Staff Accountant Supply Chain

The Accountant supports accurate financial recording, reconciliation, and reporting to enable sound business decisions. This role prepares journal entries, maintains general ledger integrity, assists with month-end close, and supports audits. The Accountant analyzes variances, ensures compliance with policies and GAAP, and collaborates with cross-functional partners to resolve issues. Responsibilities include managing accounts, preparing schedules, and improving processes. The role may provide guidance to junior staff and contribute to forecasting support.

DISCIPLINE

The Staff Accountant, Supply Chain will fill a critical role on Asurion’s Supply Chain Finance team and will be responsible for key aspects of the closing and reporting processes, i.e. journal entries, reconciliations ,and analysis of accounts. This role will be responsible for developing, improving, and adhering to

accounting procedures, and providing support for ongoing operations. The ideal candidate will be attracted by the opportunity to have an impact on an entrepreneurial, rapidly growing, and profitable business and to challenge the limits of their professional skills. The ideal candidate will have exceptional financial analysis skills, the ability to translate analysis into actionable insights, excellent business acumen, strong ability to influence others, critical thinking

proficiency, and strong communication skills. Additionally, the candidate must encompass the following characteristics: customer-centric, strong interpersonal skills, the ability to balance the demands of a rapidly growing global company and must be results-driven.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Support supply chain initiatives which deliver value to Asurion and assurances that these
  
  

benefits are driven into the P&L in a timely manner.

• Assist in developing short- and long-term goals and objectives, including cost saving initiatives.
• Provide financial and operational driver analytical insights in helping drive Supply Chain
  
  

operations success.

• Responsible for setting up the accounting, reporting, forecasting, and analysis of inventory
  
  

activities.

• Provide ad-hoc analysis as needed to help business partners make better decisions in a timely
  
  

manner.

• Use accounting concepts and internal company policies to assure internal controls.
• Use various data mining tools and analysis techniques to turn complex data into accurate and
  
  

relevant information for end users.

• Prepare/Create various inventory dashboard reports on a weekly/monthly basis.
• Interact positively and pro-actively between international departments to promote a global
  
  

teamwork philosophy.

• Coordinate flow of information and assimilate data necessary to prepare required reporting.
• Promote the company's Core Values and adherence to those values.
  
  

Education and Experience:

 A proven track record of academic and professional excellence.

 Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/Finance, MBA, CPA viewed favorably.

 1-2 year’s experience in a high growth or transformational environment with similar responsibilities.

 Hands-on style with ability to dig into details.

 Deep financial, data mining experience, SQL viewed favorably.

 Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint.

 Working knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)Strong financial systems

aptitude.

Other Competencies:

 A self-directed individual with a strong ability to manage ambiguity and who adapts readily and

easily to changes in priorities and business conditions.

 An individual who is self-confident, competent, outgoing, and independent with a straight

forward personality and executive presence.

 Entrepreneurial appreciation; talent for leading change to achieve best results.

 Fits well in an environment that rewards bright, self-starting, energetic, and action-orientated

managers with increasing responsibility and challenge.

 Professional and personal integrity beyond reproach.

 Comfortable working with very sensitive data and able to maintain a high degree of discretion.

 Ability to excel in working within an open, flexible, results-oriented, performance based

environment.

 Ability to work with all levels of people in the company and in the client world.

 Proven ability in a “rapid growth environment”.

 Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.