Senior Accountant

Brightline•Miami, FL

About The Position

Brightline is seeking a Senior Accountant to perform day-to-day accounting activities and support the accounting team. The role owns key parts of the monthly financial close, prepares complex financial reports, develops policies and procedures, improves processes, and maintains effective internal controls. The Senior Accountant helps implement and maintain accounting methodologies, strategies, compliance processes, controls, and accounting- and finance-related systems. This position reports to the Accounting Manager and collaborates across departments to support financial reporting and business initiatives.

Requirements

At least 4 years of professional experience in a corporate accounting role.
Current or recent experience managing monthly financial accounting close processes, including prepaids and accruals, journal entries, account reconciliations, and variance analyses.
Experience working with auditors and preparing audit requests, such as roll-forwards.
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
Ability to work in a fast-paced start-up environment.
High ethical standards and ability to work cooperatively with other departments without compromising internal controls.
High proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel.
Experience in data analytics and reporting.

Nice To Haves

Corporate accounting experience in the consumer products, transportation, or hospitality industry.
Public and private accounting experience.
CPA certification or meeting CPA exam eligibility requirements.
Experience with NetSuite ERP.

Responsibilities

Own key areas of the monthly financial accounting close, including preparing and recording journal entries and performing or reviewing account reconciliations.
Prepare close-related variance analyses to identify key drivers of monthly fluctuations and ensure costs are recognized and allocated to the appropriate departments.
Record and reconcile intercompany transactions, ensure proper eliminations, and analyze changes in balances.
Ensure accounting information is accurate and timely and that transactions are recognized in accordance with US GAAP.
Assist with audits by preparing requested materials, such as roll-forwards, and serving as a liaison to external auditors.
Upload transactions from sub-ledgers and other systems, including point-of-sale, inventory management, and employee expense reporting systems, and reconcile data.
Assist with preparing US GAAP financial statements, including tying figures to supporting schedules and documentation.
Contribute to continuous improvement of accounting systems and business processes to increase efficiency and shorten the closing cycle.
Collaborate across departments to support financial reporting and business initiatives.
Assist with special projects as requested.
Maintain strict confidentiality of confidential and proprietary information.
Help develop policies, procedures, and controls and support implementation of accounting and finance-related systems.