Senior Accountant

Murata Power Solutions, Inc.•Westborough, MA

17d•$88,000 - $98,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Accountant is a key member of the Finance team responsible for supporting the accuracy, integrity, and timely reporting of the Company’s financial information. This position requires a highly analytical individual who can evaluate financial data, identify trends and discrepancies, investigate underlying causes, and communicate meaningful conclusions. The ideal candidate is naturally curious, detail-oriented, and comfortable working with large amounts of financial data. In addition to performing routine accounting activities, the Senior Accountant is expected to understand the reasoning behind financial results, identify unusual activity, investigate discrepancies, and proactively recommend solutions or process improvements. This role will be responsible for general ledger accounting, account reconciliations, month-end and year-end close, fixed assets, cash forecasting, and support for internal and external audits, financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting.

Requirements

Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and experience analyzing large datasets.
Proficiency with PivotTables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH, SUMIFS, IF statements, and other analytical functions.
Ability to reconcile and analyze data from multiple sources.
Experience preparing financial schedules, reconciliations, forecasts, and reports.
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field preferred.
3–5 years of relevant accounting, audit, or financial analysis experience preferred.
Candidates with 1–3 years of strong public accounting experience may also be considered.
Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, general ledger accounting, reconciliations, journal entries, accruals, and financial statements.

Nice To Haves

Power Query, Power BI, or similar data-analysis experience is a plus.
Knowledge of IFRS is a plus.
Experience with financial statement, account, and variance analysis preferred.
Cash flow forecasting experience preferred.
Manufacturing, multinational, or multi-entity experience is a plus.
Experience with ERP systems such as Oracle, SAP, Epicor, Avante, or similar systems preferred.
Big 4 public accounting experience highly preferred.

Responsibilities

Prepare and post accurate journal entries with appropriate supporting documentation in compliance with company policy and accounting standards.
Perform monthly, quarterly, and annual balance sheet reconciliations to identify root causes, trends, errors, or unusual activity.
Investigate discrepancies, unusual transactions, and account variances, clearly document conclusions and proposed corrective actions.
Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities.
Analyze financial results and explain significant fluctuations and trends.
Assist with budgets, forecasts, and variance analysis.
Prepare and maintain cash forecasts and analyze actual results against projections.
Monitor cash balances, bank activity, and funding requirements.
Partner with Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and other departments to resolve accounting issues.
Support cash management activities, including monitoring cash balances, bank activity, funding requirements, and preparation of cash-related reports and analyses.
Develop Excel-based financial analyses, schedules, and management reports.
Support fixed asset accounting, including capitalization, depreciation, disposals, and reconciliations.
Support internal and external audits by preparing schedules and documentation.
Review transactions for accuracy, completeness, and proper classification.
Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, controls, and data quality.
Maintain accounting procedures and internal control documentation.
Support ad hoc financial analysis and Finance projects.