Senior Accountant - Fixed Assets
Neogen Corporation•Lansing, MI
•Hybrid
About The Position
At Neogen, the Senior Accountant – Fixed Assets owns the end-to-end fixed asset accounting function, including capitalization, depreciation, reporting, and compliance. This role drives financial accuracy, strengthens internal controls, and partners with business leaders to optimize capital allocation decisions. In addition to core accounting responsibilities, this role leads process improvement and automation initiatives, leveraging data analytics to enhance visibility, reduce manual effort, and support Shared Services transformation objectives. This position is hybrid with possibility of remote.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required
- 5+ years of progressive accounting experience (fixed assets or general accounting)
- Strong knowledge of US GAAP (fixed assets, capitalization, depreciation, impairment)
- Advanced Excel (pivot tables, Power Query, data modeling)
- Demonstrated experience driving automation and process improvements
Nice To Haves
- Experience in a SOX-controlled, publicly traded environment preferred
- SAP S/4HANA experience strongly preferred; multi-ERP experience a plus
- Experience with fixed asset systems (e.g., Thomson Reuters Fixed Assets CS) preferred
- Experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI) preferred
- CPA or CPA-eligible
Responsibilities
- Own the full lifecycle of fixed assets across SAP S/4HANA and legacy systems (capitalization, depreciation, transfers, retirements)
- Ensure timely and accurate completion of month-end and year-end close activities
- Prepare and review journal entries, reconciliations, and asset rollforwards
- Maintain fixed asset subledger integrity and alignment to the general ledger
- Partner with FP&A, Procurement, and business leaders to review and validate capital expenditures
- Ensure proper capitalization vs. expense treatment in accordance with US GAAP and company policy
- Provide insights into capital spend trends, project status, and return expectations
- Support development and tracking of annual capital budgets, including expansion of capital tracking and workflow tools
- Ensure compliance with US GAAP, SOX requirements, and internal capitalization policies
- Design, execute, and continuously improve internal controls over fixed assets
- Prepare quarterly (10Q) and annual (10K) disclosures and supporting documentation
- Lead audit support for internal and external auditors
- Identify and implement automation opportunities across fixed asset processes (e.g., reconciliations, reporting, asset tracking)
- Develop dashboards and reporting to enhance transparency of capital activity and asset performance
- Standardize processes across ERPs and drive adoption of best practices
- Partner with IT and Shared Services leadership to deliver efficiency gains tied to transformation objectives.
- Deliver actionable reporting and insights to support decision-making across finance and operations
- Analyze capital project trends, asset utilization, and depreciation impacts
- Build and maintain data models, reports, and dashboards (e.g., Excel, Power BI)
- Serve as subject matter expert for fixed assets accounting
- Mentor junior team members and support knowledge transfer
- Drive a culture of accountability, accuracy, and continuous improvement within Shared Services
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage begin on your first day of employment.
- 401(k) with company match
- Generous paid time off (PTO)
- Career Growth Opportunities
- Meaningful Work
- Collaborative Culture
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
