Senior Accountant/P3

McKesson Corporation is a Fortune 8 company and is one of the largest providers of healthcare supply chain management solutions, retail pharmacy, medical & pharmaceutical supplies, healthcare technology, community oncology and specialty care in the United States with revenues of $231 billion in 2020. The company was founded in 1833 by John McKesson and Charles Olcott in New York with a focus on importing and wholesaling pharmaceutical products. United by our ICARE shared principles, McKesson's 80,000 employees work together every day to make better care possible around the globe - one product, one partner, one patient at a time.

Current Need

We are seeking a Senior Accountant to join our team in Irving, TX.

Position Description

The Senior Accountant is responsible for executing and managing select accounting activities performed by the Regional Hub on behalf of Business Units served. This role serves both as an escalation point for queries from the Business Process Service Provider as well as 1st level responses and coordination with Business Units served.

The Senior Accountant will be responsible for coordinating with the service provider to ensure accurate execution of transactions related to month end close. This includes reviewing transactions / backup or analyses, fielding questions or providing context, and identifying risks impacting variance analysis and internal reporting. The Senior Accountant will need to be able to work frequently with a global team to drive results.

The Senior Accountant will also serve as the initial point of contact between the Business Units and any issues raised related to transactions performed by either the Regional Hub or the Service Provider. This will require strong communication skills necessary to support multiple internal customers This also includes facilitation of direct communications between the Service Provider and BU.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform month end tasks (perform journal entries to be completed on site, coordinate with the Service Provider and manage preliminary escalations)
  • Perform high risk JEs and review select JEs prepared by the Service Provider
  • Ensure JEs are completed in a timely manner during close
  • Perform or review high risk account reconciliations
  • Ensure reserves are adequate and in accordance with GAAP
  • Handle escalations from the Service Provider requiring direct interaction with the Distribution Centers for data, validation, clarifications, etc.
  • Escalate any significant changes to Account Manager / Senior Manager
• Coordinate with service providers to ensure quality service delivery and mitigate risks
  • Provide feedback on service provider delivery and coordinate with other departments and business units to provide additional feedback as necessary
  • Review and research escalations raised by service providers
• Monitor control effectiveness
  • Oversee the activities of internal controls.
  • Ensure the effectiveness of policies, procedures, techniques, and mechanisms actions taken to minimize risk
  • Evaluate recommendations from analysts and identify opportunities for improvement in McKesson controls process
• Report to external auditors
  • Responsible for overseeing the process of compiling summaries of financial status by collecting information; preparing balance sheet, profit and loss, and other statements.
  • Avoids legal challenges by complying with legal requirements and US GAAP requirements
• Remediate control deficiencies
  • Take corrective measures for policies, procedures, techniques, and mechanism actions taken to minimize risk.
  • Communicate control deficiencies and proposed resolution to senior manager / director level

Minimum Requirements

Degree or equivalent and typically requires 4+ years of relevant experience.

Critical Skills

• Minimum of 2-3 years of accounting experience required
• Experience with SAP or another large ERP
• MS Access / SQL or another database experience
• Experience working with a third-party vendor
• Experience working with a global team
• Experience handling AR reserves and maintain relationship with AR Operations group
• Overseeing proper recognition of Revenue and providing guidance on AR and Revenue structure of new program implementations

Additional Knowledge and Skills

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to engage and influence multi-level staff up to executive management
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of US GAAP principles and internal control environments
• Strong experience creating and analyzing large amounts of data
• Intermediate to Advanced MS Excel (v-lookups, pivots, functions)

Education

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or equivalent number of years of experience
• Advanced accounting degree preferred
• CPA preferred but not required

Physical Requirements

General Office Demands

Must be authorized to work in the US. Sponsorship is not available for this position.

We take pride in our culture of connection and believe in a workplace where everyone can be their full, authentic self. We welcome and encourage veterans, individuals with disabilities and others with diverse perspectives to join our growing team. Your unique perspective and experience are valuable assets that can translate into a rewarding career path with us. Apply to join our team and help shape the future of healthcare!

McKesson is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.Qualified applicants will not be disqualified from consideration for employment based upon criminal history.

McKesson is committed to being an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers including job seekers with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please contact us by sending an email to McKessonTalentAcquisition@mckesson.com . Resumes or CVs submitted to this email box will not be accepted.

Current employees must apply through the internal career site.

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