Senior Accountant
About The Position
The Senior Accountant is responsible for leading critical aspects of the monthly financial close process while ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of the Company's financial records. This role serves as a technical accounting resource to the accounting team, reviews the work of staff accountants, mentors junior team members, and partners with leadership to improve financial reporting and accounting processes. This position offers a clear path toward Accounting Manager for individuals who demonstrate strong technical accounting expertise, leadership ability, and a commitment to continuous improvement.
Requirements
- Technical accounting expertise
- Leadership ability
- Commitment to continuous improvement
- Knowledge of GAAP
- Knowledge of company accounting policies
- Experience with financial analyses
- Experience with cash flow forecasts
- Experience with fixed asset accounting
- Experience with intercompany transactions and allocations
- Experience with audit schedules and supporting documentation
- Experience with internal controls
- Experience with ERP implementations, system upgrades, acquisitions, and integration projects
Responsibilities
- Own assigned portions of the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close process, coordinating close activities and workload priorities across the accounting team to ensure deadlines are met and financial reporting is timely and accurate.
- Prepare, review, and post complex journal entries.
- Review journal entries prepared by Staff Accountants for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with GAAP and company accounting policies.
- Prepare assigned monthly balance sheet reconciliations and review reconciliations prepared by Staff Accountants, ensuring timely resolution of reconciling items.
- Review assigned portions of the monthly financial statements for completeness and accuracy and investigate significant variances.
- Prepare financial analyses and communicate results to accounting leadership and operational business partners.
- Prepare and analyze cash flow forecasts while identifying significant trends and potential risks.
- Manage accounting for fixed assets, including maintaining GAAP and tax depreciation records.
- Prepare and monitor intercompany transactions and allocations.
- Serve as a technical accounting resource for the department by applying GAAP and internal accounting policies to assist in resolving complex accounting issues.
- Serve as a day-to-day resource and mentor for Staff Accountants by providing technical guidance, coaching, and feedback.
- Assist with onboarding and training new accounting team members.
- Lead preparation of assigned audit schedules and supporting documentation.
- Serve as the primary accounting contact for external auditors within assigned functional areas.
- Assist with the implementation and maintenance of internal controls and support compliance with company accounting policies and regulatory requirements.
- Identify and lead assigned accounting process improvement initiatives from design through implementation, including opportunities for automation, standardization, enhanced internal controls, and greater consistency across the accounting function.
- Participate in ERP implementations, system upgrades, acquisitions, and integration projects.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
