Accountant – Financial Reporting, Accounting Close

Job Description

Accountant I | Freeport-McMoRan

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Freeport-McMoRan, located in Safford, AZ. Freeport-McMoRan operates as a leading international mining company, focusing on the extraction and processing of critical resources globally. This Accountant I position is integral to the financial operations at the Safford site, a facility recognized for its sustainability and advanced technologies. The role is vital for maintaining accurate financial records, ensuring compliance with established accounting policies, and contributing to the timely and precise execution of the accounting close process, thereby supporting overall financial integrity and operational efficiency within the company.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, Safford, AZ
• Pay: $58000–$78500 yearly
• Mission: This person will ensure accurate financial record-keeping and reporting through precise accounting close processes, analysis, and reconciliation.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Accounting Close Management: Perform essential accounting and reporting duties with a primary focus on executing the accounting close process, which includes recording accurate journal entries and conducting thorough financial analysis.
• Policy Application & Research: Complete assigned responsibilities as a core part of the accounting close process, applying established accounting policies and procedures while also performing necessary research and in-depth analysis.
• Financial Reconciliation & Investigation: Execute comprehensive analysis and reconciliation tasks utilizing system queries, engaging in diligent research, investigating all reconciling items, and ensuring their prompt and accurate resolution.
• Performance Reporting: Analyze, interpret, and clearly communicate any identified action items or significant variances discovered during the month-end close and broader analytical processes to the supervisory team as appropriate.
• Special Project Assistance: Provide support for various accounting and reporting activities, as well as contribute to special projects as they are assigned, assisting in broader departmental initiatives.

The Must-Haves
• Background: A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a closely related area is required. Alternatively, an Associate’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a closely related area combined with two years of professional accounting experience is acceptable. A High School diploma or GED requires four years of professional accounting experience, including two years of specific intellectual instruction or on-the-job training in Accounting or Finance.
• Experience: Professional experience in accounting is required, ranging from two to four years depending on educational qualifications, with a minimum of two years demonstrating specific instructed training or on-the-job training in Accounting or Finance for those without a college degree.
• Skills: Strong attention to detail, good organizational skills, the ability to record accurate journal entries, proficiency in performing financial analysis, and expertise in account reconciliations are necessary for this role.