PHC Corporation of North America is seeking a Staff Accountant to support vital accounting functions and ensure compliance with IFRS. The role involves preparing journal entries, maintaining accurate financial statements, and ensuring strong internal controls over financial reporting.
Responsibilities
- Prepare journal entries, including prepaid expenses, accruals, and adjusting entries
- Verify the validity of monthly allocations
- Review and approve coding of operating expenses
- Reconcile sub-ledger accounts to general ledger balances
- Maintain accurate account reconciliations and supporting documentation, including sub-ledgers, journals, and other financial records
- Process overseas wire requests through internal banking systems
- Process ACH and check batches using internal banking systems and the Microsoft Dynamics AX ERP system
- Support ad-hoc requests from senior management and other departments
- Follow Parent Company PHC Corporation policies, internal controls, JSox, and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements
- Support the protection of company assets through adherence to established processes and controls
- Conduct initial internal control evaluations
- Investigate, resolve, or report inconsistencies or improprieties to the Accounting Manager
- Review and interpret accounting policies and procedures
- Assist with audits related to financial statements and internal controls with external independent auditors
- Prepare indirect tax reporting and support remittance to state taxing authorities
- Identify and research account discrepancies
- Prepare and post reclassification journal entries as needed
- Review assigned general ledger accounts and prepare correcting journal entries as needed
- Review marketing, advertising, and promotional expenses to ensure alignment with business plans
- Perform accounting analysis, including balance sheet accounts, expense and salary accruals, departmental expenses, prepaid expenses, insurance, and travel advances
- Assist with monthly financial analysis, including balance sheet, income statement, and changes in financial position or budget variance analysis
- Prepare financial reports and related statements, charts, tables, and other supporting exhibits
- Assist with budget and forecast preparation
Skills
- A bachelor's degree in Accounting from a university accredited by the United States Department of Education is required
- 1–2 years of full-time experience in an accounting function required
- Experience performing accounting department functions
- Experience applying IFRS accounting principles and supporting financial statement preparation
- Experience supporting SOX compliance and internal control processes
- Experience analyzing financial data and resolving accounting-related issues
- Experience using Microsoft Excel, including Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, INDEX, IF, and other formulas
- Experience using Word Processing, PowerPoint, PDF, and email software
- Ability to meet deadlines, including during month-end close
- Ability to work independently and collaborate with others on accounting tasks
- Ability to sit for extended periods while working at a computer
- Internship experience in a corporate accounting environment preferred
- Experience using Microsoft Dynamics AX or similar ERP systems preferred
- Experience communicating accounting policies and financial information to internal stakeholders
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- 401(k)
- Holiday pay
- Vacation
- And more
Company Overview
PHC Corporation of North America (PHCNA) is headquartered in Wood Dale, IL and manufactures and markets PHCbi brand laboratory equipment. It was founded in undefined, and is headquartered in Wood Dale, Illinois, US, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://www.phchd.com/us/biomedical.