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FGS Global

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1001 - 5000 employees

🤝 B2B

🏛️ Government

📱 Media

B2B • Government • Media

FGS Global is a global stakeholder strategy and communications firm that helps leaders manage high-stakes transactions, complex corporate transformations, and crisis situations. The firm creates integrated campaigns and bespoke solutions across crisis & issues management, government affairs, policy and advocacy, strategy and reputation, and transaction & financial communications, leveraging deep expertise and global reach to influence key stakeholders and media.

📋 Description

• Assist the North America team with the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process, including preparation of journal entries, account reconciliations, supporting schedules, and other close deliverables. • Support the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of financial data across the region and its business units. • Prepare routine journal entries and assist with recurring monthly accounting activities, including accruals, reclasses, prepaid expenses, fixed assets, and other assigned areas. • Prepare account reconciliations and supporting schedules in a timely manner, researching and resolving reconciling items as needed. • Review accounts payable transactions, including vendor bills, employee expense reports, corporate card activity, and related supporting documentation for accuracy, completeness, coding, approvals, and compliance with internal policies. • Assist with transactional accounting work, including invoice review, expense report review, vendor and payment support, data entry, account coding, and follow-up on missing or incomplete documentation. • Assist with the preparation of financial reports and internal reporting schedules, ensuring information is complete, accurate, and aligned with internal accounting policies. • Support compliance with regulatory requirements and assist in preparing documentation and analysis for external audits. • Help maintain and improve accounting processes, documentation, and internal controls to support timely and accurate reporting. • Work closely with North America finance teams to gather required financial data, promote consistency in reporting practices, and support adherence to close timelines. • Assist with variance analysis and research fluctuations in financial results, escalating issues or unusual activity as appropriate. • Partner with colleagues across accounting, finance, FP&A, tax, payroll, accounts payable, and operations to resolve issues and improve reporting quality. • Support ad hoc accounting, finance, and process improvement projects as needed.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required. • CPA or equivalent certification, or active progress toward certification, is a plus. • Minimum of 1–3 years of relevant accounting or finance experience; public accounting or corporate accounting experience welcomed. • Working knowledge of U.S. GAAP required. • Strong Excel skills and comfort working with large volumes of financial data. • Strong attention to detail with a focus on accuracy, completeness, and proper support. • Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment while meeting deadlines. • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across departments. • Experience with ERP systems, accounts payable workflows, expense reporting tools, or corporate card platforms is a plus. • Highly organized, dependable, and detail-oriented. • Willing to take ownership of both recurring accounting responsibilities and hands-on transactional work. • Comfortable reviewing detailed support and following up on incomplete or inaccurate information. • Strong problem-solving skills and a continuous improvement mindset. • Team-oriented and proactive in identifying and resolving issues. • Comfortable working in a growing, fast-paced, and evolving finance environment.