Staff Accountant - Executive Compensation
Posted on: 24 Sep 2021
New York, New York
Job Description
Position Summary:
The Staff Accountant is responsible for accounting and analysis of various compensation plans in accordance with applicable accounting literature. This individual will coordinate with a wide variety of departments including Payroll, HR, Legal, and Treasury to accomplish.
Job Responsibilities:
Responsible for monthly and quarterly analysis and reconciliations of a variety of executive incentives including, defined benefit and defined contribution plans.
Manage several databases designed to track and distribute plan data.
Assist in the forecasting and budgeting process for agencies and Corporate department
Understand and apply relevant GAAP literature and be able to answer questions from Business Units, Auditors, managers, and other departments related to this field.
Understand and apply relevant Sarbanes-Oxley requirements in order to ensure proper business controls remain in place.
Submit journal entries using SAP.
Oversee global reconciliation with operating units’ budget vs. actuals and annual billings, including providing and reviewing fluctuation and analytical analyses.
Ad hoc and special projects, as necessary
Job Requirements:
Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, CPA preferred
1-2 years of accounting experience, executive compensation experience preferred
Strong knowledge of MS Office, particularly Excel
Ability to work proactively and independently
Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
Ability to work in stressful situations with tight deadlines
Detail-oriented
Experience with databases or system design a plus
Ability to work in a team environment
Interpublic Group
New York, New York
Interpublic group is a global provider of marketing solutions. Through our 54,000 employees in all major world markets, our companies specialize in consumer advertising, digital marketing, communications planning and media buying, public relations and specialty marketing.
IPG agencies create customized marketing programs for many of the world's largest companies through our comprehensive global services. The work our agencies produce helps clients build brands, increase sales of their products and services and gain market share.
The work we provide clients is specific to their unique needs. Our solutions vary from project-based activity involving one agency to long-term, fully integrated campaigns created by multiple IPG agencies working together. With offices in over 100 countries, we can operate in a single region, or deliver globally integrated programs.
The role of our holding company is to provide resources and support to ensure that our agencies can best meet clients’ needs. Based in New York City, our holding company sets company-wide financial objectives and corporate strategy, establishes financial management and operational controls, guides personnel policy, directs collaborative inter-agency programs, conducts investor relations, provides enterprise risk management and oversees mergers and acquisitions. In addition, we provide limited centralized functional services that offer our companies operational efficiencies, including accounting and finance, executive compensation management and recruitment assistance, employee benefits, marketing information retrieval and analysis, internal audit, legal services, real estate expertise and travel services.
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IndustryMarketing
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No. of Employees54,000
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