Sr Accountant, Payroll Jobs

Location: Houston, TX

Chemistry that Matters™

A career at SABIC provides you with an opportunity to leave a lasting positive impact to the world and yourself. From excellent health and well-being benefits to our comprehensive learning programs. We offer a wide range of benefits and offerings that recognize that our people have unique motivations and ambitions. It’s all about matching what matters to you with what matters to us. Let’s explore what matters!

As one of the world’s largest diversified chemical companies, we activate the power of human capital to address society’s future challenges. Through partnerships, we enable life-saving medical innovations and help fight world hunger. We are driving the circular economy for the benefit of communities and our planet through sustainability initiatives, such as our TRUCIRCLE™ portfolio. Our success is built upon the collective excellence of our 32,000 employees in 50+ countries. Our values – Inspire, Engage, Create, and Deliver – are the foundation of our success. To learn more about these and how we strive to Be the Impact, click here.

Our purpose is "Chemistry that Matters". This is what drives us to do what we do. "Chemistry" goes beyond applying science and technology to enhance the supply of essential materials to the world. It is how we work, to build long-lasting relationships of trust. “What Matters” is making a meaningful impact for the world – through the customers and communities we collaborate with, so that we succeed and grow together.

It is all about matching what matters to you with what matters to us. We are mindful about the importance of the team we are building and how our team members impact to our culture. We believe that good ideas come from anywhere, being inclusive to diverse perspectives is stimulating, encourages innovation and is critical to our mission. Let us explore this together!

For an overview of our benefits here at SABIC, please visit: www.yoursabicbenefits.com

Job Summary:

Key position in a high performance work team responsible for the integrity of business unit specific financial information related to payroll and benefit costs. Actively collaborates with various internal functions and departments as well as 3rd party vendors. This position is the key focal point for all business unit internal and external payroll related audits.

How You Can Be the Impact:

• Execute accounting for U.S. Benefit reserves and International Accounting Standard Nineteen (IAS19) Pension accounting.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly account reconciliations.
• Key resource for payroll projects related to Accounting and eTIME, including data requests to analyze salary and benefit expenses.
• Maintain and/or develop process flow and Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) documents related to reconciliation activities.
• Key point of contact for all internal and external payroll and benefits financial audits.
• Manage other miscellaneous ad hoc projects related to payroll/benefit accounting.
• Participate as a key project team member related to implementation of business unit specific activities for payroll and accounting.
• Provide guidance to other team members regarding timely and accurate completion of all monthly and quarterly account reconcilations.
• Execute accounting routines required to complete monthly and quarterly financial closings for Payroll and Benefits in the U.S. and Canada.
• Understand and maintain internal controls to verify the accuracy of financial results.
• Manage general ledger module in payroll system.

What Matters to SABIC

• SAP experience
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills with the ability to work well in a team environment
• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Accounting
• Minimum of 5 years of working experience, preferably in Payroll and Benefit accounting
• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills with the desire to be proactively involved in continuous improvement activities
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, including v-lookup and pivot tables required
• Experience with ADP eTIME and GlobalView preferred

Eligibility Requirements

• Applicants must be currently authorized to work for SABIC in the United States on a full-time basis.
• You must submit your application for employment online to be considered. Please submit your resume using the “Apply Now/Apply” option on this page.
• You must be 18 years or older

Work Availability

Regular, predictable attendance is an essential function of this position. Applicants must be regularly available and willing to work Monday – Friday during assigned hours of operation and such other hours as the company determines are necessary or desirable to meet business needs.

We are proud to be a diverse and an equal opportunity employer. We are fully committed to a culture of respect and inclusion.