Staff Accountant, TransPerfect
Professional translation & localisation services
Posted today
Professional translation & localisation services
1001+ employees
Posted today
1001+ employees
Company mission
To provide the highest quality language services to leading businesses worldwide.
Role
Who you are
- 4-year college degree required, preferably in Accounting or Finance, and 5-7 years of experience in a fast-paced, high volume environment
- Advanced knowledge of accounting functions, specifically bank reconciliation and intercompany reconciliation, and proficient in Excel
- Detail oriented with strong analytical skills and follow-through in completion of projects
- Strong time-management skills and ability to adhere to month-end close timelines
- Good communication with the ability to interact positively with others inside and outside the organization
- Knowledge of Great Plains Accounting Software is helpful as is previous experience in a Customer Service organization
What the job involves
- Prepare monthly complex Deferred Revenue calculations, schedules and entries for all TransPerfect companies
- Prepare monthly complex Sales Commission and Client services Commissions files with a high volume of manual adjustments and calculations
- Assist with monthly Consolidated A/R Aging for all TransPerfect companies
- Complete high volume of bank reconciliations and intercompany reconciliations involving foreign currency transactions
- Handle all month-end closing duties including journal entry preparation, recording monthly activities and payroll entries
- Maintain monthly detailed reconciliations with notes, schedules and account analysis, including payroll, intercompany accounts, fixed assets, and all balance sheet accounts
- Prepare monthly financial statements and monthly reporting package in a multi-company environment
- Work closely and communicate with outside accountants for domestic and international offices and assist with audits
- Perform other job duties and special projects as assigned and provide assistance to the staff accountants
Application process
- End Date: March 3, 2025
Salary benchmarks
Our take
TransPerfect addresses the need for enterprise-level brand growth, tackling the language and culture barrier for companies wanting to expand globally. Its solutions, in short, help companies to communicate with more people in more places.
TransPerfect’s impressive suite of includes AI translation solutions, website localisation and data security, much of which is bolstered by its flagship GlobalLink Translation Management platform. Considered a pioneering force in its sector, the legacy company has spent over three decades adopting technological innovations to further its reach and strengthen its translation mission.
Impressively, the company that has been featured on the Inc 5000 US list of fastest-growing companies numerous times. After a buyout of his co-founder's shares in 2018, now-solo founder Phil Shawe undertook an expansion and innovation drive. TransPerfect’s strong performance and growth since then indicate that this transformation has been successful.
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Company
Company values
- Integrity - Exhibit the Utmost Integrity
- Quality - Deliver the Highest Quality
- Service - Provide Outstanding Service
- Own It - Act as If You Own It
- Urgency - Work with a Sense of Urgency
- Respect - Treat Everyone with Respect
- Teamwork - Operate as a Cohesive Team
- Diversity - Celebrate Diversity
- Financial Responsibility - Be Financially Responsible
- Results - Achieve Results
- Transparency - The Benefits of Visibility Far Outweigh the Risks
Company HQ
Midtown South, New York, NY
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Leadership
Phil Shawe
(Co-CEO & Founder)Graduate of the University of Florida and NYU Stern School of Business. Has been the CEO of the company for over three decades.
Jin Lee
(Co-CEO)Joined the company as a Project Manager in 2003. Became Department Manager then Director of Production, before VP then SVP of of Global production. Became Co-CEO in 2024.
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