Analyst, Corporate Accounting

About the role

The Wonderful Company is seeking an Analyst, Corporate Accounting to join our dynamic team in West Los Angeles, CA. Reporting to the Corporate Accounting Manager, this position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the financial health of the company while gaining valuable experience in transactional accounting.

Responsibilities

• Perform month-end close activities including preparing and posting journal entries, analyzing variances, and identifying process improvements.
• Manage Intercompany Accounting and Treasury transactions, including Recurring budget-based intercompany billings for corporate shared services, such as healthcare, Corporate Communications, Wonderful Agency, and other allocated costs.
• Miscellaneous intercompany billings resulting from Accounts Payable, Concur, and other corporate activity.
• Monitor bill-back activity and investigate unusual trends, variances, or unreconciled balances.
• Record and reconcile intercompany debt activity, including monthly and year-to-date debt rollforwards, for both lending and borrowing entities.
• Record and reconcile activity within the Corporate master concentration cash account and investigate reconciling items.
• Partner with Treasury, Accounts Payable, and business units to ensure intercompany balances are timely, accurate, and fully reconciled.
• Aid in the completion of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
• Collaborate across functions to code corporate SG&A invoices and route through the appropriate approval matrix.
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations and proactively resolve reconciling items.
• Analyze accounting transactions, financial statements, or other financial reports to assess accuracy and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Partner with various departments to quickly resolve any issues that arise surrounding job responsibilities.
• Process recurring allocations such as healthcare, corporate communications, and Wonderful Agency charges.
• Monitor and account for miscellaneous intercompany billings generated through Accounts Payable and Concur.
• Record, reconcile, and analyze intercompany debt balances and related activity.
• Record and reconcile master concentration cash account transactions.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes through automation, standardization, and AI-enabled solutions.
• Drive improvement opportunities and best practices within business units to drive efficiency.
• Prioritize tasks to ensure alignment with the rest of the team and to ensure deadlines are met.
• Communicate in an effective and timely manner within the team and with other departments.
• Show enthusiasm for learning new areas to broaden your expertise.
• Assist in special projects and ad hoc requests such as supporting the year-end audit, internal financial reporting, compliance initiatives, and tax filings.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of experience in accounting or finance, with strong knowledge of GAAP and internal controls.
• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance.
• PREFERRED, but not required: Major ERP system experience, preferably Oracle. Experience with internal and external auditors.
• CPA or CPA candidate.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Effective multitasking, teamwork, and project management skills.
• Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with a collaborative approach to overcoming challenges.

Pay

$34.62 - $39.60/hr. Final compensation will be dependent upon skills & experience.

Schedule

This position is based in West Los Angeles, CA and works a hybrid schedule with an in-office requirement Monday-Wednesday and the option to work remotely on Thursday and Friday.