*this position will be filled in either Toronto, Canada or Chicago, IL*
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Senior Accountant, Core Accounting at a glance….
This role reports to the Manager of Core Accounting and will support general accounting and internal controls for the North American (NA) zone. Specifically, the Sr Accountant will provide accounting support across key Core Accounting areas, including support for a small acquisition to ensure US GAAP and policy compliance, global contract accruals and prepaids, property tax, and other North America projects. The role plays a key part in ensuring US GAAP and policy compliance, helping to develop controls and processes, and assisting with analytical review and reporting as needed. This role offers a meaningful and exciting opportunity to lead and contribute to a broad range of projects across Kraft Heinz, with visibility to management and exposure to different areas of the business, including work related to both US & Canada business. The Sr Accountant must have a strong partnership with various other Finance and Accounting groups, Global Business Services (GBS), IT, Treasury, and Tax. We are looking for someone who brings a strong attention to detail, own’s and challenge’s current processes and drives change by developing processes that support business growth, strategy shifts, cross team collaboration and continuous improvement.
What’s on the menu?
Perform accounting and reporting tasks to support the month-end close which include entering transactions, preparing journal entries, reconciling balance sheet accruals within Blackline, and assisting with analytical reviews of consolidated results
Prepare and review accruals and prepaids while partnering with business stakeholders. Involves coordinating with Finance and IT to ensure accurate & complete reporting, as well as implementing processes that support a changing business environment.
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Support accounting activities for acquisition. Role plays a key part in ensuring accuracy and compliance of acquisition’s financials with US GAAP and Kraft Heinz policies.
Drive process improvements through automation and developing procedures for addressing issues
Maintain processes and procedures to ensure accounting, reporting and controls are in compliance with US GAAP and Kraft Heinz policies
Support financial audits including internal, external, and SOX
Support accounting and analysis related to property tax in partnership with tax.
Contribute and lead other North America projects as required.
Perform other ad hoc duties as required to support Core Accounting.
Recipe for Success – apply now if this sounds like you!
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting; CPA a plus.
3+ years of experience in corporate and/or public accounting.
Experience with SAP, Blackline, and BI Dashboards a plus.
Strong understanding of US GAAP and SEC rules and regulations.
Ability to effectively lead, manage, and prioritize multiple projects while operating in a fast-paced, complex, global organization.
Strong sense of ownership over space, proactive mindset.
Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication and conflict management skills.
Our Total Rewards philosophy is to provide a meaningful and flexible spectrum of programs that equitably support our diverse workforce and their families and complement Kraft Heinz’ strategy and values.
New Hire Base Salary Range:
$80,100.00 - $100,100.00
Bonus: This position is eligible for a performance-based bonus as provided by the plan terms and governing documents.
The compensation offered will take into account internal equity and may vary depending on the candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors
Benefits: Coverage for employees (and their eligible dependents) through affordable access to healthcare, protection, and saving for the future, we offer plans tailored to meet you and your family’s needs. Coverage for benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.
Wellbeing: We offer events, resources, and learning opportunities that inspire a physical, social, emotional, and financial well-being lifestyle for our employees and their families.
You’ll be able to participate in a variety of benefits and wellbeing programs that may vary by role, country, region, union status, and other employment status factors, for example:
Location(s) Chicago/Aon Center, Toronto - Queen's Quay - Headquarters
Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for protected individuals, applicants that require accommodation in the job application process may contact NAZTAOps@kraftheinz.com for assistance.
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