Team Lead - Accounting

Job Family: Finance

Req ID: 415203

Who We Are

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About The Job

The role of Team Lead, Accounting is a highly collaborative and influential role at Brightly Software. The role is ideal for someone who thrives in a dynamic technology environment where new initiatives and consistent learning define each day. We are looking for an accounting expert who prioritizes relationship building and is versed in technical accounting and financial reporting.

This is a truly global role. The successful candidate will have a history of process improvements and hands-on technical expertise with intercompany transactions and financial reporting within a large global business. This candidate will have a passion for coaching and for learning in an evolving environment. The Team Lead, Accounting will report to the Senior Manager, Accounting and be a key leader on the accounting team. This role requires interaction with external service providers as well as Sales, Services, Finance and Legal departments to initiate and maintain relationships throughout the purchase to pay processes.

What You'll Be Doing

• Prepare journal entries for significant accounting transactions and provide guidance to operational finance teams to ensure transactions are properly accounted.

• Lead month-end close activities including review of manual entries and account reconciliations. Accounting topics include but are not limited to business operations, intercompany, payroll, cash, fixed assets, prepaid assets, accounts payable and accruals.

• Conduct technical accounting research pertaining to new business initiatives including integration within Siemens.

• Implement international accounting standards, including internal control considerations for new accounting standards and unusual transactions or agreements.

• Provide assistance with monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting requirements.

• Strengthen internal controls, enhance processes to accelerate close activities while maintaining accuracy and integrity in financial reporting.

• Assist with the preparation of consolidated balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow analytics

• Continuously improve the global accounting processes and procedures by identifying areas to streamline, automate and refine processes.

• Mentor and develop members on the team globally to enable achievement of goals and continuous improvement while contributing to a positive and collaborative team culture with highest integrity and sense of ownership.

• Liaising with management and advising as needed to ensure that executives are knowledgeable about the financial health of the company.

• Provide training on technical topics and process improvements within the global business.

• Manage the accounting and liaison with the purchase to pay team with responsibility for financial reporting, cash management, and intercompany charges.

• Create ad hoc management reporting and various account reconciliations as needed.

• Interface with external auditors in support of audit procedures for statutory reporting requirements.

What You Need:

• 4+ years of accounting experience

• 1-3 years of direct or indirect people management experience and/or experience providing instruction and guidance to team members

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or closely related field

• Excellent understanding of U.S. GAAP, FASB codification, IFRS and technical accounting research

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Strong Microsoft excel skills

• Knowledge of internal controls framework

• Must be able to excel in a fast-paced, goal oriented and driven environment

Qualified Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States. Qualified Applicants will not require employer-sponsored work authorization now or in the future for employment in the United States.

You'll benefit from:

Siemens offers a variety of health and wellness benefits to employees. Details regarding our benefits can be found here: ~~~ .

The pay range for this position is $81,100 - $139,100. The actual wage offered may be lower or higher depending on budget and candidate experience, knowledge, skills, qualifications and premium geographic location.

The Brightly culture

We're guided by a vision of community that serves the ambitions and wellbeing of all people, and our professional communities are no exception. We model that ideal every day by being supportive, collaborative partners to one another, conscientiously making space for our colleagues to grow and thrive. Our passionate team is driven to create a future where smarter infrastructure protects the environments that shape and connect us all. That brighter future starts with us.

We celebrate the fact that our people are individuals and have different preferences and needs. If we all thought the same, we would never think of anything new! That's why we recruit extraordinary minds from all walks of life. We are committed to furthering our culture of diversity, equity and inclusion. We encourage applications from a diverse talent pool including protected veterans or individuals with disabilities. Reach out and we are happy to give the opportunity to discuss flexibility and reasonable adjustment requirements. Many of our team members are working effectively in a remote, virtual environment adding to our ability to offer more flexibility on how you handle your time.

Bring your curiosity and creativity and help us craft tomorrow!

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