About Us

At Quaker Houghton, we are experts in the development, production and application of industrial process fluids, lubricants and coatings for the manufacturing industry. We have been an integral part in the growth of the world’s largest industrial and manufacturing companies from aerospace and automotive to primary metal and energy. Today, we have a global presence, with our corporate headquarters located in Conshohocken, PA. Quaker Houghton is a global publicly traded company with a unique collaborative culture that supports career growth for its associates and offers competitive compensation and benefit programs.

Position Summary:

The Senior Accountant – Global Consolidations will be working directly with the Sr. Manager of Global Consolidations in the day-to-day activities with respect to the global consolidation activities of the Company’s 100 plus entities. The role will also work closely with the External Reporting and Technical Accounting team during the month-end close, consolidation and reporting processes. This role will also be a key contact in cross-departmental and global finance coordination efforts.

What will you do?

• Complete the monthly and quarterly close relating to the global consolidations including consolidated company reconciliations
• Participate in providing oversight of the Company’s global consolidation system and reporting process
• Prepare monthly and quarterly analyses of consolidated balance sheet and income statement to ensure the accuracy of global financial results
• Prepare consolidation and other topside journal entries for monthly consolidated results
• Responsible for monitoring and accounting of intercompany transactions and appropriate intercompany eliminations work with business partners and international accountants to resolve intercompany discrepancies, as needed
• Assist in the maintenance of the consolidation system administration, including hierarchy maintenance, user access rights and reviews, etc.
• Initiative to propose and implement process efficiencies and improvements
• Support both internal and external audit efforts and engagements
• Assist in ad-hoc requests as needed in coordination with FP&A, Treasury and Tax functions

What do we look for?

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance or accounting; CPA required
• 4+ years of relevant work experience showing progression in areas of responsibilities
• Combination of public accounting and corporate industry experience preferred
• Experience with multi-national, public company consolidations
• Strong knowledge of SOX-404 and experience in the manufacturing or the chemicals industry is a plus
• Experience in system administration and maintenance is preferred
• Ability to work within a team and as an individual contributor
• The position requires the ability to understand problems, collect & summarize data, establish facts and draw conclusions
• The ability to offer creative ideas for improving business analysis is encouraged and expected
• Strong verbal and written communication skills (including internationally)
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment, prioritize projects and think analytically
• Advanced MS Office Suite (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and knowledge of Accounting Systems such as JDE and Planful (formerly Host Analytics) or other consolidations systems

#LI-Hybrid