Senior Accountant 2 - Revenue Accounting - ACC000350

Join US Cellular's accounting and finance team and accept the challenge to grow, contribute and impact the customer experience for millions of wireless customers across the U.S. We are an ambitious, fast-paced team responsible for accounting and operational functions at U.S. Cellular, a technology-based, publicly-traded company on the NYSE.

If you are an ambitious accountant looking for a broad range of experiences while being surrounded by talented colleagues with the opportunity for high visibility projects and exposure to company-wide leadership, then join US Cellular as a Senior Accountant on the Controller's Revenue Accounting Team. As a Senior Accountant you will be involved in the research and implementation of the new revenue recognition pronouncements, monthly close procedures and internal controls. You'll work closely with the Accounting Directors, internal cross functional partners on the Sales and Marketing teams while keeping up to date on the latest promotions and service offerings in the wireless industry. You'll be able to leverage your technical accounting and soft skills to impact the immediate team and organization in a positive manner through process improvement & application of learned financial knowledge. As part of our team you will have the opportunity for training and development to help you grow your career.

Under minimal supervision this position is responsible for highly complex accounting activities relating to the maintenance of a complete and accurate general ledger and the resultant managerial reports and financial statements. Continually monitors financial control processes and ensures that accounting transactions are executed in accordance with established standards of internal control. Possesses and applies a broad knowledge of principles, practices and procedures to the completion of difficult Accounting assignments. This position is a seasoned, experienced professional.

Principal Accountabilities

• Resolves a wide range of accounting issues in imaginative as well as practical ways conferring with supervisor on unusual matters.
• Performs periodic testing of key internal controls, and alerts management to any control deficiencies in a timely manner.
• Conducts special studies and develops or recommends accounting methods or procedures.
• Analyze financial reports and records, making recommendations relative to the accounting of reserves, assets and expenditures.
• Reviews and verifies the accuracy of journal entries and accounting classifications assigned to various records.
• Provide business partners and management with actual-to-budget variance analysis working with business partners to identify causes and resolution of variances.
• Manages workload effectively and efficiently by prioritizing responsibilities.
• Review, research and recommend improvements to analysis, reporting, billing and compliance systems.
• Respond to financial inquiries of field management providing requested information for use in effective field management of the business.
• Coordinates accounting matters with other departments, locations and divisions.
• Provides functional advice or training to less-experienced associates.

Responsibility and Decision Making

Within acceptable accounting practices, Senior Accountants demonstrate good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions to apply to their every day assignments. Is assigned tasks of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors. Assignments are broad in nature, usually requiring originality and ingenuity to complete. Senior Accountants have appreciable latitude for unreviewed action or decision. Applies company policies and procedures to resolve routine issues.

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• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA preferred
• Minimum of 5 years of broad accounting experience, public accounting experience preferred, Big Four a plus
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles, practices and procedures
• Proven technical accounting research and understanding of current accounting issues
• Experience working with or within a public company with SEC reporting and SOX control requirements preferred
• Strong PC literacy skills in a Windows environment with Microsoft Office products (Excel, Access and Word)
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to communicate professionally and effectively with all levels of leadership
• Normal office working environment
• Cyclical, sometimes unplanned overtime required
• Light travel

Job : Accounting

Location(s) : Illinois-CHICAGO_IL

U.S. Cellular® is an EEO employer and gives consideration to qualified applicants without regard to race/color/age/religion/sex/sexual orientation/gender identity/national origin/disability/veteran status, pregnancy or genetic information.