Description 
POSITION TITLE: International Accountant
IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR: Assistant Vice President – Accounting Operations

SUMMARY/PURPOSE OF POSITION:

To provide financial accounting support to the company and its foreign subsidiaries with significant emphasis on the parent company accounting/reporting and consolidation

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

 · Responsible for selected accounting aspects in support of consolidated US GAAP financial statements and related footnotes.

· Preparation of monthly journal entries, financial statements and account reconciliations.

· Monthly analysis and management reporting of headquarter results.

· Development and maintenance of the company’s financial reporting/accounting procedures and systems, primarily as they relate to the parent company.

· Perform monthly reconciliation of U.S. general ledger data with foreign subsidiaries’ general ledgers to ensure consistent reporting of account balances.

· Development of intercompany billing to foreign subsidiaries for services and costs absorbed by the parent company.

· Maintain/improve documentation of accounting processes/procedures for parent company.

· Assist foreign subsidiaries in complying with US GAAP.

· Assist in preparation of 3-year planning data for the parent company, including detailed expense planning by cost center.

· Manage time in order to meet specified quarter/year-end closing schedule deadlines.

· Perform various special projects and ad hoc requests, including selected accounting research.

 QUALIFICATIONS:

 · Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

· Approximately 3-5 years US GAAP accounting experience

· Interpersonal skills to interface with diverse business practices and cultures

· Ability to work independently on multiple assignments in a time-sensitive environment

· Excellent organization and supervisory skills

· Excellent oral and written communication skills

· Exposure to life insurance accounting a plus

· International accounting experience a plus

· PC proficiency (Lotus Notes, Excel, Word)

· CPA a plus

· SAP General Ledger experience a plus