Senior Accountant

Brightline Trains • Miami, FL

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About The Position

Brightline is seeking a Senior Accountant to support day-to-day accounting activities and contribute to its accounting methodologies, strategies, compliance, controls, and finance-related systems. Reporting to the Accounting Manager, this role owns key areas of the monthly financial close, prepares complex financial and management reporting, helps develop policies and procedures, and drives process improvements while maintaining effective internal controls. The role works across departments to support financial reporting and business initiatives and handles confidential and proprietary information appropriately.

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 startup 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

• Experience in the consumer products, transportation, or hospitality industry.
• Public and private accounting experience.
• CPA or satisfaction of 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 variance analyses to identify 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 PBC requests, 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 perform data reconciliations.
• Assist in preparing US GAAP financial statements, including tying out 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior