Senior Accounting Specialist

At BBH, Partnership is more than a form of ownership—it's our approach to business and relationships. We know that supporting your professional and personal goals is the best way to help our clients and advance our business. We take that responsibility seriously. With a 200-year legacy and a shared passion for what's next, this is the right place to build a fulfilling career.

Hybrid model 3 days per week in the office /2 days for a parent of a child up to 4 years old

Join us as a Senior Accounts Payable Specialist

Brown Brothers Harriman is currently recruiting a Senior Accounts Payable Specialist. As Senior Accounts Payable Specialist you will provide support to the Lead Accounts Payable Specialist. You will be responsible for processing and analyzing firm related expenses for payment and posting to the general ledger as well as accounting support for various prepaid accounting and reconciliation support. You will also be responsible for setup and updates of new vendors, maintaining vendor master files, vendor due diligence, performing anti-fraud callbacks, liaising with internal and external stakeholders, etc.

This position will give you opportunity to work on process improvements and system projects as well as focusing on streamlining operations amongst US and European Accounts Payable teams. The accounts payable team is part of a global controllers team that performs many accounting functions in support of a global financial services firm.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

• providing numerous vendor related reports to internal stakeholders,
• assisting with internal audits in the area of vendor payments and vendor due diligence,
• ensuring the accuracy of all coding and accounting for payments,
• recording inter-company entries and reconciling,
• researching vendor payment inquiries,
• preparing monthly journal entries,
• amortizing expenses and prepare prepaid schedules,
• setting up monthly accruals associated with vendor bills,
• assisting with P&L and T&E expense entries and analysis while also preparing ad-hoc reporting as needed,
• supporting firmwide global credit card servicing,
• supporting various tax initiatives and other audits/projects,
• preparing processing for Wire Transfers, US Drafts, Foreign Currency Checks and ACH payments,
• invoice processing, vendor setup and daily cash reconciliations.

What we offer:

• Entry level - Grade 5 (SD) and 6 (Systems)
• To encourage cultural awareness and philanthropy, BBHers have 1 Culture Celebration Day and 1 Community Service Day in addition to their paid standard vacation allowance
• Private medical care
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program - offering independent and confidential counselling services for you and your family. You can get support for topics including family, marriage and relationships, finances, and legal issues.
• Professional trainings and qualification support
• Wellbeing Program
• Online Social Fund benefit platform
• Social, sport and integration events
• Onboarding Program for new hires

Desired Qualifications:

• BA/BS degree or two-year accounting degree preferred
• At least 2 years of experience in accounting and/or accounts payable processing highly preferred
• Strong Excel Skills
• Quantitative Skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

We value diverse experiences. We value diverse experiences and transferrable skillsets. If your career hasn't followed a traditional path, includes alternative experiences, or doesn't meet every qualification or skill listed in the job description, please do go ahead and apply.

About BBH:

Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) is a premier global financial services firm, known for premium service, specialist expertise, technology solutions and partnership approach to client management. Across Investor Services and Capital Partners, we work with an enviable roster of sophisticated clients who make BBH their first call when they are tackling their hardest challenges. Delivering for our clients and each other energizes us.

We believe that how we do our work is just as important as what we do. We are relentless problem solvers who know our best ideas come from collective debate and development—so we are never possessive about our ideas. Every day we come together as a diverse community of smart and caring people to deliver exceptional service and expert advice—creating success that lasts. No matter where you sit in the organization, everyone is empowered to contribute their ideas. BBHers can pick up the phone and call any colleague, and they are happy to help. Expanding your impact beyond your daily role is part of how we operate as trusted partners to one another.

We believe stability is a competitive advantage, but being stable means having the knowledge, skill, and discipline to evolve, often—pushing the boundaries of innovation. As a private partnership, every investment we make is in the relationships, technologies, products and development we believe are in the long-term interests of our clients and our people. Our long-tenured leaders are experts in their areas and are actively involved in the day-to day business, taking the time to provide guidance and mentoring to build the next generation of BBHers. Because we know, our success begins with yours.

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