Senior Accountant

Medical Device Components LLC•San Diego, CA

13d•$115,000 - $125,000•Hybrid

About The Position

At Lighteum, we pride ourselves on being more than just a place of work. We are a vibrant, innovative team committed to making a difference in the world of medical device components by enhancing the lives of patients worldwide by delivering innovative, high-quality medical components to the MedTech industry. Be a part of a team dedicated to playing a role in creating solutions that make a real impact. Your work will contribute to improving lives.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance
4-7+ years of public accounting and/or industry experience
Technical accounting knowledge with the ability to research and interpret complex transactions.
Experience with ERP systems and financial close, reporting, and consolidation tools
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including use of complex formulas, data analysis, and financial modeling techniques.
Strong understanding of financial statement architecture and interdependencies, consolidation accounting, intercompany eliminations, and U.S. GAAP principles within a multi-entity global organization.
Experience supporting consolidated financial reporting, intercompany accounting, and multi-entity accounting operations.
Demonstrated experience identifying process improvement opportunities and leveraging automation, analytics, or system functionality to improve efficiency and accuracy.
Demonstrated ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment in analyzing accounting matters and recommending appropriate treatment.
Strong analytical and communication skills, with the ability to document accounting conclusions, communicate technical accounting matters effectively, and apply accounting guidance to real-world business scenarios.
Ability to work onsite as required and perform prolonged computer-based work in an office and light manufacturing environment.

Nice To Haves

CPA or equivalent professional accounting certification.
Experience with IFS and Planful preferred.
Experience supporting accounting for holding companies, multiple legal entities, or international group structures.

Responsibilities

Own key components of the month-end consolidation close process, including the preparation and posting of consolidation journal entries such as intercompany eliminations and consolidation reclassifications, ensuring timely completion, accuracy, and adherence to established close timelines.
Maintain and govern the chart of accounts, ensuring proper financial classification and reporting consistency across entities.
Manage the complete accounting cycle for holding companies and other non-operating entities, including journal entries, accruals, intercompany activity, and period-end close, including monthly close activities, balance sheet reconciliations, and financial reporting requirements.
Ensure holding company ledgers are complete, accurate, and closed in line with the group’s reporting calendar.
Perform and review consolidated balance sheet reconciliations with full supporting schedules, ensuring timely completion, accuracy, and resolution of reconciling items.
Investigate reconciling items, aged balances, and unusual transactions.
Maintain statutory books, corporate records, and support documentation for holding companies.
Record and reconcile investments in subsidiaries, intercompany loans, dividends, capital contributions, management fees, and other equity transactions.
Coordinate with tax, treasury, legal, and external service providers on statutory filings, tax compliance, entity governance, and documentation requirements.
Maintain an entity compliance calendar and proactively escalate overdue filings, unresolved balances, or governance matters.
Identify process improvement opportunities and recommend solutions that improve efficiency, accuracy, and effectiveness of accounting operations.
Maintain standardized month-end close timelines, supporting schedules, and documentation procedures to improve consistency and efficiency.
Use available ERP functionality, close tools, templates, data analytics, and automation to reduce manual effort, improve accuracy, and shorten cycle times.
Simplify and standardize workflow across entities.
Prepare and maintain tools, checklists, supporting schedules, and procedural documentation to support consistent execution of accounting activities.
Partner with accounting and cross-functional teams to identify root causes, remove bottlenecks, and implement sustainable process improvements.
Perform other duties and special projects as assigned to support departmental and organizational objectives.