Accountant

SEDAA•Lake Mary, FL

6d•$50,000 - $80,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Accountant is a key member of the finance team supporting the consolidation and reporting of monthly results. This team member will work closely with all operational aspects of the business to support day-to-day and month end accounting functions with quality, accuracy and integrity. This individual will own delegated accounts and have an intimate understanding of the financial statements produced to ensure compliance. The role will be challenged to seek, propose, and drive process improvements across their related areas of responsibilities. The ideal candidate is someone who approaches tasks with an innovative, service-oriented mindset, and utilizes in-depth understanding of accounting principles, and company practices to achieve results.

Requirements

Extensive experience in accounting with strong knowledge of month‑end close activities.
Ability to help document workflows, improve processes, and enhance current procedures—specifically within Toxicology-related accounting processes.
Open to cross‑training and capable of taking ownership of additional processes over time.
Someone with strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
Process‑improvement mindset with the ability to identify gaps and implement solutions.
Flexible, collaborative, and willing to learn new areas of the business.
Willing and able to work well within a team or on stand alone projects
Detail‑oriented and comfortable working in a structured, deadline-driven environment, especially at month end.
Excellent attention to detail, well-organized, and highly accountable
Exceptional analytical insight, prioritization, and problem-solving skills
Strong oral, written, and interpersonal skills
Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with limited guidance
Self motivated, action oriented individual with the perseverance to push high value projects through to completion
Developed time management and priority setting skills required to work in an often ambiguous and constantly changing business environment
Demonstrated ability to succinctly present complex analysis to all levels within the organization
Bachelors Degree in Accounting, or related preferred
5+ years Accounting experience required
Advanced experience in Excel and proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Access, Word, Powerpoint

Nice To Haves

CPA or MBA a plus
Experience with SAP preferred
Business Analytics tool experience a plus

Responsibilities

Preparation and review of consolidated financial statements ensuring accuracy and completeness while identifying and researching trends/variances
Prepares and reviews journal entries
Deep understanding of financial accounting concepts
Partners with internal customers to gain comprehensive business knowledge within client's Rapid Diagnostics
Conduct and document complex financial processes
Interprets results autonomously using a variety of techniques, ranging from simple data aggregation via statistical analysis to complex data mining
Understands data validation techniques
Regularly ensures that reporting delivered to internal customers is accurate, rich in actionable content and useful
Liaison with leaders and present financial reporting on various requests related to variances, cause of changes, or current business needs
Support ad hoc analysis and special projects on an as needed basis
Makes recommendations based on analysis and status of reserves, assets, and expenditures
Reviews journal entries of junior staff ensuring accuracy
Trains and mentors’ junior staff
Owns, supports, analyzes, and prepares assigned account reconciliations
Assists with financial and tax audits
Aids in documenting and monitoring controls to support audit team
Coordinates complex accounting projects and initiatives with other members of the finance team and/or other departments