Senior Accountant (Record to Report)

The Clorox Company•Durham, NC

10d•Hybrid

About The Position

Clorox is the place that’s committed to growth – for our people and our brands. Guided by our purpose and values, and with people at the center of everything we do, we believe every one of us can make a positive impact on consumers, communities and teammates. Join our team. #CloroxIsThePlace Your role at Clorox: We’re looking for a Senior Accountant – Record to Report to drive improvements in our financial close process and strengthen accounting operations. In this role, you’ll combine accounting expertise with system transformation skills to deliver accurate, timely, and efficient reporting. You’ll help shorten the close cycle, ensure compliance with accounting standards, and partner cross functionally with enterprise data and technology teams to translate accounting needs into scalable solutions. This position offers high visibility across Finance and Accounting leadership and the opportunity to shape continuous improvement initiatives.

Requirements

3+ years of accounting/finance experience; mix of public and industry experience a plus.
Systems Implementation experience
Strong knowledge of accounting standards, financial close cycles, and reporting requirements.
Experience with SAP or other ERP systems
Excellent communication skills with the ability to work cross‑functionally.
Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and project management abilities.
Flexible, proactive, and detail‑oriented with a focus on process improvement.
Understand financial closing process/cycle and how close tasks impact the financial statement
Understand how to identify inefficiencies and support scalable solutions
Basic understanding of customer data, financial systems, and analytics potential
Be open to learning new technologies and processes
Familiar with testing processes, especially for system and SAP upgrades
Focused on identifying inconsistencies or data quality issues
Understands how data flows during Close cycles
Effectively reports issues and collaborates across business and technical teams
Able to diagnose root causes of data or test failures
Project management skills and effective organization
Ability to think and work cross-functionally.
Mental Agility
Analytical
Autonomous
Strong Effective Communication (both written and verbal)
Flexibility/Adaptability
System implementation desirable
Base level IT exposure
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead and support enhancements to the RTR close process, including SAP S/4HANA and related systems.
Validate data accuracy and integrity across close cycles and reporting outputs.
Partner with enterprise data and technology teams to communicate accounting requirements and drive solutions.
Execute testing for system upgrades and process changes, logging and resolving issues.
Track and improve key metrics for close timeliness, accuracy, and efficiency.
Contribute to quarterly and annual financial reporting, including management analysis and disclosures.
Research and apply accounting standards; evaluate transactions for proper treatment.
Maintain and update accounting policies and procedures.
Collaborate with global teams to ensure consistency and readiness.
Other Support other ad hoc RTR Global Capability priorities and initiatives.