Senior Accountant II

Summary

The Senior Accountant II is responsible for oversight of HSC’s internal controls documentation, creating and maintaining of financial policies and procedures, coordinating with internal and external auditors to ensure compliance, and creating effective action plans in response to audit discoveries and compliance violations. The Senior Accountant II carries out reviews of the existing internal controls with focus on key controls, in all departments and assesses their design and proposes changes that allow efficient and effective policies. The Senior Accountant II actively engaged in the review of accounting standards to align HSC practices with US GAAP.

Essential Functions

• Responsible for serving as HSC expert on internal controls.
• Will develop an understanding of HSC’s processes and internal controls, evaluating and ensuring its compliance with relevant regulations (e.g., Sarbanes-Oxley, US GAAP).
• Responsible for working with the Functional Leaders in designing, maintaining, and continuously improving the global standard set of internal controls for various sub-processes, and creating exception reports and other systematic tools that allow rapid identification of risks and deficiencies.
• Supports the annual internal control design effectiveness effort and self-assessment efforts.
• Responsible for developing and distributing various communications regarding requirements or changes to the internal control policies.
• Responsible for coordinating with and providing HSC input to the internal and external auditors in their audit of HSC’s internal controls.
• Responsible for coordinating and completing HSC’s IT General Controls audit.
• Responsible for reviewing, updating, and maintaining the Global Business Process Documents (GBPDs).
• Responsible for technical accounting documentation, for example white paper compliance.

Additional Duties/Responsibilities

• Evaluate, recommend, and implement improvements to the global standard set of internal controls for HSC.

• Summarize results of findings and report to leadership. Develop and distribute communications on these topics.

• Investigate and propose options on how to use technology to support HSC’s internal controls processes.
• Responsible for resolving internal control and related open issues as they arise. Escalate outstanding issues as appropriate.
• Responsible for supporting the internal and external audit groups in their evaluation of operating effectiveness of internal control.

• Coordinate and participate in the walkthroughs of internal controls with external and internal auditors.
• Liaise with Internal and External Audit in any other matters, as necessary.

• Perform other daily responsibilities and special projects as outlined by the Accounting Team Leader

Skills

• Practical experience in analysis and application of U.S. GAAP in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and SAP.
• Able to build and maintain excellent relationships with key internal and external contacts
• Experienced at effective problem-solving in unclear situations.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Solid work ethic, sensitivity to deadlines, committed to getting the job done.
• Must be able to work with a minimum of supervision while keeping her/his supervisor adequately informed.

Environment/Working Conditions

The individual in this environment often works at a fast pace with minimum to moderate supervision. The requirements of the business may cause frequent interruptions and changing priorities.

            Must be able to: 

• Complete multiple tasks and see them through completion
• Work independently, with excellent time managmeent and judgement in prioritization skills.
• React rapidly to evolving issues and dynamic scheduling situations with utmost discretion.
• Collaborate effectively in team, department, or other work group situations

Minimum Required Education/Certification

• An undergraduate degree in either Finance or Accouting is required
• CPA is preferred

Required Work Experience

• 3-6 years of professional experience in a related field.

Behaviors

• Unquestionable integrity
• Establishes and adheres to extremely high standards of personal and professional excellence
• Meticulous with an inquisitive mind.
• Possesses a can-do attitude, shows initiative, and maintains strong sense of urgency for critical deadlines
• Strong focus on “the team” is required; must be a collaborator who understands the value of working with others to meet team commitments and common objectives, is appreciative of the differences in people and cultures, and strives to leverage relationships for the benefit of HSC