ABOUT THE ROLE AND OUR TEAM:

The Associate Accountant will be a key member of The Knot World Wide’s Global Accounting Team and will be responsible for accounting of Receivables, Payables, General Accounting, ability to post accounting entries and perform reconciliations etc.  The experienced and flexible accounting Associate (you!) will help to manage and perform day to day and month close accounting and assist with financial audit preparation and responses for external auditors, establishing and maintaining accounting policies, best practices and procedures.. You will take on new challenges that will drive a solid accounting and technical foundation of process automation. You will work closely alongside accounting operations, tax and other key business partners and report to the Manager of Controllership. 

 

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Assist with month-end closing, including preparing, reconciling and entering journal entries Enhancing workpapers to ensure efficiencies and accuracy  Performance of analytical procedures to explain account fluctuations Assist the Senior Accountant in creating validation procedures to support internal and external monthly, quarterly and yearly financial statements. Assist with financial audit preparation and responses for external auditors Assist with the development, implementation, and monitoring adherence to company accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls.  Document accounting policies and procedures Document technical accounting analyses as required  Assist Senior Accountant with special ad hoc projects 

SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES HAVE:

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance 2-3 years of experience CPA/ CA eligibility or certification preferred Ability to effectively extend knowledge and skills in a financial discipline Ability to review, interpret, and explain financial data Strong general accounting skills and thorough knowledge of US GAAP and proposed new accounting standards Collaborate cross-functionally with various departments and stakeholders to find solutions, increase productivity, efficiency and team success.  Knowledge of and experience with Netsuite / Oracle SAP, MS Office especially MS Excel, Google Sheets and other related tools Good communicator, able to multitask