruals, deferrals, reversals, and related balance sheet accounts.
• Support quarter-end and year-end revenue reviews, financial statement support, and audit requests.

Reporting

• Coordinate Balance Sheet flux analysis for US entities.
• Prepare management reporting and respond to ad hoc controllership and business requests.
• Support payroll cash forecasting, management reporting, and other payroll accounting analyses, as applicable.

Stakeholder Management

• Serve as a knowledgeable accounting partner and communicate issues, risks, and required actions in a timely manner.
• Partner with Local Controllers, Treasury, Tax, HR, and Business Finance teams.
• Facilitate resolution of issues involving multiple functions and legal entities.

The following is required for this role:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business or Accounting Field
• 3-5 + years of accounting experience (payroll accounting experience a plus)
• Experience with SAP, Oracle or another large-scale ERP
• Ability to establish and manage processes and related internal controls
• Experience working across various jurisdictions (multistate and/or multinational)
• Works independently and manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Knowledge of the EMEA, LATAM or APAC payroll processes and related accounting activities
• Strong Internal Controls able to maintain strict confidentiality (candidate has access to compensation data)
• Fluency in English is required

The following is preferred for this role:

• 2+ years of supervisory experience
• Previous Big Four experience
• Familiarity with an outsourced service provider environment and managing service level agreements and related compliance monitoring
• Ability to manage teams working in various locations / remotely
• HRIS system knowledge such as Workday or another large-scale payroll system

Success Measures

• Accurate and timely completion of assigned payroll and revenue accounting close activities.
• Timely resolution of reconciling items and accounting issues.
• Clear, complete, and audit-ready supporting documentation.
• Consistent compliance with accounting policies and internal controls.
• Effective partnership with process stakeholders and proactive communication of risks.
• Demonstrated process improvements that increase accuracy, efficiency, or control effectiveness.
• High service quality from outsourced providers.
• Successful implementation of process improvements.

Benefits:

Competitive Compensation

Comprehensive Benefits Packages

Tuition Reimbursement

Learning and Development Opportunities

Strong Inclusion and Diversity Initiatives

Company-paid Volunteer Day

We’re a different kind of chemistry company because we see our people as our biggest assets. Instead of focusing just on what our employees do each day, we look at how they do it—by taking a different approach to talent development, employee engagement, and culture. Our goal is to empower employees to be their best selves, at Chemours and in life.

 Learn more about Chemours and our culture by visiting Chemours.com/careers.

Chemours is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, religion, color, gender, disability, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, marital status, family status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. Jurisdictions may have additional grounds for non-discrimination, and we comply with all applicable laws.

Candidates must be able to perform all duties listed with or without accommodation

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Chemours we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace for our employees. So if you’re excited about this role, but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the position description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may just be the right candidate for this or other opportunities.

In our pursuit to be the greatest place to work, we know that a critical element to enhancing our employee experience is to assure we’re operating with a solid foundation of trust. At Chemours, this means being transparent about how we pay our employees for the work that they do.

Pay Range (in local currency):

Chemours Level:

Annual Bonus Target:

The pay range and incentives listed above is a general guideline based on the primary location of this job only and not a guarantee of total compensation. Factors considered in extending a compensation offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, and alignment with market data. The incentive pay is dependent on business results and individual performance and subject to the terms and conditions of the specific plans.

At Chemours, you will find sustainability in our vision, our business and your future. If you want to work on the leading edge of your field and have a desire to make a difference, join Chemours and discover what it means when we say "We Are Living Chemistry."