Senior Accountant

Keter North America•Anderson, IN

About The Position

The Senior Accountant provides ownership of general ledger integrity and key close activities to ensure accurate, timely, and compliant financial reporting. The role partners cross-functionally to strengthen financial controls, oversee finance operations including corporate card administration and expense reporting governance, and provide tax oversight across sales/use tax, income tax, and property tax compliance. The position leads complex journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and analyses supporting Balance Sheet and P&L reporting; identifies and resolves accounting and compliance issues; and drives continuous improvement through standardization, automation, and effective use of AI tools to streamline workflows and improve insight.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field from an accredited college or university.
At least 6 years of progressive accounting experience, including month-end close, reconciliations, and audit support.
Demonstrated experience supporting or overseeing tax compliance activities, such as sales/use tax, property tax, and/or income tax deliverables.
Strong written and verbal communication skills with U.S. and international stakeholders, including the ability to explain accounting impacts to non-accounting partners.
Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to research accounting matters, identify root causes, and recommend and implement solutions to improve reporting accuracy.
Ability to prioritize and independently manage multiple deadlines with minimal oversight; comfortable leading workstreams and coordinating across teams.
Strong systems aptitude and ERP experience; ability to support process improvements, controls, and reporting enhancements.
Strong tax knowledge and ability to oversee and/or support compliance activities across sales/use tax, income tax, and property tax, and to partner with external advisors and internal stakeholders to ensure accurate, timely filings.
Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, and data validation; ability to work efficiently with large data sets and comfort leveraging automation and AI-enabled tools to streamline reporting, reconciliations, and documentation.
Ability to sit at a workstation approximately 90% of work time and stand and walk approximately 10% of work time.
Ability to lift 20 lbs.
Availability to work overtime or weekends during month-end, year-end, audits, or special projects with short notice.
Regular attendance required.

Nice To Haves

Manufacturing environment accounting experience preferred.
CPA or CMA preferred.
SAP ERP experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Own general ledger accuracy by reviewing daily transactions, resolving posting issues, and ensuring completeness and adherence to accounting policies.
Oversee bank activity, including daily cash posting and reconciliation, and complete and review monthly bank reconciliations with appropriate supporting documentation.
Lead assigned components of monthly, quarterly, and annual close, including preparation and review of complex journal entries, accruals, and account reconciliations; perform variance analysis and drive issue resolution.
Manage intercompany accounting activities for assigned entities, including reconciliation, dispute resolution, and timely communication with intercompany affiliates to meet close timelines.
Oversee fixed asset accounting for assigned locations, coordinating capitalization, disposals, and transfers; post depreciation, review supporting detail, and complete monthly reconciliations to ensure policy compliance.
Provide analysis and inputs for weekly cash flow and liquidity reporting; identify trends and risks and partner with Finance stakeholders on mitigation actions.
Support budgeting and forecasting by ensuring accurate cost center and internal order governance, validating general ledger mappings, and partnering on reporting requirements and management insights.
Prepare and review audit schedules and workpapers; serve as a primary contact for assigned areas during quarterly reviews and annual audits; ensure documentation supports internal control requirements.
Lead process improvement initiatives involving automation, standard work, and close optimization; mentor junior staff; and perform special projects and analyses as assigned.
Oversee corporate credit card administration, including policy governance, cardholder onboarding and offboarding, spending limit and merchant category controls, compliance monitoring, and issue resolution in partnership with AP/Treasury.
Oversee Concur Expense Reporting processes and controls, including workflow configuration governance, user guidance and training, audit rules and exception monitoring, and timely escalation and resolution of compliance concerns.
Lead or oversee tax compliance activities, including sales and use tax preparation and support, property tax filings, and coordination of income tax deliverables with internal or external providers; ensure accurate data, supporting documentation, and on-time submissions.
Apply current AI tools and automation techniques to improve close, reconciliation, expense, and tax processes; develop repeatable templates and controls to increase efficiency, accuracy, and auditability.