Staff Accountant - Corporate Accounting

Full job description
Date: Jul 24, 2025

Location: Chicago, IL, US

Company: Suntory Global Spirits

At Suntory Global Spirits, we craft spirits of the highest quality and deliver brilliant experiences to people around the world. Suntory Global Spirits has evolved into the world's third largest leading premium spirits company ... where each employee is treated like family and trusted with legacy. With our greatest assets - our premium spirits and our people - we're driving growth through impactful marketing, innovation and an entrepreneurial spirit. Suntory Global Spirits is a place where you can come Unleash your Spirit by making an impact each and every day.
What makes this a great opportunity?
The Staff Accountant position provides exposure to the corporate accounting function within a fast-paced, team-oriented environment. The role is responsible for accounting tasks related to the corporate general ledger, including analytical review of accounts, preparing journal entries, reconciling accounts, preparing financial statements, and ensuring appropriate accounting. Areas of accounting include but are not limited to incentives, insurance reserves, prepaid, and other corporate matters.
Role Responsibilities
Corporate Accounting:
Incentives Prepaids
Monitor global incentive plans’ consolidated balances
Calculate and record adjustments to reflect the latest estimates
Provide guidance to other functions as needed on capitalization process, procedures and policies
Obtain underlying support to understand the nature of the prepaid and develop amortization schedules
Reconcile related balance sheet accounts and journalize monthly entries
Defined benefit plans Payroll
Responsible for accounting of US benefit plans
Prepare and maintain account reconciliations with adequate support
Insurance, Intangibles, and Financing Interest
Record accounting entries based on reporting from a third-party administrator
Prepare and maintain account reconciliations with adequate support
Review monthly amortization entries and submit related disclosure schedule
Global Reconciliation Administrator
Responsible for managing the global reconciliation system
Provide system support to controllership and local administrators
Serve as the local administrator of corporate ledger account reconciliations


Balance Sheet Analytics:
Develop budget and forecast for account balances
Perform flux analysis of account balances by comparing actual versus budget and prior periods
Provide an explanation of account fluctuations to Controllership on a monthly basis


Corporate General Ledger Ownership:
Prepare journal entries for corporate ledger accounts assigned
Prepare account reconciliations
Prepare monthly/quarterly/annual schedules and reports for the consolidations group
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in accounting or related discipline
One to two years of related experience
Working knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards
Knowledge of SAP and EPM reporting systems a plus
CPA a plus

The salary range for this role, based in Chicago Illinois, is $62,000-$72,000, along with an annual bonus, 401K match, profit sharing, and medical and wellness benefits. The salary range is commensurate with the candidate’s location, experience, and skillset. The range will vary if outside of this location.

At Suntory Global Spirits, people are our number one priority, and we believe our people grow together in diverse and inclusive environments where their unique insights, experiences and backgrounds are valued and respected. Suntory Global Spirits is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, military veteran status and all other characteristics, attributes or choices protected by law. All recruitment and hiring decisions are based on an applicant’s skills and experience.
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