Accountant

Nokia is a global leader in the technologies that connect people and things. Powered by the pioneering work of Bell Labs, our research and innovation division, and Nokia Technologies, we are at the forefront of creating and licensing the technologies that are increasingly at the heart of our connected lives.

The accountant is responsible for creating, calculating, and submitting royalty, compilation, and commission reporting to system vendors to meet contractual deadlines as well as reviewing, interpreting, and summarizing customer contracts in accordance with GAAP/IFRS cost recognition treatment.

* Reviews cost contracts (royalty, compilation, commission) and creates contract summaries to ensure appropriate treatment of any GAAP/IFRS issues * Calculates and confirms all royalty, compilation, and commission expenses to post the appropriate general ledger transactions for North America and APAC * Submits royalty reports to vendors and responds to all vendor inquiries and requests for data (internal and external); proactively takes the necessary steps to ensure completeness (i.e. following up with the data providers and/or manager) * Processes payments to vendors for royalties, commissions, and compilations to meet contractual reporting obligations * Maintains schedules/monthly checklist to validate transactions are complete and properly accounted for * Prepares journal entries and assists with various month-end close processes as required * Reconciles corresponding balance sheet accounts on a monthly basis * Tests and implements PeopleSoft patches, upgrades, and updates as needed (i.e. process for calculations of compilations/commissions) * Assists team and manager in a variety of accounting assignments such as detailed reviews and creating schedules for audit. * Follows and documents processes/controls for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance * Assists revenue team as needed * Assists with Data Products requests for delivery to customers (DPO) * Assists external/internal auditors with quarterly reviews and year-end audit * Other duties and ad-hoc projects as assigned **Other Tasks** - Assists revenue team as needed - Assists with Data Products requests for delivery to customers (DPO) - Assists external/internal auditors with quarterly reviews and year-end audit - Other duties and ad-hoc projects as assigned

* Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance/or Business (Accounting preferred) * 0-2 years of professional working experience * Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word * PeopleSoft experience preferred * CPA or CPA candidate desirable * Well organized individual who consistently and proactively follows-up on open issues * Demonstrated written and oral communication skills with the ability to express thoughts concisely and cohesively as well as the ability to express an unpopular opinion when needed * Strong analytical skills * Quality driven individual