Principal Accounting Consultant

Aston Carter•Minneapolis, MN

3d•$60 - $80•Remote

About The Position

The Principal Accounting Consultant will manage and complete assigned month-end close activities, ensuring accurate, timely, and complete financial reporting in accordance with established deadlines and accounting standards. The role requires expert proficiency in financial reporting, account reconciliations, journal entries, accruals, and variance analysis, as well as the ability to learn and navigate existing accounting processes and the Oracle ERP environment independently with minimal direction. The consultant will leverage Oracle Fusion experience to support accounting processes, troubleshoot issues, and identify process-improvement opportunities. The role also supports the Oracle EBS-to-Oracle Fusion transition within the Record to Report (R2R) workstream, including process validation, requirements review, testing, issue resolution, and implementation readiness. The consultant will collaborate with Finance, IT, and implementation team members to ensure accounting requirements are represented accurately in the new ERP environment, and maintain documentation of processes, procedures, and outstanding items to support transition and knowledge transfer at the end of the contract. This is a contract position based remotely, with Minneapolis, MN listed as its location. The stated pay range is $60.00–$80.00 per hour. Eligible temporary workers may have access to benefits, subject to eligibility requirements and applicable plan terms.

Requirements

7+ years of corporate senior accounting experience.
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
2+ years of Oracle Fusion experience.
CPA.

Responsibilities

Manage and complete assigned month-end close activities accurately and on time, in accordance with deadlines and accounting standards.
Perform financial reporting, account reconciliations, journal entries, accruals, and variance analysis.
Learn and navigate existing accounting processes and the Oracle ERP environment, working independently with minimal direction.
Use Oracle Fusion to support accounting processes, troubleshoot issues, and identify process-improvement opportunities.
Support the Oracle EBS-to-Oracle Fusion transition within the Record to Report (R2R) workstream, including process validation, requirements review, testing, issue resolution, and implementation readiness.
Collaborate with Finance, IT, and implementation team members to ensure accounting requirements are accurately represented in the new ERP environment.
Document processes, procedures, and outstanding items to support the transition and end-of-contract knowledge transfer.