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Accounting Specialist – North America

Lenovo8 days ago
Markham, Ontario
Senior Level
full_time

About the role

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Lenovo is a US$69 billion revenue global technology powerhouse, ranked #196 in the Fortune Global 500, and serving millions of customers every day in 180 markets. Focused on a bold vision to deliver Smarter Technology for All, Lenovo has built on its success as the world’s largest PC company with a full-stack portfolio of AI-enabled, AI-ready, and AI-optimized devices (PCs, workstations, smartphones, tablets), infrastructure (server, storage, edge, high performance computing and software defined infrastructure), software, solutions, and services. Lenovo’s continued investment in world-changing innovation is building a more equitable, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. Lenovo is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange under Lenovo Group Limited (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY).

This transformation together with Lenovo’s world-changing innovation is building a more inclusive, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. To find out more visit www.lenovo.com, and read about the latest news via our StoryHub.

Lenovo is looking for an Account Specialist to join our North American team in Canada Key Responsibilities:

  • Financial Reporting Governance Oversight:

  • Execute governance framework across all aspects of financial reporting in North America.

  • Review deliverables from the outsourced shared services team, collaborate with the RTR team, to ensure compliance, accuracy, and quality.

  • Identify reporting risks from reconciliations, entry reviews, and fluctuation analysis, and drive remediation actions.

  • Accounting Operations Support:

  • Perform monthly close activities as needed, ensuring timely and accurate reporting.

  • Review manual journal entries prepared by the outsourced shared services team, and post entries when required.

  • Validate booking details in SAP to confirm transactions are properly recorded.

  • Partner with RTR teams to resolve late entries, exceptions, and other closing issues.

  • Policy Compliance:

  • Ensure alignment with IFRS/US GAAP, corporate accounting policies, and local statutory requirements.

  • Provide accounting guidance, with support from the Accounting Policy Guidance team, on complex transactions and operations.

  • Comply with internal controls to minimize compliance gaps.

  • Risk Management:

  • Review reconciliations, entries, and analysis prepared by the outsourced shared services team to assess reporting risks.

  • Monitor recurring issues and track remediation progress.

  • Escalate significant control or compliance concerns to senior stakeholders.

  • Audit Support:

  • Partner with RTR and outsourced shared services teams to ensure deliverables are audit-ready.

  • Provide timely responses and address findings to external auditors.

  • Support internal audit reviews related to accounting and reporting governance.

  • Analytics Insight:

  • Review financial fluctuations and variances, providing oversight commentary and identifying risks.

  • Support decision-making by highlighting accounting impacts and control considerations.

  • Continuous Improvement Projects:

  • Collaborate with initiatives to improve the quality, efficiency, and governance of financial reporting.

  • Provide accounting support on new business models, process enhancements, and system implementations.

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance; CPA/CA or equivalent certification preferred.
  • Over 4 years of progressive accounting or finance experience, ideally within a multinational company (MNC).

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Strong knowledge of IFRS/US GAAP and accounting/reporting standards.
  • Hands-on experience with SAP ECC/S4, including ability to check booking details, review/post manual entries, and support monthly close.
  • Experience reviewing reconciliations, journal entries, and reporting analysis for risks and compliance.
  • Exposure to outsourced shared services teams or shared service centres preferred.
  • Ability to work effectively in a multinational, multicultural, and BPO environments
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent communication skills with ability to partner effectively with RTR, business, finance, and audit stakeholders.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any federal, state, or local protected class. WD00089389 https://lenovo.avature.net/en\_US/careers/JobDetail?jobId=71088

Lenovo is looking for an Account Specialist to join our North American team in Canada Preferred Qualifications:

  • Strong knowledge of IFRS/US GAAP and accounting/reporting standards.
  • Hands-on experience with SAP ECC/S4, including ability to check booking details, review/post manual entries, and support monthly close.
  • Experience reviewing reconciliations, journal entries, and reporting analysis for risks and compliance.
  • Exposure to outsourced shared services teams or shared service centres preferred.
  • Ability to work effectively in a multinational, multicultural, and BPO environments
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent communication skills with ability to partner effectively with RTR, business, finance, and audit stakeholders.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any federal, state, or local protected class. WD00089389

https://lenovo.avature.net/en\_US/careers/JobDetail?jobId=71088

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any federal, state, or local protected class.

About Lenovo

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Lenovo is a US$57 billion revenue global technology powerhouse, ranked #248 in the Fortune Global 500, and serving millions of customers every day in 180 markets. Focused on a bold vision to deliver Smarter Technology for All, Lenovo has built on its success as the world’s largest PC company with a full-stack portfolio of AI-enabled, AI-ready, and AI-optimized devices (PCs, workstations, smartphones, tablets), infrastructure (data center, storage, edge, high performance computing and software defined infrastructure), software, solutions, and services. Lenovo’s continued investment in world-changing innovation is building a more equitable, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. Lenovo is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange under Lenovo Group Limited (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY). To find out more visit https://www.lenovo.com, and read about the latest news via our StoryHub at https://news.lenovo.com/.

To learn more about our career opportunities, visit our careers page at http://jobs.lenovo.com/.