Senior Accountant

ARLANXEO • Pittsburgh, PA

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

This role is responsible for driving end-to-end accounting process excellence across North America, shifting from transactional execution to process ownership, automation, and value creation. The position ensures operational integrity within a hybrid operating model by: Governing activities performed by the Shared Services Center (India COE), Driving process standardization, automation, and continuous improvement, Strengthening internal controls and compliance, Enhancing financial insights to support regional decision-making. The role serves as a key connector between local finance, shared services, and corporate, enabling scalable, technology-driven processes and promoting global best practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• 5 to 10 years of professional experience

Nice To Haves

• CPA strongly preferred and/or Master’s degree

Responsibilities

• Technical Accounting Lead analysis and resolution of complex technical accounting topics (e.g., benefit accounting, tax accounting, provisions, and other IFRS-related matters)
• Interpret and apply accounting standards to non-routine or judgmental transactions
• Partner with Corporate Accounting and external advisors to align on accounting positions
• Ensure clear process documentation, SOPs, and control frameworks (ICFR alignment)
• Own and continuously improve assigned end-to-end accounting processes (RTR, close, reporting)
• Identify inefficiencies and redesign processes to drive standardization and scalability
• Lead root-cause analysis and implement sustainable corrective actions
• Act as interface with India COE for accounting operations
• Define, monitor, and improve service delivery performance (quality, timeliness, accuracy)
• Resolve escalations and ensure accountability between local and COE teams
• Support streamlining, transition and stabilization of activities
• Identify and implement automation opportunities (Power Platform, SAP, reporting tools)
• Reduce manual journal entries, enhance reconciliations, and analytic activities
• Partner to design scalable solutions
• Provide analytical insights to support decision-making across US and Canada operations
• Engage directly with manufacturing sites and functional stakeholders
• Translate financial data into actionable business recommendations
• Support regional initiatives and strategic projects
• Ensure accuracy and completeness of financial results under IFRS
• Support reporting, audits, and regulatory requirements
• Maintain strong internal control environment and compliance standards
• Contribute to period-end close with focus on exceptions and analytics (not transaction processing)
• Promote best practices across the global organization
• Support corporate initiatives and cross-regional projects
• Actively contribute to knowledge sharing and process harmonization
• Mentor colleagues and support capability development

Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision)
• Retirement savings 401(k) plan with up to a 4% company match and an additional 5% Employer Retirement Contribution (ERC), totaling up to 9%
• Paid time off (vacation, sick leave, holidays)
• Wellness program linked to a Lifestyle Spending Account (LSA)
• Employer Health Savings Account (HSA) contribution of $500 for individual coverage or $1,000 for family coverage.
• Two weeks of paid parental leave.
• Company-paid short-term and long-term disability benefits.
• Company-paid life insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) coverage.

What This Job Offers

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