Job Description

Responsibilities

This is an exciting and challenging opportunity for an experienced accounting professional to play a critical role in the success of IGT’s accounting organization. Reporting to the North America Controller, the Senior Accountant will be “hands on” with direct responsibility for daily accounting and operations, month and quarter-end close and reporting, as well as being a key contributor to various projects. The selected candidate must also be an advocate for process improvement, transparency, teamwork, and maintaining high quality work product within the department. The selected candidate will be self-motivated and detail oriented. This position must build successful relationships interacting cross-functionally and successful manage a variety of assignments.

The Senior Accountant is responsible for supporting the North America Lottery controllership responsibilities and monthly close process, ensuring transactions are properly and accurately accounted for, reconciling general ledger accounts, and ensuring appropriate accounting control procedures are followed.  The selected candidate will have a strong work ethic, desire to learn and develop, and willingness take on new responsibilities.  

Responsible for hands-on, day-to-day accounting operations, including:

• Preparation and/or approval of journal entries in a variety of area
• Preparation and/or approval of account reconciliations with relevant supporting documentation
• Support various functional areas with North America controllership related requests and issues
• Serve as central point of contact and preparer of journal entries for certain leasing transactions
• Support or lead in reporting and analyzing financial information on a monthly basis
• Support or lead in reporting and analyzing certain information supporting financial statement disclosures (under US GAAP and IFRS)
• Assist, prepare, and/or lead the execution and documentation of internal controls activities including retention of control support as well as annual/periodic review and updates to SOX process documentation.
• Point of contact for internal and external audit requests
• Ad hoc reporting and projects as needed, supporting the North America Controller and the broader North America controllership organization

Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively across the organization
• Strong organizational skills enabling simultaneous management of multiple projects
• Self- motivated, results-oriented with ability to take initiative in a diverse organization
• Comfortable in a fast-paced environment 
• Detail oriented

Preferred Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in finance/accounting required
• 4+ years of relevant experience, public accounting experience a plus
• Strong understanding and working knowledge of US GAAP; IFRS a plus
• Proficient in MS Excel and Office; SAP experience a plus
• Experience within a multinational publicly traded business, a plus
• Highly detail oriented and organized in work; ability to multi-task and meet deadlines
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

This description is a summary of principal responsibilities and is not intended to include all duties which may be assigned.

Keys to Success

• Building collaborative relationships
• Decision making
• Drive results
• Foster innovation
• Personal energy
• Self-leadership

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