Lead - General Accounting
About The Position
Seeking an experienced Client-Facing Accounting Lead to be based at our client’s Virginia office. This role will serve as the critical link between the client’s finance organization and the offshore accounting delivery team. The position will work closely with the offshore Senior Accounting Manager and accounting team, providing on-site support to the client, understanding business requirements, addressing accounting issues, coordinating deliverables, and ensuring that work is executed accurately and on time. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on accounting experience, particularly in complex journal entries, reconciliations, month-end close, and accounting analysis, combined with excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills. This is a bridge role —the individual will not replace the offshore accounting leadership but will work closely with them to ensure seamless coordination between the client and offshore teams.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- 5+ years of accounting experience, preferably in a corporate, professional-services, or client-facing environment.
- Strong hands-on experience with: Complex journal entries, General ledger accounting, Balance sheet reconciliations, Month-end close, Variance analysis, Accounting research and analysis.
- Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP and accounting principles.
- Experience working with offshore/shared-services accounting teams is highly preferred.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with both senior client stakeholders and offshore teams.
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience with ERP/accounting systems.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary day-to-day accounting contact at the client location and build a strong working relationship with client finance and accounting stakeholders.
- Understand client requirements, priorities, processes, and accounting issues and communicate them effectively to the offshore team.
- Bridge communication and execution gaps between the client team and offshore accounting team.
- Attend client meetings, understand business requirements, capture action items, and ensure timely follow-up with the offshore team.
- Provide on-site support to resolve accounting questions, issues, and escalations.
- Proactively identify potential issues and communicate risks, dependencies, and delays to the appropriate stakeholders.
- Ensure client expectations are clearly understood and translated into actionable deliverables for the offshore team.
- Provide hands-on support for complex accounting entries, journal entries, account reconciliations, and month-end close activities.
- Review and analyze accounting transactions and supporting schedules prepared by the offshore team.
- Assist in resolving complex reconciliation items, variances, and accounting discrepancies.
- Support the client with accounting analysis and interpretation of financial information.
- Help ensure accounting activities are performed in accordance with applicable accounting policies, internal controls, and U.S. GAAP.
- Participate in month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities and help ensure deliverables are completed within agreed timelines.
- Provide accounting guidance and clarification to the offshore team when required.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
