Principal Accountant
Job Description
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer including Vets and Disabled
Your role in helping us shape the future:
The Principal Accountant will serve as the company's lead accountant for all aspects of U.S. and International Payroll Accounting (including Executive & Expatriate compensation, Benefits and Pension) in accordance with department policy and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) of the United States. Provide expert payroll accounting information and guidance to management, accounting teams, Human Resources and other teams. Manage all aspect of monthly close and interact with both internal and external auditors to meet auditing requirements.
Are you up to the challenge?
You should definitely have:
What it's like to work with us:
Intelsat is connecting the world and transforming the satellite and inflight connectivity landscape by reaching beyond the traditional satellite industry. We are defining new products that will open new, profitable markets. We connect the aviation industry and air travelers with innovative technology and applications, and we do it all in a high-energy environment that welcomes the next challenge. To help us reach this goal, you should be a bold thinker who will perform a key role in shaping Intelsat innovation for years to come.
Other Job Info:
Your role in helping us shape the future:
The Principal Accountant will serve as the company's lead accountant for all aspects of U.S. and International Payroll Accounting (including Executive & Expatriate compensation, Benefits and Pension) in accordance with department policy and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) of the United States. Provide expert payroll accounting information and guidance to management, accounting teams, Human Resources and other teams. Manage all aspect of monthly close and interact with both internal and external auditors to meet auditing requirements.
Are you up to the challenge?
- Analyze stock compensation and prepare monthly package for management approval and recordation.
- Coordinate and provide accurate data to actuaries (Mercer) to obtain pension information for yearly journal entries. Prepare other actuarial monthly accruals.
- Maintain Severance, Relocation, Retention and 401K confidential schedules for recordation.
- Prepare employer tax accrual for local and foreign entities related to bonus compensation.
- Prepare analytical schedules for the monthly, quarterly and yearly close review.
- Interact with local and foreign auditors and provide them timely information.
- Reconcile Payroll Non-Cash balance sheet accounts.
- Provide analysis on the new Accounting Standard (ASC 606) related to SIP.
- Prepare quarterly Payroll PBC schedules for external and internal auditors.
- Record the day-to-day payroll and benefit accounting activities of assigned Intelsat companies (legal entities).
- Serve as a liaison to the Tax, Treasury, Financial Reporting and General Accounting departments during the monthly close process, coordinating payroll related activities and issues.
- Create payroll related documents used for local statutory audits.
- Conduct a detailed review of each Legal Entity's payroll and benefits related withholding balances on a monthly basis, researching any monthly variances and providing correcting entries for any discrepancies.
- Interact with all levels of staff to obtain information regarding complex transactions, ensuring that any related accounting impacts are properly recorded and disclosed.
- Develop new ways to eliminate manual processes surrounding accurate recording of payroll
- Maintain general oversight of all systems and processes used by payroll accounting team
- Assist with the monitoring of SOX controls across the department and provide input regarding updates to current SOX controls.
- Work on other special projects as assigned.
You should definitely have:
- Bachelors' Degree in Accounting
- CPA required
- A minimum of five years of direct accounting experience and a strong knowledge of the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) of the United States.
- Must have excellent time and workload planning skills, including the ability to create project plans and coordinate the work of peers toward the completion of common goals.
- Must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Must have strong accounting system skills with significant experience working with accounting systems; experience with Oracle R12 accounting systems highly preferred.
- Detailed knowledge of the ADP Payroll GL system preferred.
- Must have excellent problem-solving skills and highly developed functional & technical accounting expertise.
- Must be able to work well under pressure, with the ability to multi-task and meet difficult deadlines even with little direct supervision.
- Highly developed analytical skills required, including the ability to examine & interpret a wide variety of data/information and make recommendations to management based on that analysis.
What it's like to work with us:
Intelsat is connecting the world and transforming the satellite and inflight connectivity landscape by reaching beyond the traditional satellite industry. We are defining new products that will open new, profitable markets. We connect the aviation industry and air travelers with innovative technology and applications, and we do it all in a high-energy environment that welcomes the next challenge. To help us reach this goal, you should be a bold thinker who will perform a key role in shaping Intelsat innovation for years to come.
- We emphasize personal and professional growth
- Awesome benefits including DTO, medical, tuition reimbursement, and training
- Flexible work arrangements including hybrid policy of 3 days per week in-office
- Fun, diverse, and inclusive culture
Other Job Info:
- These statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this job. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of employees assigned to this job.
- Job requires ability to lift up to 20 lbs
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