Intercompany Accountant

The Intercompany Accountant is responsible for overseeing financial transactions between entities within Uniti. This role ensures accurate intercompany accounting, compliance with regulations, and timely reporting. Key responsibilities include journal entries, reconciliations, account analysis, and collaboration with internal teams to ensure accurate financial data across entities.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Prepare and record timely, accurate intercompany transactions in compliance with internal policies.
• Review, investigate, and resolve discrepancies in intercompany account balances and outstanding items.
• Initiate and manage intercompany payment transfers in accordance with established procedures.
• Post journal entries for intercompany activity across multiple legal entities.
• Collaborate with accounting teams to ensure intercompany transactions are properly recorded and reconciled.
• Prepare accruals for recurring intercompany transactions and ensure timely expense recognition, particularly at year-end.
• Reconcile intercompany balance sheet accounts monthly and resolve any variances.
• Respond promptly to internal and external audit requests, ensuring thorough and accurate documentation.
• Maintain compliance with SOX controls, documenting processes and transactions according to regulatory guidance.
• Contribute to the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes.
• Support ad hoc reporting, analysis, and special projects as needed in response to evolving business needs.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting (required).
• Minimum of 3 years of experience with intercompany accounting and financial operations.
• Experience with ERP systems (preferred).
• Previous experience in a publicly traded company is a plus.

Skills & Competencies:

• Strong knowledge of GAAP and intercompany accounting principles.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills; able to identify and implement process improvements.
• Effective communicator with strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrates independent judgment, discretion, and professionalism.
• Maintains high standards of confidentiality and integrity.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Sitting, standing, and walking.
• Bending, stooping, climbing ladders and crawling.
• Keyboarding/typing.
• Long hours involving overtime and weekends as necessary.
• Ability to read effectively from a computer screen, sampling device and/or a paper copy.

Working Conditions:

• Ability to work multiple tasks in a stressful environment while maintaining a positive and pleasant manner with others.
• Ability to handle a large volume of work and perform multiple tasks in a fast-paced office environment.
• Ability to travel up to 20%.
• Ability to work flexible hours including evenings, holidays, and weekends.

Uniti provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.