Associate Accountant - Boston, United States - Fidelity Investments

Fidelity Investments

Verified Company

Boston, United States

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

The Role

Your primary responsibilities will be to support various centralized processes across the Fidelity teams including Fixed Assets, Construction in Process, and Leases are properly accounted for and reported.

You will be a key player on the monthly, quarterly and annual close processes.

You will work closely with other accounting teams, Enterprise Technology, Finance, and Tax to understand business transactions and to come to proper accounting conclusions.

You will have additional opportunities to participate in Accounting Modernization projects and initiatives. You will also have opportunities to cross train and learn multiple different accounting areas in this role.

The Expertise and Skills You Bring

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting
Understanding of accounting principles, financial reporting and internal controls
Highly motivated, flexible, quality focused teammate with excellent organizational skills
Ability to work independently and exhibit both independent thinking and good judgment
Inquisitive nature and process improvement demeanor
Motivated and maintain a sense of accountability in and ownership of your work
Ability to solve problems independently or as part of a team
Excellent written and verbal communication skills that build and maintain strong, constructive relationships with business partners
Can work on multiple deliverables concurrently and meet tight deadlines
Understanding of Microsoft Office Suite (particularly Excel)
Understanding of and ability to learn financial systems and multidimensional reporting tools (i.e., Oracle, Essbase, Power BI, CoStar)

The Team

The FMR LLC Accounting Team is a dynamic team with a focus on continuous improvement and providing added value to our business partners and other accounting teams.

The FMR LLC Accounting team works across the Company and gains exposure to a variety of new and emerging areas.

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Company Overview

Fidelity Investments is a privately held company with a mission _to strengthen the financial well-being of our clients._ We help people invest and plan for their future.

We assist companies and non-profit organizations in delivering benefits to their employees. And we provide institutions and independent advisors with investment and technology solutions to help invest their own clients' money.

Join Us
At Fidelity, you'll find endless opportunities to build a meaningful career that positively impacts peoples' lives, including yours.

You can take advantage of flexible benefits that support you through every stage of your career, empowering you to thrive at work and at home.

Honored with a Glassdoor Employees' Choice Award, we have been recognized by our employees as a top 10 Best Place to Work in 2024.

And you don't need a finance background to succeed at Fidelity—we offer a range of opportunities for learning so you can build the career you've always imagined.

Fidelity's working model blends the best of working offsite with maximizing time together in person to meet associate and business needs.

Currently, most hybrid roles require associates to work onsite all business days of one assigned week per four-week period (beginning in September 2024, the requirement will be two full assigned weeks).

Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer.

We believe that the most effective way to attract, develop and retain a diverse workforce is to build an enduring culture of inclusion and belonging.