Senior Accountant - Remote

GT Independence • ,

5d • $70,000 - $80,000 • Remote

About The Position

The Senior Accountant owns assigned balance sheet accounts, accounting processes, and month-end close activities. The role ensures accounts are accurate, reconciled, fully supported, and prepared for management review. Responsibilities include analyzing account activity, resolving discrepancies, explaining financial results, maintaining documentation, and driving issues to resolution. The Senior Accountant also serves as a process owner, identifying risks, trends, and improvement opportunities while supporting the development of Staff Accountants and contributing to a scalable, well-documented, and resilient accounting function.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related business discipline.
• 4–7+ years of progressive accounting experience.
• Experience performing month-end close activities, account reconciliations, journal entry preparation, and financial analysis.
• Experience owning significant balance sheet accounts or accounting processes.

Nice To Haves

• CPA, CPA candidate, or demonstrated progress toward professional certification.
• Master's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Own assigned balance sheet accounts, reconciliations, and month-end close activities.
• Ensure account balances are accurate, supported, and review-ready; analyze fluctuations, variances, and key account activity.
• Prepare timely reconciliations, maintain supporting documentation, investigate discrepancies, and drive issues to resolution with sustainable corrective actions.
• Manage assigned accounting matters through completion, provide status updates, and ensure commitments, risks, and action plans are effectively tracked and resolved.
• Maintain process documentation and standard operating procedures.
• Support internal and external audits.
• Provide cross-training and mentor Staff Accountants through coaching and knowledge sharing.
• Identify and implement process, control, reporting, and automation improvements that strengthen scalability, efficiency, and organizational resilience.

What This Job Offers

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