Accountant – Financial Reporting and Analysis

Job Description

Accounting/Tax Professional | Samsung C&T America, Inc.

The Tone:
This is a role at Samsung C&T America, Inc. Samsung C&T America is a fast-growing organization actively investing in and expanding across diverse business areas, with operations spanning the US and Latin America. This position is vital for supporting the company’s financial operations, ensuring accurate reporting, and contributing to its ongoing expansion and success. The Accounting/Tax Professional will play a key part in maintaining financial integrity and supporting compliance efforts, working alongside a diverse team that values collaboration and offers global exposure and meaningful opportunities for cross-border interaction.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Location: In-person, Ridgefield Park, NJ
• Mission: This role is central to ensuring accurate financial reporting and compliance for a rapidly expanding organization.
• Tech Stack: Excel, SAP

What You’ll Actually Do
• Financial Reporting Oversight: Support critical month-end and year-end closing processes, ensuring all financial data is accurately compiled and reported to meet internal and external deadlines.
• Core Accounting Operations: Manage the execution of journal entries and oversee general accounting operations, maintaining meticulous financial records.
• Analytical Reporting: Analyze complex financial information and meticulously prepare essential financial statements, including balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and various other reports for management review.
• Global Accounting Standards: Actively assist with the crucial consolidation reporting under both US GAAP and IFRS frameworks, while also providing support for local tax compliance reporting. On-the-job training will be provided for tax compliance, so no prior tax experience is required.
• Problem Resolution & Advisory: Proactively analyze identified accounting issues and problems, formulating clear reports and recommendations to be presented to the Accounting head or Controller for strategic decision-making.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Entry-Level professional for whom no specific educational background is required, but a foundational understanding of accounting and tax principles is essential for this role.
• Experience: While not a mandatory requirement, around 3 years of prior experience gained at an accounting firm is considered a significant asset for candidates applying for this position.
• Skills: Candidates must demonstrate qualities such as being smart, quick-thinking, and capable of making sound judgment calls in fast-moving situations. Strong learning agility, with the ability to rapidly pick up new tasks, is essential due to a steep learning curve. Effective oral and written communication skills are also critical for internal and external collaboration.
• Bonus: Proficiency in Microsoft Excel is highly preferred for data analysis and reporting, and previous experience utilizing SAP is considered a valuable plus.