Principal Accountant

Revvity•Hopkinton, CT

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Principal Accountant will lead site cost accounting operations while providing critical manufacturing support and comprehensive financial reporting. This role directs the establishment and maintenance of corporate accounting principles, practices, and procedures to ensure accurate fiscal record-keeping and timely preparation of financial reports. The successful candidate will develop and maintain robust planning and budgeting systems that support strategic decision-making across the organization. They will analyze and interpret financial trends and operating results, evaluating performance in terms of costs, budgets, policies, and profit opportunities. The Principal Accountant will present key findings and actionable recommendations to executive leadership to drive business performance. A critical responsibility includes establishing procedures and internal controls to ensure full compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements and other regulatory standards. This position requires strong technical accounting expertise combined with the ability to translate complex financial data into strategic insights. This is a hybrid opportunity requiring an on-site work schedule Tuesday through Thursday at our site in Hopkinton, Massachusetts.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree
A minimum of 8 years' experience in accounting

Nice To Haves

Bachelors degree in Accounting
Knowledge of Cost Accounting and Cost Accounting Systems
Knowledge of SAP and Hyperion preferred
Excellent Excel skills; pivot tables and vlookups
Ability to interface with cross functional leadership to ensure proper accounting, reporting and support to senior finance leadership
Allocates time and resources efficiently to ensure projects completed accurately and timely, focusing on ever-shifting priorities; continually seeks way to improve individual/team efficiency.
Exhibits strong decision making; tackles tough problems with firm deadlines; is self-motivated and can work with limited supervision

Responsibilities

Responsible for month end close procedures
Plan/budget labor & overhead rates and other burden rates for manufacturing
Contribute to Monthly Site Operating Review
Prepare quarterly Financial forecasts, analyze and report on month-end financials
Actively participate in various lean projects to drive efficiencies and savings
Review reconciliations and journal entries
Analyze and report on month-end financials
Ensure adherence to global accounting policies and SOX narratives
Perform/review SOX controls testing
Liaise with both internal and external auditors
Observe and support cycle counts and physical inventory counts
Excess and obsolescence reserve analysis
Contribute to various project workstreams