Accounting Analyst, Senior

Bloomberg Industry Group • Arlington, VA

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About The Position

You are responsible for analyzing accounting data to identify trends, variances, and issues, while improving accounting and reporting processes through automation. You also support core accounting activities, including accruals and close-related work, to ensure accuracy and consistency.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Accounting, Finance, or Data Analytics.
• 5+ years of experience in accounting, finance, or data analytics (or combination of the three).
• Experience automating workflows with tools such as Alteryx, Power Automate, VBA, or AI tools.
• Experience with reporting, query, or dashboard tools such as SQL, Power Query, Power BI, Alteryx, or similar tools.
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and ability to communicate findings clearly to business partners.

Nice To Haves

• SAP or comparable ERP experience.
• CPA or progress toward CPA certification.

Responsibilities

• Manage various business units’ monthly accrual and reclass journal entries
• Extract, clean, validate, and analyze revenue and expense data to ensure it is accurate, complete, consistent, and properly supported for accounting and reporting purposes.
• Develop and maintain financial reporting and analysis packages (e.g., dashboards, models and ad-hoc queries) to support accounting and operational decision-making.
• Identify trends, anomalies, variances, and key drivers in revenue, expenses, and financial results; summarize findings and recommend solutions or process improvements when needed.
• Streamline routine, high-volume accounting, reconciliation, and close processes through data queries, workflow improvements, AI, and automation tools to reduce manual effort, improve consistency and auditability, and shorten close cycle times.
• Research complex accounting matters and develop accounting methodologies in accordance with GAAP and company policies.
• Participate in special projects and perform duties as assigned.
• Assist with external audit as well as internal controls assessment process in accordance with GAAP; collaborate with FP&A and business partners to ensure entries are complete, accurate, and properly supported.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior