at UL, LLC in Northbrook, Illinois, United States
Job Description
This role is HYBRID, on-site 3 days a week at our Northbrook or Chicago, IL office.
Serving as the primary support for UL Solutions SVP & Chief Accounting Officer, the Senior Project Coordinator provides administrative, secretarial, and project support services to the CAO and the UL Solutions Global Accounting team. This is a newly created role for our accounting organization. Intended to be at the center of all things in our function, knowing what’s going on for all parts of a project or team.
+ Coordinates public company activities, meetings, scheduling, signatures and attendees.
+ Establish and maintain order for leaders’ schedule, desk, day-to-day tasks, etc.
+ Manage goal deliverables for global team.
+ Many project timelines and escalate issues.
+ Liase with internal audit and Sarbanes Oxley on action items
+ Support for outside spend, vendor management and purchase.
+ Manage the continuing education program (CPE) for certified accountants and team members.
+ Provide support with budgets and accruals.
+ Support the team in managing communication of project status to customers.
+ Understand the stakeholders and their needs that have been assigned.
+ Bachelor’s degree and preferably 5+ years’ experience in a financial coordinating role with project management.
+ Working knowledge of objectives, processes, and procedures of a public company financial department.
+ Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
+ Experience managing SharePoint and webpages.
+ Demonstrates close attention to detail.
+ Strong project management skills and the ability to handle multiple projects and shifting priorities.
+ Ability to work in a large international corporate environment.
What you’ll experience working at UL:+ Mission: For UL, corporate and social responsibility isn’t new. Making the world a safer, more secure and sustainable place has been our business model for the last 130 years and is deeply engrained in everything we do.
+ People: Ask any UL employee what they love most about working here, and you’ll almost always hear, “the people.” Going beyond what is possible is the standard at UL. We’re able to deliver the best because we employ the best.
+ Interesting work: Every day is different for us here as we eagerly anticipate the next innovation that our customers’ create. We’re inspired to take on the challenge that will transform how people live, work and play. And as a global company, in many roles, you will get international experience working with colleagues around the world.
+ Grow & achieve: We learn, work and grow together with targeted development, reward and recognition programs as well as our very own UL University that offers extensive training programs for employees at all stages, including a technical training track for applicable roles.
+ Total Rewards: All employees at UL are eligible for bonus compensation. UL offers a generous 401k matching structure of up to 5% of eligible pay. Additionally, we invest an additional 4% into your retirement saving fund after your first year of continuous employment. We provide Healthcare Reimbursement Accounts and Health Savings Accounts that UL contributes to twice per year! Depending on your role, you can work with your manager on flexible working arrangements. We also provide employees with paid time off including vacation, holiday, sick and volunteer time off.
Learn More: Working at UL is an exciting journey that twists and turns daily. We thrive in the twists and revel in the turns. This is our every day. This is our normal. Curious? To learn more about us and the work we do, visit UL.com. #LI-SG2#LI-Hybrid
A global leader in applied safety science, UL Solutions transforms safety, security, and sustainability challenges into opportunities for customers in more than 100 countries. UL Solutions delivers testing, inspection and certification services, together with software products and advisory offerings, that support our customers’ product innovation and business growth.
The UL Certification Marks serve as a recognized symbol of trust in our customers’ products and reflect an unwavering commitment to advancing our safety mission.
We help our customers innovate, launch new products and services, navigate global markets and complex supply chains, and grow sustainably and responsibly into the future.
From the adoption of electrification to the enablement of 5G and new mobility, we collectively look toward new frontiers, working for a safer world.? Our science is your advantage.
Mission: Working for a safer world
UL LLC has been and will continue to be an equal opportunity employer. To assure full implementation of this equal employment policy, we will take steps to assure that:
Persons are recruited, hired, assigned and promoted without regard to race, color, age, sex or gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, religion, creed, national origin, ethnicity, citizenship, ancestry, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, pregnancy, marital or familial status, or any other protected category under applicable law.
