Staff Accountant

Your role at Samsonite

Samsonite is seeking a Staff Accountant to oversee the reconciliation of most corporate & international cash accounts, creating/parking journal entries, and reconciling several general ledger accounts. The journal entries prepared include and are not limited to R&D accruals, intercompany management fees, tax entries, and intercompany loan interest payment accruals. This role is also responsible for the preparation of quarterly invoices for intercompany management fees & monthly invoices for intercompany IT cross charges. You will work on-site 4 days per week with the opportunity to work remotely one day per week.

Reconciliations

• Reconcile assigned balance sheet accounts monthly, research more complex discrepancies, determine appropriate course of action, and resolve differences efficiently.

Month End Tasks

• Prepare corporate monthly journal entries, including accruals, Intercompany Transactions, Interest Accruals, and payments.
• Work directly with AP, AR, and Treasury to resolve any existing variances in the cash sub accounts.
• Validate bank account balances.
• Reconciling several Corporate general ledger accounts monthly.
• Conduct revaluation on bank accounts.
• Assist with PO and invoice processing using Docuware.

Other Duties

• Provide accounting support to Finance teams and other departments.
• Other duties as assigned by the Corporate Accounting team.

We're excited if you have

• BS/BA in Accounting or Finance.
• Experience with Excel & Microsoft Office applications required.
• Experience with SAP preferred.
• Strong accounting & analytical skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• 1+ years of direct accounting experience.
• Bank & G/L reconciliation experience a plus.