What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Accountant position at CRH?
About CRH
CRH is the leading global diversified building materials business in the world with over 3,100 locations worldwide. We manufacture and supply a diverse range of superior building materials and products, used extensively in the built environment, in infrastructure, housing and commercial construction projects, of all sizes, all across the world.
To find out more, visit our website www.crh.com.
Job Responsibilities
- Corporate Accounting: Assist with the monthly close process, balance sheet reconciliations, GL review for coding accuracy, as well as internal and external audit requests and ad hoc reporting. Prepare journal entries and account reconciliations for manager review and approval in alignment with corporate finance deadlines
- Management: Aid in the professional development of a staff accountant while ensuring high work quality and deadlines are met
- Capital Expenditure Accounting: Maintain project-by-project listing of capital expenditures, track spend to budget, review expenditures to ensure support and classification are in line with accounting standards and company guidance, and present ad hoc reporting to budget owners
- Departmental Reporting: Provide proper coding for expenditures, analysis of performance compared to budget, and ad hoc reporting to budget owners. This role will be the liaison between accounting and other departments to facilitate accurate and timely reporting to decision makers
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Month-end/Year-end Close: Assist the period-end close process by ensuring the accurate and timely completion of corporate accounting/finance entries, reconciliations, and variance analysis
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Reporting: Preparation of reporting for parent company and disclosures
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Process improvement: Recommend and lead improvements to current processes
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Collaboration: Maintain a great working relationship within our corporate finance team and with the teams in the divisions and departments
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Ad hoc: Support ad hoc financial information requests, analyses, and other special projects, as assigned
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline
- 2-4 years related work experience in Accounting or Finance (public or private)
- Advanced Excel skills
- ERP and general ledger accounting experience
- Assisted with month end close activities
- Solid values and high standards of ethics, integrity, and trust
- Action-oriented and purposeful
- Ability to meet deadlines & an initiative-taker
- Enthusiastic and professional, with a ‘can-do’ attitude
- Effective communication skills, both verbal and written
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to network and build relationships with individuals of various experience and corporate levels both within and outside of the company
- Ability to take direction, ask questions, and receive feedback
- Organized and able to prioritize tasks
What CRH Offers You
- Highly competitive base pay
- Comprehensive medical, dental and disability benefits programs
- Group retirement savings program
- Health and wellness programs
- A diverse and inclusive culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion
About CRH
CRH has a long and proud heritage. We are a collection of hundreds of family businesses, regional companies and large enterprises that together form the CRH family. CRH operates in a decentralized, diversified structure that allows you to work in a small company environment while having the career opportunities of large international organization.
If you’re up for a rewarding challenge, we invite you to take the first step and apply today! Once you click apply now, you will be brought to our official employment application. Please complete your online profile and it will be sent to the hiring manager. Our system allows you to view and track your status 24 hours a day. Thank you for your interest!
CRH is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.
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