Job ID: 447
Position Description:
Concur (NASDAQ: CNQR) is the world’s leading provider of on-demand Employee Spend Management services. Trusted by thousands of organizations to reach millions of employees, Concur’s award-winning solutions streamline travel booking, expense reporting and invoice processing – delivering rapid ROI by helping companies increase efficiency, control employee spend and drive down operational costs.
Concur was recently ranked fifth on Seattle Business Magazine's 100 Best Companies to Work For 2009 - results are based on the independent survey results of our own employees. Concur's employees ranked the company highly in virtually every survey category, from hiring and retention to corporate culture.
More information about Concur is available at www.concur.com.
Job Overview:
This position reports to Concur’s Corporate Accounting Manager. Major areas of responsibilities include: Preparing journal entries, analyzing financial statements, and maintaining internal controls. Participation in month end close and quarterly audits. This includes providing accurate and timely accounting, month/quarter/year-end close procedures, preparation of monthly reports, and ensuring compliance with internal control procedures. The role will work with the accounting, finance, internal audit and tax organizations both domestically and globally. The position will also participate in systems integration and ad-hoc projects as required.
Specific Responsibilities:
- Support month end close process, which includes preparation of journal entries for fixed assets, payroll, travel and entertainment expenses, prepaid assets and accruals
- Preparation of account analysis reports and account reconciliations.
- Analysis of all owned balance sheet and income statement accounts both domestically and internationally as well as working with our international operations to analyze monthly variances in activity.
- Prepare account reconciliations.
- Ensure accuracy and compliance of financial statements in accordance with GAAP and internal policies.
- Drive automation of manual processes and identify/implement best practices.
- Drive process improvements including working with business partners and other departments
- Maintain control environment and ensure SOX compliance.
- Work with accounts payable team to ensure correct coding.
- Participate in financial system testing for bug fixes, enhancements and releases of new functional design.
- Work with teams to implement new systems.
- Support audit requirements on a quarterly and annual basis
- Assist team in managing group work-load and support team projects
- Maintain chart of accounts
- Special Projects
Position Requirements:
Education, Experience & Training required:
- BA/BS in Accounting
- CPA a plus, with 1+ years public accounting experience with a large national firm, including publicly-held clients.
- 3+ years hands-on industry experience with a monthly close and consolidation process in a fast-paced and rapidly changing business environment
- Thorough knowledge of US GAAP accounting and reporting requirements, including preparation of financial statements
- Experience with consolidations and foreign exchange rules a plus
- Experience finance / accounting modules of “first tier” ERP systems such as Oracle, SAP, PeopleSoft, etc., a plus. Oracle Financials experience ideal.
- Comfortable working cross-functionally across the finance organization.
- Strong analytical ability
- Well developed oral and written communication ability.
- Ability to work in a demanding and fast-paced environment
- Ability to pass a background check
Critical Performance Competencies:
- Communication – Effectively transfers thoughts and expresses ideas using speech, listening skills and writing skills to influence others to gain their support.
- Adaptability/Flexibility – Quickly adjusts to new, different, or changing requirements.
- Accountability – Holds self and others accountable for results.
- Interpersonal – Direct and diplomatic in dealing with others to achieve goals.
- Influence – Demonstrates different influence styles as appropriate to situation while maintaining positive relationships.
- Initiative – Prepares for problems or opportunities in advance.
Value Competencies:
- Displays passion for & responsibility to the customer
- Hires, develops & rewards great people
- Displays leadership through innovation in everything you do
- Displays a passion for what you do and a drive to improve
- Displays a relentless commitment to win
- Displays personal & corporate integrity
EEO:
- Concur is an Equal Opportunity Employer and applies this policy to all applicants and employees. We are committed to hiring and valuing a global diverse work team. (M/F/D/V)
Physical and Cognitive or Mental Requirements:
Major job activities – physical requirements:
- Use of computer and keyboard for extended periods of time on most or all workdays
- Use of telephone – throughout the workday as needed to conduct business
- Working under time pressure
- Working rapidly for long periods
- Communicating and interacting with others
Major job activities – mental requirements:
- Multiple concurrent tasks
- Ability to perform under stress
- Reading and comprehension
- Writing
- Problem solving
- Confidentiality
- Customer contact
Working environment (where major activities are carried out):
- Indoors in an office or control room
Working hours:
- 40+ hours per week will typically be necessary to accomplish performance objectives and to provide satisfactory job presence and/or responsiveness
- Flexibility as to the specific working hours may be required or available
- Location: Redmond, WA
- Compensation: Open
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