Job Summary

Medline Industries has an immediate opening for a Senior Accountant - External Reporting based at our headquarters in Northfield, IL. The Senior Accountant will Support the external reporting process to the highest level of quality, including deliverables for investors and lenders. Assist in certain technical accounting and reporting matters (e.g., sub-certifications, MD&A, and related party matters). Improve processes in the area of external reporting, including controls over financial reporting, entity-level controls, and related party processes.

Job Description

• Support the external financial reporting process, including preparation of the consolidated income statement, balance sheet, statement of equity, and statement of cash flows. Compile quarterly and annual financial statements, footnotes, and management’s discussion and analysis of results (MD&A). Assist in enhancing the certification processes. Review deliverables in detail to ensure the highest quality standard in financial reporting.

• Assist with inquiries from external parties such as auditors, lenders, rating agencies, sponsors.

• Prepare monthly close data, journal entries, and account reconciliation for certain technical accounting areas (e.g., equity accounting and related party balances). Analyze operating financials, interpret results and recommend a plan of action to improve the accounting process. Provide periodic monthly and quarterly schedules (to support internal and external reporting).

• Contribute to large-scale projects to implement process improvements and internal controls for financial reporting and entity-level controls. Work cross functionally to manage change and enhance communications with stakeholders.

• Support/drive new business initiatives, system integrations, and other major change management impacting financial statements and related systems. Collaborate with corporate accounting and global reporting/consolidations as needed on financial reporting matters. Assist with the implementation of an external financial reporting tool and streamline the external reporting process through automation.

• Represent Medline interests to internal and external parties through preparation of key deliverables - e.g., CFO and divisional leadership interactions, FP&A/tax/treasury partnership, and presentations/schedules for leadership, sponsors, lenders, tax authorities, auditors, and other stakeholders. Assist in enhancing the bridges for non-GAAP measures.

• Support the external audit process globally, providing project management across finance.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.

Relevant Work Experience

• At least 2 years of Corporate Accounting experience.

Additional

• Experience applying GAAP knowledge.

• Advanced level skill in Microsoft Excel (for example: using AVERAGE function, merging and centering cells, printing centered page and/or creating a pivot table).

• Able to work with large amounts of data.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Accounting or Finance.

• CPA strongly preferred

• At least 2 years of accounting experience with a focus on financial reporting, consolidations, or technical accounting.

• Experience at a public company with SEC reporting requirements (or public accounting experiences with listed clients).

• Experience at a multi-national manufacturer/distribution company.

• Experience at a large, global company with multiple legal entities and a complex consolidation structure.

• Experience working with a consolidation system (Oracle EPM, BPC).

• Experience applying advanced knowledge level of accounting practices, controls, and systems.

• Strong technical accounting acumen, with proven ability to perform complex accounting research and analysis.

• Experience with an external reporting tool (e.g., Workiva’s Wdesk platform).

• Experience with balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement preparation/review.

• Experience executing change management.

• Experience leading projects and cross-functional collaboration.

Medline Industries, LP, and its subsidiaries, offer a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.

The anticipated salary range for this position:

$79,560.00 - $115,440.00 Annual

The actual salary will vary based on applicant’s location, education, experience, skills, and abilities. This role is bonus and/or incentive eligible. Medline will not pay less than the applicable minimum wage or salary threshold.

Our benefit package includes health insurance, life and disability, 401(k) contributions, paid time off, etc., for employees working 30 or more hours per week on average. For a more comprehensive list of our benefits please click here. For roles where employees work less than 30 hours per week, benefits include 401(k) contributions as well as access to the Employee Assistance Program, Employee Resource Groups and the Employee Service Corp.

Every day, we’re focused on building a more diverse and inclusive company, one that recognizes, values and respects the differences we all bring to the workplace. From doing what’s right to delivering business results, together, we’re better. Explore our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion page here.

Medline Industries, LP is an equal opportunity employer. Medline evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.