Accountant

The Opportunity: This position will assist in performing monthly global financial accounting activities and reporting tasks.

Accountant (Record to Report)

• Perform monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close activities including journal entry preparation, account reconciliations, accruals, prepayments, and financial statement reviews with adequate supporting documentation.
• Prepare and report timely monthly financial results through reporting and consolidation tools to support Avantor's global consolidation and external reporting requirements.
• Manage statutory and management reporting requirements under US GAAP and local GAAP (HGB), including analysis of accounting differences and preparation of supporting documentation.
• Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations in Blackline, ensuring timely resolution of outstanding reconciling items.
• Perform monthly PL and Balance Sheet flux analysis, identify key business drivers, investigate variances, and communicate findings to management.
• Calculate and record accounting estimates and reserves including bad debt reserves, inventory reserves, sales cut, accruals, rebates, credit notes, EO reserves, and foreign exchange revaluation adjustments.
• Support lease accounting activities, fixed asset accounting, depreciation and amortization accounting, and other complex accounting areas as applicable.
• Prepare quarterly tax reporting packages and support direct and indirect tax related information requests from tax advisors and internal stakeholders.
• Analyze and resolve intercompany transactions and reconciliation differences with global counterparts to ensure accurate and timely reporting.
• Coordinate with shared service teams, FPA, Tax, Treasury, and Business Finance teams to ensure completeness and accuracy of financial reporting.
• Support external, internal, Tax audits by preparing audit schedules, responding to auditor queries, providing supporting documentation, and driving timely closure of audit requests.
• Ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) controls and Avantor accounting policies while maintaining a strong internal control environment.
• Prepare and maintain accounting process documentation, SOPs, control narratives, and desk procedures.
• Participate in ERP, reporting tool, and process improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing efficiency, automation, and data quality.
• Collaborate with business leaders and finance stakeholders by providing accounting guidance, financial insights, and support on special projects and strategic initiatives.
• Support due diligence, legal entity restructuring, acquisition integration, and other controllership-related projects, as required.
• Perform ad-hoc financial analyses, management reporting requests, corporate requests and other duties as assigned

• Experience with German legal entities and HGB reporting.
• Exposure to manufacturing accounting, inventory accounting, cost accounting, and valuation reserves.
• Prior experience managing audit requests from Big 4 firms and coordinating cross-border finance activities.
• Preparation of Statutory Financial Statements

• Commerce Graduate/Postgraduate/CA Intermediate/ MBA Finance with 4-7 years of rich experience in Record to Report with demonstrated ability in Technical Accounting

• Commerce Graduate/Postgraduate, MBA (Finance), CA Intermediate or equivalent qualification.
• 2-3 years of progressive experience in Record-to-Report (R2R), Financial Accounting, General Ledger, or Controllership functions within a multinational environment.
• Experience supporting US GAAP and local statutory reporting requirements.
• Experience working in a shared services, captive center, or multinational corporate accounting environment preferred.
• Experience with external audits and SOX compliance.
• Exposure to BlackLine, SAP, or similar reporting/consolidation systems preferred.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills required.

• Strong understanding of US GAAP, IFRS, and local statutory accounting principles.
• Strong knowledge of month-end close, account reconciliations, financial reporting, and balance sheet management.
• Experience with SOX compliance, internal controls, and audit requirements.
• Ability to analyze complex accounting transactions and provide practical accounting solutions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment.

• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written are essential due to the degree of documentation and interaction with various departments, business leaders and internal and external auditors.
• Associate will need to develop strong analytical skills and will need to be well organized, able to coordinate, prioritize, handle multiple tasks and show initiative and desire to learn.

• Proven ability to collaborate with stakeholders across Finance, Tax, Treasury, FPA, and external auditors.
• Continuous improvement mindset with demonstrated success in process optimization and automation initiatives.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively under tight reporting deadlines.