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.