Senior Staff Accountant

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Austin, TX
Senior level
Financial Services
The Role
The Senior Associate will support the Corporate Finance team's accounting processes, focusing on month-end close, fixed assets management, and lease accounting. This role involves identifying improvements to streamline financial operations and ensuring compliance with accounting standards.
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Notes to applicants:

  • Dimensional sees great value from collaborating in our offices and appreciates the benefits of flexibility. Most roles fit our office-first hybrid approach: We are together on our campuses Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays and have the choice to work in the office or remotely, depending on what is best for that work day, on Mondays and Fridays. This approach maximizes in-person collaboration and interaction while simultaneously providing flexibility and applies to most roles globally with a few exceptions that require more or less time in the office. Please discuss with your Recruiter to confirm the details for this specific role.

  • Resumes and portfolios (when applicable) are required as part of your application. When applying from a mobile device or tablet, you may not be able to attach a resume. If you cannot include an attachment at the time of your application, you will receive a follow up email asking you to attach your resume from a computer.

  • Here at Dimensional, we strive to be an inclusive workplace for all. Even if you do not match every qualification listed, if you are interested in who we are, what we do, and why we do it, we suggest and encourage you to apply.

  • If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, such accommodation is available upon request.

Job Description:

The Finance Department engages with the firm’s key decision-makers and delivers purposeful support and service to Dimensional’s clients as well as other departments throughout the firm. Team members collaborate and effectively communicate to provide technical expertise and business partnering in key areas, such as accounting, tax, and financial regulation standards, in a clear and impactful way. Everyone on the team is empowered to innovate and generate solutions to improve controls and drive efficiency.

The Senior Associate will support the realization of Dimensional’s Corporate Finance priorities by assisting in the company’s accounting close and consolidation process leveraging investments in people, process & technology. The objective of this role will be to perform core accounting activities and identify areas of improvement and optimization of the Corporate Finance department assisting in centralized global accounting activities, including accounts receivable, leases and corporate fixed assets. The individual who assumes this role will obtain a firm understanding of key processes of Dimensional to leverage for future growth within the accounting team. This role plays a critical part in the execution and coordination of the global nature of the Company’s operations, as well as identifying process improvements throughout the financial close and corporate accounting activities.

Responsibilities:

Accounting & Controls

  • Responsibility for assisting with the administration of month- end close, including close management software and ensuring that sequential tasks and dependencies are prioritized and executed on schedule.

  • Administration of the Corporate Fixed Asset process, including managing additions, retirements and depreciation for the United States and foreign entities.

  • Administration and maintenance of the lease module, primarily the maintenance of existing leases in the ASC 842 module.

  • Preparation and reconciliation of Property & Equipment rollforward.

  • Preparation of journal entries across multiple workstreams, including cash management, accruals, prepaids and other areas, as necessary.

  • Recording cash receipts and receivable applications across multiple entities

Accounting Policy

  • Ensuring capital expenditures are accounted for appropriately in accordance with Dimensional’s accounting policies for long- lived assets.

  • Ability to analyze and communicate accounting requirements for capitalization.

Vision & Strategy

  • Support the execution and operation of several of the Company’s global accounting processes, as well as strategic collaboration with the Company’s international accounting teams.

  • Ability to partner with multiple stakeholders in the Corporate Fixed Assets process, including Accounts Payable, Financial Planning & Analysis, and Corporate Tax.

Audit

  • Assist with the consolidated and global statutory audits, including answering questions and functions as the enterprise subject matter expert and principal point of contact for multiple audit areas.

Qualifications:

  • 4 + years of progressive and relevant accounting experience with private industry experience spanning a global enterprise. Big Four, Financial Services or Asset Management experience a plus, but not required

  • Experience working with Fixed Assets and Fixed Asset Accounting systems

  • Proficiency working with excel, including complex formulas, pivot tables, etc.

  • Exposure to the Oracle Cloud environment preferred, but not required

  • Possess strong interpersonal and communication skills needed to effectively share and engage with internal stakeholders

  • Personal drive, energy and the ability to work effectively in a hands- on action- oriented environment

  • Promotes values of integrity and accountability- both for you him/ herself and for others

Dimensional offers a variety of programs to help take care of you, your family, and your career, including comprehensive benefits, educational initiatives, and special celebrations of our history, culture, and growth.

It is the policy of the Company to provide equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. The Company recruits, hires, trains, promotes, compensates, and administers all personnel actions without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, religious practice, creed, sex, sex stereotyping, pregnancy (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), caregiver status, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender identity, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, ancestry, medical condition, marital status, familial status, domestic partnership status, military or veteran status or service, unemployment status, citizenship status or alienage, sexual orientation, status as a victim of domestic violence, status as a victim of stalking, status as a victim of sex offenses, genetic information, political activities or recreational activities, arrest or conviction record, salary history, natural hairstyle or any other status protected by applicable law except as otherwise required or permitted by law or regulation applicable to the Company or its affiliates. 

The Company
HQ: Austin, TX
1,490 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 1981

What We Do

Dimensional is a leading global investment firm that has been translating academic research into practical investment solutions since 1981. Guided by a strong belief in markets, we help investors pursue higher expected returns through a systematic investment process that integrates research insights with advanced portfolio design, management, and trading while balancing tradeoffs that can impact returns. Dimensional is headquartered in Austin, Texas, and has 14 global offices across North America, Europe, and Asia. As of March 31, 2022, Dimensional manages $659 billion for investors worldwide.

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