The Role

The Lumen Accountant II on our Expense team will contribute their accounting knowledge and business experience to closing the general ledger, including preparing journal entries, variance analysis and reporting results while gaining valuable experience regarding our product and service offerings and their associated margins.

Additional opportunities include enhancing internal controls, streamlining and automating procedures, and challenging the status quo to create an efficient, tech-savvy environment.   You will be part of a team that is responsible for Lumen’s Expense accounting and reporting.

The Main Responsibilities

• Contribute to the monthly close process, including preparing journal entries, variance analysis, and reporting.
• Prepare reconciliations of General Ledger accounts.
• Perform monthly database management and reconciliation of large data sets (“Big Data”)
• Ensure accurate and timely accounting for specific Margin accounting areas.
• Identify and implement improvements to reporting and processes.
• Collaborate with FP&A, Operations, Product Finance, Revenue, GL, IT, Margin Management, AP and Network Expense Invoice Processing / Dispute teams, to analyze and report results.
• Maintain internal control integrity and related SOX documentation and compliance.
• Create and/or maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs) for all tasks performed and review SOPs to identify opportunities to streamline and automate processes. 
• Assist with Ad hoc analysis and research as needed. 

What We Look For in a Candidate

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting and minimum 2 years of relevant job experience.  Experience in large public company preferred.
• Must have the ability to interact with various other groups and levels within the company.
• Must have the ability to deal with large volumes of data and be savvy with various data systems and reporting tools.
• Excellent verbal and written skills.
• Ability to prioritize with good time management skills.
• Advanced/Expert Excel skills.
• Experience with SAP, SQL, Access, Hyperion Essbase, Oracle, or similar database tools preferred.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.

Preferred

• SAP experience preferred.
• Telecommunications industry preferred.

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Compensation

The starting salary for this role differs based on the employee’s primary work location. Employees typically do not start at the top of the range, though compensation depends on each individual’s qualifications.

Location Based Pay Ranges
$51,410 – $68,540 in these states: AR  ID  KY  LA  ME  MS  NE  SC  SD 
$54,110 – $72,140 in these states: AL  AZ  FL  GA  IA  IN  KS  MO  MT  ND  NM  OH  OK  PA  TN  UT  VT  WI  WV  WY 
$56,820 – $75,750 in these states: CO  HI  MI  MN  NC  NH  NV  OR  RI 
$59,520 – $79,360 in these states: AK  CA  CT  DC  DE  IL  MA  MD  NJ  NY  TX  VA  WA 

As with the pay range variety that’s based on the region of a country, specific offers are determined by various factors such as experience, education, skills, certifications and other business needs.