As a Senior Accountant of the Reporting Center of Excellence team, you will focus on reporting compliance, maintaining best practices, and assisting with risk and control gap assessments and resolution within the Accounting organization. You will be responsible for monthly, quarterly, and annual financial accounting and management reporting activities, ensuring the presented information's completeness, accuracy, and timeliness. The work involves regularly interfacing with leaders and their teams across FSS NA to review reporting consistency and adherence to Company accounting policies and audit requirements, in addition to participating in high-visibility projects to drive continuous transformation. Additional requirements include, but are not limited to: Good communication and interpersonal skills to establish strong relationships with cross-functional teams An ability to quickly adapt to changes in business requirements A desire to learn and take on new opportunities with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm Wolters Kluwer Financial Shared Services (FSS) focuses on building accounting expertise in a tower structure: Record to Report, Procure to Pay, and Order to Cash, and provides support to the businesses of Wolters Kluwer in a standardized, harmonized, and high-quality manner. If successful, the candidate can expand their expertise within a global organization. Essential Duties and responsibilities Utilize Accounting expertise to analyze and offer guidance on reporting accuracy and presentation, including providing recommendations to establish standard accounting policies Participate in monthly, quarterly, and yearly reporting and review of financial reports processes with the FSS NA and Divisional leaders Serve as a Tagetik consolidation application reporting liaison for FSS NA with the Corporate Consolidations team Drive simplification efforts and improve standardization in reporting, financial processes, and tools Partner with business stakeholders to learn business processes and identify risks and opportunities in resulting deliverables Contribute or lead accounting or cross-functional team projects to implement process improvements and financial system implementations or enhancements Ensure internal control environment documentation is in place and is being followed Support different groups with audit requests and data gathering Other duties as assigned Job Qualifications Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting Required Experience: 7-9 years of accounting experience, at least 3 years in reporting/consolidations Experience with financial reporting applications Advanced skills in core Microsoft Office applications (e.g., Excel, Word, PowerPoint) Technology savvy with demonstrated ability to learn systems and processes quickly Highly Desirable Experience: Public accounting experience CA or CPA, or working toward the license Proficient knowledge of SAP or other major ERP systems Experience with BlackLine or other large account reconciliation applications Professional experience and awareness of the complexity, interactions, and dynamics within a large, multi-national company Competence with large data sets and knowledge of best practices for data cleanliness/integrity Process standardization expertise Other Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, or Certifications: (First list requirements, followed by preferences.) Ability to work flexible hours (US and UK hours) to coordinate with the rest of the team during peak close and reporting periods Strong analytical skills Strong communication skills, written and verbal Highly organized, detail-oriented approach to work demonstrated ability to produce high-quality work in ambiguous environments Ability to work independently under moderate direction, with a willingness to take the initiative and follow through on projects Desire to consistently exceed expectations and take on more responsibility Clear interest and passion for challenging the status quo Must be proactive and recommend solutions when discussing problems Demonstrated ability to remain calm under pressure and meet tight deadlines Ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
