Global Accountant

Global Accountant (Canada)

Fike Corporation, a rapidly growing international manufacturer of pressure relief, explosion protection, fire suppression and detection equipment, has an opportunity for a Global Accountant position. Fike is a privately held business located in Blue Springs, MO with over 400 employees locally & over 1,200 employees worldwide.

Job Summary

This role will be a key member of the global accounting team ensuring the timely and accurate posting of transactional activity for the local b usiness unit or other business locations as assigned . They will serve as a subject matter expert on the various accounting and expense systems, analyzing transactional activity, undertaking process improvement projects, and reporting month-end KPI results to the Finance management team. This role will support our order to cash, procure to pay, indirect tax filing, and expense reimbursement. This role will serve as a key member of cross-functional teams focused on system implementations, issue resolution, automation, and process analytics.

Primary Responsibilities

• Serves as a subject matter expert on assigned order to cash, procure to pay, indirect tax filing, corporate procurement, expense reimbursement, and full cycle accounting processes in relation to the local business units. Utilizes detailed knowledge of the various process steps, internal controls, data elements, and accounting consequences of the respective processes within the company’s systems.
• Develops and maintains detailed process documentation utilized in training and internal control reviews.
• Supports the daily execution of key transactional processes as a backup to other team members including billing, credit memo issuance, cash application, processing of vendor invoices, period-end accounting, expense report processing, and other as required.
• Analyzes accounts payable, purchase card activity, expense report activity, and accounts receivable data to identify transactional issues or inefficiencies and develop resolution strategies or process improvements.
• Reconciles vendor statements and research customer disputes to identify process or data gaps and drive resolution.
• Reviews daily activity to ensure proper cost center and account details have been assigned to payables transactions.
• Performs reconciliation of batch totals, posting status, and analytical review of vendor payments before submission for payment.
• Provides local audit coordination and guidance with third party audit firms in connection with the annual financial audit, localized regulatory reporting, and tax audits as assigned.
• Reconciles data between the company’s ERP system and the company’s direct tax software to ensure completeness and accuracy or returns.
• Ensures direct tax returns are filed timely, and support audit activity.
• Reports month-end transaction summaries, including procure to pay group KPIs, to the Finance management team.
• Actively reviews processes for ways to increase efficiency, improve internal controls, and create process documentation for best practices.
• Assists in the strategy, design, and delivery of the new ERP financial system related to the service and contract modules.
• Assists in the conversion of local GAAP entity to IFRS in preparation for audit.
• Assists in special projects as requested by Management or other duties as assigned.
• Prepares and distributes reports as assigned.
• Performs and assists with other global accounting functions when required or requested.
  
  

Performs related duties as assigned. Regular and consistent attendance is required.

Essential Skills

Organization. Analytical. Records Management. Computer Applications. Troubleshooting. Problem Solving. Detail and Process Orientation. Collaboration. Effective Verbal and Written Communication.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the environment is general office work and the employee is regularly required to walk, talk, hear, see, sit and use hands.

Job Qualifications

Required: Bachelor’s or Associate’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or related field. At least one year of experience in Accounting or Finance at a large multinational corporation. Strong math aptitude and ability to work accurately with numbers. Experience with an enterprise business system and Microsoft Office. Proficient computer skills. Strong technical background in IFRS, ASPE, or US GAAP.

Preferred: Strong experience for Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, or General Ledger teams. College coursework specific to Accounting or Business Finance. Exposure to JDE, SalesForce, Sage or Rootstock business systems. CPA student or candidate.

Working at Fike

At Fike, our people are our strength. In order to fulfill our greatest potential, we are committed to attracting, growing and retaining a diverse and inclusive workforce. Better, Together as OneFike!

Refer to Req ID 3488. Please visit our website at www.fike.com to fill out an application.

Fike is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.