Fender Musical Instruments Corporation is a world-famous brand with offices across the globe. Within Fender Musical Instruments Corporation’s (“FMIC”) Finance Department, you will play a key part in contributing to month-end close and ongoing accounting processes.
An American icon, Fender was born in Southern California and has built a worldwide influence extending beyond the studio and the stage. A Fender is more than an instrument, it’s a cultural symbol that resonates globally.
We are searching for a Staff Accountant to join our team. The ideal candidate should be organized, accurate, and results oriented, as well as provide a high level of service to business partners by responding timely to requests.
This role may either be based out of Scottsdale, AZ or remote (willing to work AZ hours).
Essential Functions:
- Perform monthly close procedures including intercompany journal entries and account reconciliations
- Prepare monthly consolidation journal entries and eliminations
- Assist with ad hoc projects and implementations related to intercompany and consolidations
- Assist with administration of the consolidation system, Hyperion Financial Management (HFM)
- Assist with facilitation of the month-end close process
- Interact and coordinate with personnel in various functional and business areas to support transactions
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting required
- CPA license is a plus
- 3+ years of general accounting experience required
- Public accounting experience is a plus
- Experience working in a multi-national organization transacting in multiple currencies
- Experience using HFM and SAP is a plus
- Knowledge of US GAAP
- Advanced Excel skills – ability to proficiently and expediently sort, navigate and analyze data
- Inquisitive in nature and a desire to learn
- Must be results oriented with a desire and ability to take initiative and ownership
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- High degree of accuracy and precision, highly organized and able to prioritize between competing demands
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, frequently changing environment
About Fender Musical Instruments:
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) is one of the world’s leading musical instrument manufacturers, marketers and distributors, whose portfolio of brands includes Fender®, Squier®, Presonus®, Gretsch®, Jackson®, EVH®, Charvel®, Bigsby®, and Groove Tubes®, among others. For more information, visit www.fender.com. FMIC offers a competitive benefits package which includes medical, dental, 401(k), paid time off, and an equipment purchase program to help you get the band back together. Fender Musical Instruments Corporation is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, gender, age, color, religion, disability, veterans’ status, sexual orientation, or any other protected factor.
Fender is required by law in certain jurisdictions to include a pay scale in the job posting for this position. “Pay scale” means the salary or hourly wage range that Fender reasonably expects to pay for this position; it is neither a promise nor a guarantee of the compensation that the successful candidate will receive. The pay scale for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that Fender considers in making compensation decisions, including, without limitation: skill set, experience, and training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. If this is a remote position, the pay scale disclosed herein may be adjusted further based upon the applicable geographic differential associated with the location from which the successful candidate will work. Please note that it is not typical for a Fender employee to be at or near the top of the pay scale for their role – especially as a new hire – and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. Subject to the foregoing, the current pay scale for this position is $41,133.00 – $82,267.00