The Senior Associate Accountant is a position within the Americas Controller organization. The associate will work closely with other members of the Finance organization, especially members of FP&A, Legal, Regional Shared Service, and Treasury.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for month-end/quarter-end closing the general ledger for Corporate entities timely and accurately (posting journal entries, preparing account reconciliations, loading the consolidation system, preparing SOX controls, and coordinating with upstream/downstream functions to resolve issues).
- Preparing quarterly financial statements, accounting forms, analytics, and governmental filings.
- Monitoring assigned accounts to ensure that monthly activity is posted accurately, efficiently and if issues are detected, a recommendation is made to resolve.
- Interfacing with internal and external auditors.
- Assist with special project or ad hoc requests as needed.
- Identifying, solving and/or escalating accounting issues to his/her supervisor.
- Interface with external third party service providers on special purpose entities.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting with 0-2 years of progressive accounting experience.
- Advanced degree or CPA a plus.
- Understanding of accounting principles & internal controls.
- Applies concepts and guidelines; demonstrates healthy skepticism and effective problem solving and analytical skills.
- Previous experience with SAP is plus.
- Proficient in Microsoft office products.
- Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team and work independently with limited supervision.
- Self-motivated, driven and effectively prioritizes assignments.
- Exhibits a positive can-do attitude and approaches responsibilities with an open mind.
- Ability to deal with ambiguity.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting with 0-2 years of progressive accounting experience.
- Advanced degree or CPA.
- Understanding of accounting principles and internal controls (SOX familiarity).
- Strong problem solving and analytical skills; applies accounting concepts and guidelines.
- Previous experience with SAP.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office products (including Excel).
- Ability to work collaboratively and independently with limited supervision.
- Self-motivated, effective prioritization, positive attitude, and ability to deal with ambiguity.
What We Do
Celanese is a global leader in chemistry, producing specialty material solutions used across most major industries and consumer applications. Our businesses use our chemistry, technology and commercial expertise to create value for our customers, employees and shareholders. We are committed to sustainability by responsibly managing the materials we create for their entire lifecycle and are growing our portfolio of sustainable products to meet increasing customer and societal demand. We strive to make a positive impact in our communities and to foster inclusivity across our teams. Celanese is a Fortune 500 company that employs approximately 12,400 employees worldwide with 2023 net sales of $10.9 billion. For more information, visit www.celanese.com. For Celanese product news about our Engineered Materials offerings, follow @CelaneseEngineeredMaterials on LinkedIn.
