Senior Accountant

Allied Solutions•Batavia, IL

32d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Accountant plays a strategic role within the Finance Operations team, serving as a subject matter expert in complex accounting functions and financial reporting. This position is responsible for ensuring the integrity of financial information through the application of advanced accounting principles, internal controls, and compliance standards. This role leads the preparation, analysis, and presentation of financial statements, management reports, and variance analyses, providing critical insights to senior leadership to support strategic planning and decision-making. This role also contributes to the continuous improvement of financial processes and systems, identifies areas for operational efficiencies, and supports audits and regulatory reporting requirements. In addition to technical expertise, the Senior Accountant serves as a primary liaison with internal departments, external partners, and auditors, demonstrating strong communication skills and a collaborative approach. This role may also mentor junior accounting staff and support cross-functional initiatives that enhance organizational financial performance.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or related field required, Master's Degree in Accounting preferred.
5-7 years of work-related experience required.
Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel with a solid knowledge base of other Microsoft Office products.
Pivot table and advanced functions experience preferred.
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, and percentages.
Experience with and an aptitude for financial accounting platforms.
A high level of accuracy and attention to detail is essential.
Customer service mindset given level of interaction with internal and external customers.
Motivated and self-driven with continuous process improvement tendencies.
Ability to handle confidential information in a responsible manner.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

Champion automation and technology-driven efficiencies within financial operations; drive system optimization and act as a power user in ERP tools.
Documents and maintain accounting procedures by analyzing current policies/procedures and recommends improvements.
Provide critical insights to senior leadership to support strategic planning and decision-making.
Serves as a subject matter expert for various functions within the department.
Create internal controls that track KPIs and resolve issues that arise.
Escalate to leadership on a regular basis to ensure awareness.
Coordinates and communicates with other departments to ensure accuracy and integrity of financial data.
Owns implementation of strategic initiatives within Finance team along with cross-functional initiatives across the enterprise.
Partner with internal and external partners on modifications or enhancements to programs that impact the Finance team and the organization at large.
Train, mentor, and informally coach junior accounting staff.
Maintains account reconciliations on a daily and/or monthly basis to ensure accuracy and delegate corrections as needed.
Reviews daily financial transactions (receipts, invoices, payments, etc.) for accuracy.
Handles day-to-day escalated financial transactions, including verifying and classifying.
Answers accounting and financial questions by researching and interpreting data.
Coordinate and prepare key audit deliverables and lead conversations with auditors for areas of ownership.
Own ad-hoc reporting and projects, as requested.
Assists or owns various quarterly and annual reporting requirements.
Serve as subject matter expert in ERP systems and related tools within area of responsibility.
Prepare and present management reports and variance analyses, providing critical insights to senior leadership to support strategic planning and decision-making.