Senior Accounting Analyst

At Suntory Global Spirits, we craft spirits of the highest quality and deliver brilliant experiences to people around the world. Suntory Global Spirits has evolved into the world's third largest leading premium spirits company ... where each employee is treated like family and trusted with legacy. With our greatest assets - our premium spirits and our people - we're driving growth through impactful marketing, innovation and an entrepreneurial spirit. Suntory Global Spirits is a place where you can come Unleash your Spirit by making an impact each and every day.

What makes this a great opportunity?

Global Business Services aspires to be the Partner of Choice for Suntory, creating exceptional value through the superior delivery of business services and solutions. This role will be involved with a variety of activities and projects to support the Global Business Services (GBS) Record to Report team. The Senior Accounting Analyst reports to the RTR Manager in the Louisville, KY office.

• Play a critical role in the operational management of Suntory Global Spirits' financial records and internal controls
• Collaborate with key stakeholders and regional management, empowered to make decisions and deliver solutions to business partners
• Create automation and innovate ways of working to solve business-wide issues
• Deliver value to current and potential business, working across geographic boundaries to support Suntory Global Spirits' global strategy
• Obtain significant insight to Suntory Global Spirits operations and leverage an excellent platform for career development

• Support team on core financial reporting, general ledger management, account reconciliation, inventory accounting, fixed assets, key controls, audit readiness, relationship building, and monthly close activities
• Oversee and assist with the preparation and communication of periodic reconciliations, adjustment entries, and improve accounting processes for items flowing through the general ledger
• Prepare, analyze, and review assigned Monthly, Quarterly, and Annual Reports
• Act as a champion for support to internal and external auditors, reviewing risk and control matrices, and contributing to a strong internal control environment
• Investigate and drive the resolution of aged transactions of financial accounts
• Drive efficiency gains and ensure the high quality of financial accounts
• Document operational tasks and end-to-end process flows to identify key areas of improvement
• Partner with business leaders to develop and achieve strategic business objectives
• Coordinate with GBS team members on various projects to promote short-term and long-term performance
• Collaborate on strategic initiatives and integrations with other departments
• Advance opportunities in analytics leveraging SAP, Tableau, and other applications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related business degree
• Progress made towards CPA, CMA, or Master's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business preferred
• 3-5 years of prior accounting/finance experience
• Experience working for a large public accounting firm or shared services organization preferred
• Knowledge of working with enterprise resource planning systems and consolidated financial reporting systems
• Fluent in quickly analyzing financial data in Excel
• Experience with SAP, SAP Business Objects, and SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidations) software preferred
• Experience working with Tableau or other data visualization tools preferred