Accountant - Senior

Independence Pet Group•New York, NY

31d•Remote

About The Position

Established in 2021, Independence Pet Holdings is a corporate holding company that manages a diverse and broad portfolio of modern pet health brands and services, including insurance, pet education, lost recovery services, and more throughout North America. We believe pet insurance is more than a financial product and build solutions to simplify the pet parenting journey and help improve the well-being of pets. As a leading authority in the pet category, we operate with a full stack of resources, capital, and services to support pet parents. Our multi-brand and omni-channel approach includes our own insurance carrier, insurance brands and partner brands PetPartners, a subsidiary of IPH, is an ensemble of seasoned industry experts who are working to strip away all the complexities that don’t add real value to pet insurance coverage. We’re delivering solutions that make it easy for employers to offer this sought-after benefit in a way that’s painless and worry-free – a truly one-of-a-kind approach to pet insurance. Job Summary: The Senior Accountant will be a key contributor to the integrity, accuracy, and timeliness of the company’s financial statements. This role owns core general ledger activities, including month-end close, journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial analysis. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, thrives in a deadline-driven environment, and brings strong technical accounting knowledge, process discipline, and ERP proficiency.

Requirements

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
Experience: 5–8+ years progressive accounting experience with a strong GL focus and month-end close ownership.
Technical: Solid US GAAP knowledge; hands-on with reconciliations, journal entries, and close processes.
Systems: Proficiency with a major ERP (Dynamics preferred) and advanced Excel (pivot tables, lookups, SUMIFS, text-to-columns, Power Query preferred).
Communication: Strong written and verbal skills; ability to present findings to finance leadership.

Nice To Haves

Certification: CPA or progress toward CPA
Experience with SOX environments and internal controls.
Experience with Power BI, SQL, or Power Query for data wrangling.
Industry experience in Insurance environments.
Exposure to ASC 842, ASC 606, and multi-currency consolidations.
Experience: 5 years’ relevant experience
Education: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience (One-year relevant experience is equivalent to one-year college)
Manages financial accounting system, including all accounting entries and account analysis
Responsible for reconciliations and/or audits
Forecasts, monitors, and tracks cash flow
Maintains balance sheet account analysis
Reviews entries and statements for accuracy
Prepares complex journal entries, schedules and/or models
Participate in data related issue resolutions
May review others journal entries and prepare more complex one-off Journal entries
May manage projects requiring the responsibility of delegation of work and review of resulting work product
Works independently under limited supervision

Responsibilities

Lead month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes; prepare and review journal entries (accruals, deferrals, reclasses).
Maintain the GL chart of accounts; ensure proper mapping to financial reporting structures.
Prepare and review balance sheet account reconciliations (cash, AP, receivables, prepaid, accruals, intercompany, etc.).
Own trial balance integrity; investigate and resolve variances in a timely manner.
Perform flux analysis and provide commentary on period-over-period movements.
Ensure accounting transactions comply with US GAAP; document policies and memos as needed.
Support internal controls over financial reporting; design and perform key controls
Assist with complex areas such as leases (ASC 842), revenue recognition (ASC 606), impairment, and consolidations.
Support external audit requests; prepare PBC schedules and respond to auditor inquiries.
Oversee intercompany transactions and eliminations; reconcile and settle balances.
Manage fixed asset lifecycle: capitalization, depreciation, disposals; maintain subledger integrity and roll-forward schedules.
Partner with AP, FP&A, payroll, transactional accounting functions, and treasury to ensure accurate period cut-off and classification.
Drive continuous improvement in close timelines, reconciliation quality, and automation.
Administer or serve as a power user in ERP (Microsoft Dynamics 365); maintain posting rules and controls.
Use tools like Power BI or advanced Excel to modernize workflows and reporting.
Document processes and SOPs; train junior staff and cross-functional partners.
Prepare general ledger review analysis packages (balance sheet, P&L, cash flow, key metrics) with insightful commentary.
Assist in budget/forecast alignment to actuals; support variance analysis and ad hoc projects.
Support tax and treasury with financial schedules (e.g., interest expense, fixed asset roll-forwards).