Senior Financial Analyst, Technical Accounting

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BorgWarner is a global product leader in delivering innovative and sustainable mobility solutions. We are a company of innovators and independent thinkers that brings together talented employees, meaningful work and amazing technology in a unique environment. At BorgWarner, we constantly work towards our vision of a clean and energy-efficient world. 

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BorgWarner promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive environment, honors integrity, strives for excellence, commits to responsibility for our communities and the environment, and builds on the power of collaboration.  We believe the health and safety of our employees are a top priority.

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We manage talent as seriously as we manage our businesses and encourage you to learn about our proud history, strong culture, technologies, and vision for the future. We offer positions locally and globally with over 80 locations in 19 countries.

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You may see the list of requirements and feel you do not meet all of them. However, remember that BorgWarner thinks differently. If your qualifications align with the majority of those outlined in this job description, we encourage you to apply and share your experience and skills with us.

Job Purpose

The Senior Financial Analyst, Technical Accounting, will be responsible for researching and documenting technical accounting positions, writing technical memos, providing U.S. GAAP guidance, including journal entry level details, to entities across the globe, accounting and reporting for certain technical areas and assisting with various technical accounting projects as needed. The Senior Financial Analyst, Technical Accounting, will report to the Manager, Technical Accounting.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform technical research for recurring and one-time transactions to determine the appropriate accounting under U.S. GAAP as well as the impact on SEC filings, documenting in technical accounting memos.
• Prepare accounting treatment for stock-based compensation, earnings per share, goodwill, intangibles and other technical accounting related areas as needed. Responsibilities will include preparing journal entries, related footnotes, reconciliations and other executive reporting related to technical accounting topics.
• Be a key resource on U.S. GAAP to the global finance community to support accurate and timing results.
• Work in a collaborative team with the SEC reporting team and the technical accounting team on the preparation of the accounting entries and the SEC filings such as the Company’s form 10-Q and 10-K. 
• Assist in various projects including internal accounting policy updates and preparation of ad-hoc

What we are looking for

• 5-8 years’ experience in accounting or finance
• BA in Accounting or Finance required
• CPA or CPA track strongly preferred
• Public Accounting or SEC reporting experience preferred
• Experience in technical accounting areas such as stock-based compensation, pension, goodwill impairment, earning per share.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Good critical and analytical skills
• Good organizational skills
• Must be able to work in a team environment
• Highly driven / self-starter
• High level of accuracy, efficiency and accountability
• Attention to detail

Salary Range:

$90,800 - $124,850Internal Use Only: Salary

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