GL Accountant

Build a career powered by innovations that matter!  At Novanta, our innovations power technology products that are transforming healthcare and advanced manufacturing—improving productivity, enhancing people’s lives and redefining what’s possible.  We create for our global customers engineered components and sub-systems that deliver extreme precision and performance for a range of mission-critical applications—from minimally invasive surgery to robotics to 3D metal printing.

Novanta is one global team with over 26 offices located in The Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific.  Looking for a great place to work?  You have found it with a culture that embraces teamwork, collaboration and empowerment.  Come explore Novanta.

Company Overview

Build a career powered by innovations that matter!  At Novanta, our innovations power technology products that are transforming healthcare and advanced manufacturing improving productivity, enhancing people’s lives and redefining what’s possible.  We serve as a trusted technology partner to medical and advanced industrial original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) worldwide, engineering components and sub-systems that deliver extreme precision and performance for a range of mission-critical applications from minimally invasive surgery to robotics to 3D metal printing.

Novanta is a global organization with offices located throughout EMEA, The Americas and Asia Pacific.  Novanta is a publicly traded company on NASDAQ under symbol NOVT.

Business Overview

Novanta’s Corporate and Shared Services teams play an important role in executing the company’s strategic mission and operations. Included in Corporate and Shared Services are the business functions including Finance, Accounting, Human Resources, Information Technology, Legal, Compliance, Corporate Development and Corporate Marketing. The Corporate and Shared Services teams work closely with all Novanta business units to support operating initiatives contributing to the organization’s financial success.

Position Details

Summary

The General Ledger (GL) Accountant performs all general ledger responsibilities for selected Novanta EMEA legal entities. This position reports directly to the GL Manager / Process owner, Brno. The location is in Brno.

Primary Responsibilities

• Perform monthly closes in accordance with the Corporate closing calendar.
• Collaborate and work closely with accounting/finance representatives to record accurate journal entries in the GL to reflect the business activities timely in accordance with Novanta accounting policies/procedures and US GAAP.
• Responsible for all necessary entries during month and month close. Cash and bank, Prepayments, Accruals, Allocations, Intercompany settlements, Payroll related entries and other entries based on appropriate documentation.
• Responsible for reconciliation - the AR and AP subledger to GL reconciliations, Intercompany reconciliations, prepaid and accrual GL account reconciliations.
• Maintain fixed assets details and related journal entries and reconciliations.
• Responsible for reporting activities and preparation of support files connected with FCCS.
• Support for Quarterly Balance Sheet reviews. Providing explanations for quarterly/annual movements in reported figures.
• Maintain strong internal controls as stated in our SOX narratives and ensure contemporaneous documentation/signoffs are obtained and maintained on file.
• Prepare balance sheet account reconciliations and other analysis to ensure accurate and timely financial closing each month.
• Assist in updating the SOX narratives periodically in order to ensure they’re up-to-date.

Required Experience, Education, Skills, and Competencies

• Relevant Accounting Experience in a comparable role (US GAAP is a plus).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English and able to communicate with various levels of management.
• Advanced computer skills: advanced MS Excel, ORACLE/SAP or similar ERP system (Hyperion/FCCS preferred).
• Broad knowledge of accounting principles and practices under US GAAP.
• Familiarity with internal accounting controls and objectives.
• German or Spanish language is a plus.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks concurrently and work well under pressure.
• Ability to work collaboratively and effectively with others from multiple locations.
• Strong personal and professional ethical values; impeccable integrity.
• Problem solving and Result-oriented.
• None travelling required.
   

Benefits

• Extra week of vacation (25 days/year)
• 5 sick days per calendar year
• 1 day of paid time off for charitable activities/year
• Flexi Pass vouchers with a nominal value of 1000 CZK/month
• Contribution to supplementary pension insurance 1000 CZK/month (after the probationary period)
• Flexible working hours (core 10 – 15:00)
• Every year, wages are reassessed from 1 April
• Meal vouchers in the form of a flat rate – monetary value (123,90 CZK/day)
• Monetary allowance for working from home (2 days of home-office/week)
• MultiSport for only 300 CZK/month
• Bonuses for recommending a new employee up to CZK 110,000
• Free refreshments at the workplace (juice, hot drinks – coffee, tea; healthy snacks and fruit/vegetables 2 times a week)
• Training, language courses, career advancement
• Dog-friendly office, Family-friendly environment
• Corporate events – Summer Party, Christmas Party, Family Day, SportDay, Board Game Afternoon, Meet & Greet and more
• Free parking for employees and shower at the workplace for athletes

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Novanta is proud to be an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action workplace. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, military and veteran status, disability, genetics, or any other category protected by federal law or Novanta policy.

Please call +1 781-266-5700 if you need a disability accommodation for any part of the employment process.