The posting
What Success Looks Like (Objectives):
Candidates must be willing to participate in at least one in-person interview.
EchoStar has an exciting opportunity for a Staff Accountant II, Consolidations and Special Projects, based at our Meridian office in Englewood, CO. This role supports the accuracy and integrity of EchoStar’s global consolidation process through month-end and quarter-end close activities, intercompany reconciliations, elimination entries, equity accounting support, and special projects. The successful candidate partners closely with Accounting leadership, Finance, Tax, Treasury, and other cross-functional teams to help ensure timely, accurate, and well-documented financial reporting in accordance with US GAAP.
What Success Looks Like (Objectives):
- Support the global month-end and quarter-end consolidation process, including preparing elimination entries, validating entity roll-ups, and ensuring compliance with US GAAP
- Execute recurring and non-recurring consolidation journal entries, including intercompany eliminations, equity pickup support, and other close-related adjustments
- Analyze consolidated trial balance activity, account fluctuations, and entity-level results to identify and resolve accounting discrepancies
- Facilitate special projects related to M&A integrations, onboarding newly acquired entities, and aligning accounting processes within the consolidation framework
- Maintain high-quality supporting documentation for internal and external audit requests to ensure close deliverables are completed accurately and on time
- Drive process innovation by identifying opportunities to improve close workflows, Excel consolidation support files, and OneStream financial reporting templates
Core Skills, Competencies, and Key Experiences (What you’ll bring)
Core Skills and Competencies (What you’ll bring):
- Working knowledge of US GAAP; expertise in Consolidation, Foreign Currency, and Business Combination accounting topics
- Critical experience preparing journal entries, account reconciliations, fluctuation analyses, and audit support documentation in a fast-paced environment
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and large data sets; familiarity with OneStream, Hyperion/HFM, Oracle General Ledger, or similar ERP/consolidation systems
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail; ability to investigate and resolve reconciling items across complex, multi-entity structures
- Clear communication and collaboration skills; ability to partner effectively across Accounting, Finance, Tax, Treasury, and Legal teams
- AI literacy and application skills; ability to leverage automation and financial systems tools to increase close efficiency and accuracy
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
- 3+ years of progressive accounting experience, preferably with exposure to consolidations, intercompany accounting, financial reporting, or public accounting
- Must have at least 3 years of experience with:
- Microsoft Excel and large data sets
- Journal entries and account reconciliations
- General Ledger or ERP systems
Salary Range
Compensation: $72,400.00/Year - $118,900.00/Year About Our Department
Our investment in the future needs those with an eye on the bottom line, and our Financial organization plays a vital role in supporting our game-changing ideas with creative solutions to complex problems. Team members have the unique opportunity to explore diverse business lines, gaining hands-on experience in various facets of finance, including accounting, audit and supply chain management.
About Our Company
EchoStar is reimagining the future of connectivity. Our business reach spans satellite television service, live-streaming and on-demand programming, smart home installation services, mobile plans and products.
Today, our brands include Boost Mobile, DISH TV, Gen Mobile, Hughes and Sling TV.
Benefits
We offer meaningful health perks, including flexible spending accounts, HSA, a 401(k) plan with company match, employee stock purchase plan, career opportunities, and a flexible time away plan. Review a benefits summary here: EchoStar Benefits
The base pay range shown is a guideline. Individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, and competencies. Compensation is based on the role's location and is subject to change.
Candidates need to successfully complete a pre-employment screen, which may include a drug test and DMV check. Our company is committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace where every individual has the opportunity to succeed. We are dedicated to providing individuals with criminal or arrest records a fair chance of employment in accordance with local, state, and federal laws.
This job posting will be active for a minimum of 3 days and will continue to extend by 3 days until the position is filled.
We pride ourselves on developing and promoting talent as an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. EchoStar will accommodate the sincerely held religious beliefs of employees if such accommodations are not undue hardships and are otherwise within the bounds of applicable law. All qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with local, state, and federal law. You may redact any information that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of school/graduation from your application documents before submission and throughout our application process.
EchoStar will provide reasonable accommodation to otherwise qualified job applicants and employees with known physical or mental disabilities, unless doing so poses an undue hardship on the Company, poses a direct threat of substantial harm to others, or is otherwise not required by law. EchoStar has a more detailed Accommodation Policy that applies to employees. EchoStar endeavors to make echostar.com and jobs.echostar.com accessible to users. Please contact [email protected] if you would like to discuss the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process. This contact information is for accommodation requests only; do not use this contact information to inquire about the status of applications. If you have questions regarding your application or the recruitment process please email [email protected].
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