Sr Accountant at Medline Industries, Inc. in Northfield, Illinois

Job Description:

Job Summary

Process Month-end duties including preparation and completion of Journal Entries and Financial Reports. Support Year-end Audit by creating and updating schedules to support our financial results. Perform Account Reconciliations that substantiate the values on the Balance Sheet. Ensure processes produce correct GAAP accounting and have sufficient documentation for both the procedure and the purpose. Own key process such Month-end, Account Reconciliations, Year-end Audit, etc. Support business initiatives that impact accounting and systems. Lead continuous improvement efforts across accounting function across our entities.

Job Description

• Year-end audit support including updating SAP, preparing/updating schedules, and preparing sections of our audited statements. 




• Prepare and/or approve monthly close data, journal entries, and account reconciliation. Analyze operating financials, interpret results and recommend a plan of action to improve the accounting process.




• Perform Account Reconciliations designed to provide a Strong Control on the Balance Sheet.




• Serve as backup for key individual(s) in the Corporate Accounting Department.




• Provide Accounting (GAAP and Medline Internals) and process expertise to the company.




• Lead continuous improvement efforts across accounting function including subsidiaries.




• Act as corporate owner of a key accounting process and provide guidance and support to our subsidiaries.  Examples include Consolidations, Month end/Year end schedule, Account Reconciliations, and Accounting Master Data.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.

Relevant Work Experience

• At least 2 years of Corporate Accounting / Manufacturing Accounting experience.

Additional

• Experience applying GAAP knowledge.




• Advanced level skill in Microsoft Excel (for example: using AVERAGE function, merging and centering cells, printing centered page and/or creating a pivot table).




• Able to work with large amounts of data.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Accounting or Finance.




• CPA, CGMA, CMA.




• Strong expertise in at least one area of GAAP. - SAP, AS400, and QAD system experience.




• Financial Consolidations experience.




• RDMS (Access, FoxPro, etc.) experience.




• Change Management experience.




• Project Management experience.




• International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) experience.

Benefits - Medline is committed to offering competitive benefits and a variety of choices to best meet the needs of you and your family. For employees scheduled to work at least 30 hours per week, this includes health and well-being, financial fitness, career development, paid time off and more. Employees scheduled to work less than 30 hours per week can participate in the 401(k) plan, access the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Employee Resource Groups (ERG) and Medline Service Corps. For a more comprehensive list of our benefits, please click here.

Every day, we’re focused on building a more diverse and inclusive company, one that recognizes, values and respects the differences we all bring to the workplace. From doing what’s right to delivering business results, together, we’re better. Explore our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion page here.

Medline Industries, LP is an equal opportunity employer. Medline evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.

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