Job Description:

STAFF ACCOUNTANT (GENERAL ACCOUNTING)

L Oreal Shared Services St. Petersburg, FL

L Or al leads the world of beauty with 36 global renowned brands such as L Oreal Paris, Maybelline, Lanc me, Ralph Lauren, Matrix, Redken, Carol s Daughter, Skinceuticals, Essie, Kiehl s, YSL, NYX Professional Make Up, Urban Decay, Mizani, and Clarisonic. With 29.87 billion in annual sales and record operating margin in 2019 at 18.6% of sales. We have a presence in 150 countries, over 497 registered patents, launching over 500 products a year and 3.3% of its consolidated sales invested into its world-wide research facilities, L Or al is a technologically advanced company which manufactures and supplies over 4.5 billion units annually to the world.

We are the Accounting team at the L Oreal Shared Services located in St. Petersburg, FL. We lead the completion of all the critical accounting transactions. We ensure the compliance of our methods and processes, and develop the reports that are used to share our results globally. We are always aiming to reach even greater heights in terms of accuracy and timing and are looking for exceptional Accounting professionals like you. Opportunity: Come join our dynamic team! We are currently actively looking for a:

STAFF ACCOUNTANT (GENERAL ACCOUNTING)

Summary:

These Staff Accountant position provide the internal control support to all the L Oreal USA business units including but not limited to: General Accounting duties, managing journal entries, GRIR Aging/Remediation, A/R Reconciliation, Fixed Assets management/reconciliation, Bad Debt Calculation, Sales & Use Tax SA, ADHOC Account Analysis, and all activities related to the monthly close, etc. This is fast-paced team managing very complex accounting processes and interacting on a regular basis with their counterparts located thorough out the domestic USA.

The General Accounting team is a large team. In order to efficiently manage the available body of work has been divided according to divisional focus based on level of complexity as follows:

* Luxury Division

* Consumer Products Division / Active Cosmetics Division

* Professional Products Division / SalonCentric

* Reporting / Corporate / Plant (WISE US)

* Responsible for specific accounting functions within the Shared Services Center supporting management and the central team

* Prepares journal entries, account analysis, roll forwards and other analysis required for the month-end close

* Prepare results for senior accountant or manager as required

Description:

* Assists in month end closing process for assigned areas

* Journal entry preparation

* General Ledger account analysis

* Excess/Obsolete inventory reserve preparation

* Fixed asset, flux and other reporting

* Prepare and issue various month end analysis

* Prepare input into SAP

* Daily interaction with the Corporate Accounting team located in Berkeley Heights, NJ

* Daily interaction with divisional stakeholders to research discrepancies and find solutions to non-compliance issue

* Special projects as required

Requirements:

* BA / BS degree required, preferably in Accounting or related degree

* 1 - 3 years of related work experience required

* Must be able to work independently

* Excellent problem solving and well-developed analytical skills are required

* Strong communication, influencing and negotiation skills are a must

* SAP experience preferred but not required

* Able to work after hours on monthly close period is a must

* Must be proficient in Microsoft Excel (Advanced skills are required)

* Must possess strong interpersonal skills and enjoy working as a member of a team

* Must have a strong understanding of financial and operational controls

* Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced work environment

* Consumer products background preferred

We offer excellent benefits including health insurance, dental insurance, profit sharing bonus, 401K, pension plan, summer hours, free goods allowance, work from home benefits and many more. We are looking for strong accountants interested in a long-term career with the #1 beauty company in the world!

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and take pride in a diverse environment. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, medical condition or disability, or any other legally protected status.

If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application for a recognized disability under applicable law, please email USApplicationAccommodation@support.lorealusa.com. Please note this email will only respond to specific requests for assistance completing the application as a request for accommodation for a disability. All others will not be considered.

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