Job Description

The Accountant prepares balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and other financial reports. Responsibilities also include analyzing trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations incurred to predict future revenues and expenses. Reports the organization's finances to management and offers suggestions about resource utilization, tax strategies, and assumptions underlying budget forecasts. Familiar with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Performs a variety of complicated tasks.

What You Will Do:

• General accounting duties for financial reporting and analysis, including review of capital expenses and assisting with month-end close activities.
• Back-up for the administration of the financial reporting system.
• Review deliverables and reconciliations.
• Statutory reporting for audits and preparation of Government required reporting
• Preparation and distribution of ad-hoc reports, as needed, using a report writer application or other appropriate database tools
• Review the revenue and cost recognition on long-term contracts.
• Performs other duties and participates in special projects as assigned by Management.

What You Will Need:

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or recognized equivalent from an accredited university, along with recognized accounting and industry experience.
• Minimum of 2 years previous related experience or a combination of education and experience.
• CPA is preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Proven ability to gather, input, analyze, interpret and report financial data.
• Accounting experience in manufacturing or service-related industry.
• Good interpersonal and communications skills for dealing with internal and external clients. Ability to communicate complex financial data in a clear and concise manner.
• Knowledge of computerized accounting systems, preferably Oracle.
• A thorough knowledge of ABS and its businesses and processes is also beneficial to provide maximum effectiveness in this position.
• Intermediate to advanced MS applications skills.
• Power BI knowledge is a plus.
• Ability to obtain a working knowledge of the ABS Health, Safety, Quality & Environmental Management System.

Reporting Relationships:

The incumbent Reports to an Administrator, Manager, or Director level position. This position does not have any direct reports.

We set out more than 160 years ago to promote the security of life and property at sea and preserve the natural environment. Today, we remain true to our mission and continue to support organizations facing a rapidly evolving seascape of challenging regulations and new technologies. Through it all, we are anchored by a vision and mission that help our clients find clarity in uncertain times.

ABS is a global leader in marine and offshore classification and other innovative safety, quality, and environmental services. We’re at the forefront of supporting the global energy transition at sea, the application of remote and autonomous marine systems, cutting-edge technical solutions, and many more exciting advancements. Our commitment to safety, reliability, and efficiency is ever-present, guiding our clients to safer and more efficient operations.

Equal Opportunity

ABS Bureau is committed to the equal employment opportunity of its employees and prohibits discrimination against any employee or qualified applicant based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status or veteran status, or other non-work-related characteristics that may be protected under the law of the Federal Government or specific state employment laws.

Notice

ABS and Affiliated Companies (ABS) will not pay a fee to any third-party agency without a valid ABS Master Service Agreement (MSA) authorized and signed by Human Resources. Any resume, CV, application, or other forms of candidate submission provided to any employee of ABS without a valid MSA on file will be considered property of ABS, and no fee will be paid.

Other

This job description is not intended, and should not be construed, to be an all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with the job of the incumbent. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the principal job elements essential for making a fair decision regarding the pay structure of the job. #ogjs