Staff Accountant II

Overview

This role will apply intermediate accounting knowledge to support financial reporting, reconciliation, and compliance activities. Role will support additional work that will be transitioned to the Corporate Accounting Team.

Responsibilities

Assist with the monthly closing process including preparation of journal entries and reconciliations for accrued expenses, prepaid assets, payroll, fringe, and tracking of cash transactions.

Perform reconciliations and resolve discrepancies across accounts

Maintaining intercompany accounts and coordinating payments with subsidiaries in accordance with Corporate Treasury policy. Collaborate with cross-functional teams on financial initiatives.

Assist in the preparation of audit schedules and support internal & external auditors during audit reviews.

Focused on process improvement and makes recommendations for improving the organization's accounting operations.

Ensure SOX documentation is up to date and followed for areas of responsibility.

Perform reconciliations and resolve discrepancies across accounts

Prepare and analyze financial statements and reports

Ad-hoc responsibilities as required

Qualifications

A bachelor's degree or higher in accounting

1 to 3 years of accounting experience

Mental

. Strong analytical and critical thinking skills

. Attention to detail

Physical

. None

. Solid understanding and application of accounting principles, concepts, practices, and standards.

. Problem solving skills in order to develop solutions to a variety of complex problems.

. Analytical skills to collect, summarize and interpret financial results.

. Ability to organize and prioritize work activities in order to meet deadlines.

. The ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.

. Self-starter able to work under general direction.

. High degree of computer literacy with accounting enterprise software and Microsoft applications.

Company Description

Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) is a global leader in analytical instruments, separations technologies, and software, serving the life, materials, food, and environmental sciences for over 65 years. Our Company helps ensure the efficacy of medicines, the safety of food and the purity of water, and the quality and sustainability of products used every day. In over 100 countries, our 7,600+ passionate employees collaborate with customers in laboratories, manufacturing sites, and hospitals to accelerate the benefits of pioneering science.

Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It benefits our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters complies with all applicable federal, state,and local laws. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to sex, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, marital status (including civil unions), military service, veteran status, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, legally recognized disability, domestic violence victim status,or any other characteristic protected by law. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All hiring decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.