About ETS
ETS is a global education and talent solutions organization enabling lifelong learners worldwide to be future-ready. For more than 75 years, we've been advancing the science of measurement to build benchmarks for fair and valid skill assessment across cultures and borders. Our worldwide impact extends through our renowned assessments including TOEFL, TOEIC, GRE and Praxis tests, serving millions of learners in more than 200 countries and territories. Through strategic acquisitions, we've expanded our global capabilities: PSI strengthens our workforce assessment solutions, while Edusoft, Kira Talent, Pipplet, Vericant, and Wheebox enhance our educational technology and assessment platforms across critical markets worldwide.
Through ETS Research Institute and ETS Solutions, we're partnering with educational institutions, governments, and organizations globally to promote skill proficiency, empower upward mobility, and unlock opportunities for everyone, everywhere. With offices and partners across Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas, we deliver nearly 50 million tests annually. Join us in our journey of measuring progress to power human progress worldwide.
The role of the Lead Accountant is focused on accounting functions within the ETS Corporate Accounting Department. Primary responsibilities include General Ledger, Month-End close processes,
and reporting and analysis that support creation of ETS financial statements and management reports. This role requires an understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) to ensure
that ETS practices and procedures are in compliance. The Lead Accountant collaborates with others within Finance, IT, and Business Units in developing procedures and financial software business
requirements and financial reporting solutions to meet the evolving complex accounting and tax compliance needs. The Lead Accountant also supports accounting for government contracts. This role
requires the ability to be detailed oriented, guide and review the work of others, and delegate tasks when appropriate.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES (indicate 5-10 key responsibilities/tasks that effectively describe the position; List from most important to least important):
- Lead the month-end and year-end closing process, including:
- Process accruals, journals, and various interfaces
- Provide assistance to PeopleSoft General Ledger users
- Ensure adequate internal control is maintained
- Monitor ETS General Ledger account reconciliations and balance sheet fluctuations, and perform root cause analysis to maintain effectiveness
- Support management of PeopleSoft General Ledger module and collaborate with other PeopleSoft module owners to ensure integrity of endto-end processing, and conduct user acceptance testing
- Provide guidance and expertise to internal customers and staff regarding accounting, reporting and general ledger matters and the allowability of particular costs for government reporting
- Support accounting for and analysis of project and labor related costs, including payroll and benefits
- Support review of direct and indirect costs for compliance with allowable cost provisions of the Uniform Guidance and Federal Acquisition Regulations and preparation of required regulatory reports, including single audit and indirect cost rate proposals
- Collaborate with key business stakeholders and IT to define and document process flows and data quality needs, as well as challenges and opportunities, in order to identify effective changes and drive end-to-end process improvement through automation
- Participate in the definition, development and implementation of future enhancement and/or integration projects for the financial system applications and reporting tools
- Document and maintain accounting procedures and process narratives related to the General Accounting Department
- Assist management with ad hoc reporting and analysis
- Interface with internal and external auditors and coordinate responses to audit requests
- Participate in departmental projects and other duties as assigned and necessary
- Adhere to ethical standards and comply with the laws and regulations applicable to the job function
Education And Experience
- Bachelor's degree in accounting
- CPA or MBA preferred
- Minimum 8 years progressive accounting experience
- Combination of Public and Private accounting experience preferred
- Functional & Technical Acumen - Mastery: Able to teach a specific domain
- End to End ETS Understanding - Mastery: Understands broad impact of own role and other related roles across ETS; able to affect interdependent roles throughout ETS
- Results orientation - Mastery: Extends ownership beyond assigned accountabilities and successfully overcomes unforeseen obstacles and/or ambiguities
- Market Insight and Service Orientation - Mastery: By anticipating and influencing customer and stakeholder perspectives, delivers exemplary service, even when requests are unreasonable, or conditions change unexpectedly
- Learning Agility - Mastery: Recognizes patterns that help self or others promptly and appropriately respond to non-routine events or prepare contingencies for foreseeable conditions
- Relationship Mastery/ People Skills - Mastery: Collaborates effectively in teams, soliciting and incorporating diverse perspectives, backgrounds, thoughts, and experiences
- Proficiency with large scale enterprise systems and Microsoft Office applications (advanced Excel skills)
- Supervisory experience required
- PeopleSoft and MSBI experience preferred
ETS is mission driven and action oriented
- We are passionate about hiring innovative thinkers who believe in the promise of education and lifelong learning.
- We are energized by cultivating growth, innovation, and continuous transformation for the next generation of rising professionals as leaders. In support of this ETS offers multiple Business Resource Groups (BRG) for you to learn and advance your career growth!
- As a not-for-profit organization we will encourage you to lean in to your passion for volunteering. At ETS you may qualify for up to an additional 8 hours of PTO for volunteer work on causes that are important to you!
ETS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law. We believe in creating a work environment where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. 
