Accountant Senior

About ETS

ETS is a global education and talent solutions organization enabling lifelong learners worldwide to be future-ready. For more than 75 years, we've been advancing the science of measurement to build benchmarks for fair and valid skill assessment across cultures and borders. Our worldwide impact extends through our renowned assessments including TOEFL, TOEIC, GRE and Praxis tests, serving millions of learners in more than 200 countries and territories. Through strategic acquisitions, we've expanded our global capabilities: PSI strengthens our workforce assessment solutions, while Edusoft, Kira Talent, Pipplet, Vericant, and Wheebox enhance our educational technology and assessment platforms across critical markets worldwide.

Through ETS Research Institute and ETS Solutions, we're partnering with educational institutions, governments, and organizations globally to promote skill proficiency, empower upward mobility, and unlock opportunities for everyone, everywhere. With offices and partners across Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas, we deliver nearly 50 million tests annually. Join us in our journey of measuring progress to power human progress worldwide.

Position Summary

Reporting to the Director - Technical Accounting & Financial Reporting this individual is responsible for leading the financial consolidation and reporting processes across the Enterprise.

The individual will assist in ensuring Enterprise transactions are in compliance with US GAAP and prudent internal controls by compiling financial results and verifying their accuracy and completeness, on a consolidated basis.

This individual will have a role in the implementation of new accounting pronouncements relative to financial reporting and ensure adherence to consolidation process internal controls. The individual will further have a role in the implementation of new systems and process to automate financial reporting. The individual must possess a good understanding of accounting and ability to obtain a comprehensive understanding of transaction flow within the Enterprise’s multiple ledgers and financial system environment.

To be successful in this position, the individual must sustain the confidence of the Enterprise finance team through resolution and documentation of complex financial issues/ process, make recommendations for improvement and obtain necessary information from personnel with competing priorities.

Primary Responsibilities

Consolidation

• Maintain the Enterprise’s financial consolidation system and produce required monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting.
• Work directly with Subsidiary finance personnel to monitor, verify and enhance financial data and the reporting of transactions.
• Maintain the books, records and reporting of Enterprise holding companies.
• Assist in the reconciliation and reporting of intercompany transactions.
• Work directly with Financial Business Solutions and IT to incorporate changes in the financial reporting system as required.
  
  

Policy and Internal Controls

• Enhance policy and internal controls by documenting key control points and procedures related to financial reporting processes including but not limited to:
• Desktop procedures over financial reporting processes – consolidations, flash, board packages, bank packages.
• Statutory reporting – Procedures and checklists must ensure filing due date compliance and reconciliation controls are implemented (US GAAP vs. Local GAAP).

Management Financial Reporting

• Compile and review documentation supporting the audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying footnotes.
• Compile and lead requests for the approval to distribute Enterprise financial statements.
• Prepare reports that are presented to the Enterprise’s Board of Trustees.
• Prepare quarterly and annual debt covenant compliance ratios and compile requisite financial support.
• Assist auditors by preparing analytical schedules and responding to their inquiries.
• Compile and review certain balance sheet accounts.
  
  

Participate in departmental and entity-wide projects, and perform other duties as assigned and necessary

Noteworthy Process Outputs And Deliverables

• Month end close – timely and accurate closing
• Reporting – ability to clearly and concisely summarize and report key information
• Complete set of Enterprise’s catalog of financial reports
• Documentation of core financial cycles via flowcharts, checklists, narratives and procedures
• Repository of financial requests to secure / centralized database
• Internal control updates / Audit committee and Board updates
• Analysis – ability to understand the “root” operational causes that drive the financial results
• Collaboration – ability to work with business partners to ensure deliverables are met
• Knowledge of GAAP and accounting department procedures
  
  

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE - (technical knowledge, skills and abilities an employee needs to successfully perform the position level; please distinguish between “required” and “preferred”)

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
• CPA or Charted Accountant
• Minimum 5+ years progressive accounting experience
• Combination of Public and Private accounting and audit experience
  
  

Knowledge/Skills

• Proficiency with large scale enterprise systems and mastery of Microsoft Office applications (e.g. Excel)
• PeopleSoft experience preferred
• Experience with ERP system implementations a plus
• Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills to achieve business relationships across multiple constituencies
• Results Oriented: Demonstrates ownership of assigned accountabilities and accomplishes associated outcomes on-time in a repeatable and sustainable manner
  
  

ETS is mission driven and action oriented

• We are passionate about hiring innovative thinkers who believe in the promise of education and lifelong learning.
• We are energized by cultivating growth, innovation, and continuous transformation for the next generation of rising professionals as leaders. Â In support of this ETS offers multiple Business Resource Groups (BRG) for you to learn and advance your career growth!
• As a not-for-profit organization we will encourage you to lean in to your passion for volunteering. Â At ETS you may qualify for up to an additional 8 hours of PTO for volunteer work on causes that are important to you!
  
  

ETS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law. We believe in creating a work environment where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity.