Senior Accounting Analyst
McKesson•Irving, TX
•Hybrid
About The Position
The Accounting Analyst supports the controllership organization through business unit financial, accounting, and internal control support, contract review activities and review of balance sheet reconciliations. This role partners cross‑functionally with Accounting, FP&A, Legal, and Audit to support accurate financial reporting and a strong control environment. Must be located in either the Alpharetta or Dallas area.
Requirements
- Degree and typically requires 7+ years of relevant experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (CPA or MBA preferred).
- 7+ years of progressive accounting experience
- Ability to communicate with influence both verbal and written
- Ability to collaborate cross functionally within a matrix organization
- Strong understanding and implementation of US GAAP
- Knowledge of all aspects of the COSO framework and comfort leading system/process change
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial analysis techniques
- Demonstrated experience performing contract reviews, revenue recognition analysis, or technical accounting assessments
Nice To Haves
- Experience in healthcare/life sciences or complex, matrixed environments is a plus
- ERP (SAP) proficiency; close automation tools (e.g., BlackLine), and BI/reporting (e.g., Power BI).
Responsibilities
- Lead preparation of monthly and quarterly balance sheet and income statement variance (flux) analyses, identifying root causes, trends, and risks requiring management attention.
- Independently perform contract reviews by identifying key financial terms, evaluating U.S. GAAP implications, and partnering with Legal and Finance stakeholders to support appropriate accounting conclusions.
- Develop clear, concise variance explanations suitable for leadership, Corporate and external audit review.
- Apply judgment to identify unusual or complex transactions and escalate appropriately.
- Communicate complex accounting matters clearly to non‑technical stakeholders.
- Work closely with FP&A and the Intercompany team to identify and document Intercompany relationships and ensure proper accounting treatment including eliminations.
- Review balance sheet account reconciliations ensuring compliance with reconciliation standards and timely resolution of reconciling items.
- Serve as a key contributor to month‑end close activities, including journal entry preparation, account analysis, and review support.
- Proactively identify close risks, inefficiencies, or control gaps and recommend corrective actions.
- Execute and support internal controls over financial reporting, including SOX controls, with an understanding of risk, materiality, and control objectives.
- Lead walkthroughs, coordinate audit requests, and ensure documentation meets internal and external audit standards.
- Support remediation of control deficiencies and track completion of corrective actions.
- Collaborate with cross‑functional partners to resolve issues, improve processes, and maintain financial accuracy.
- Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, documentation quality, and analytical rigor.
- Contribute to standardization of flux analysis, reconciliation templates, and control documentation.
- Assist with ad hoc analysis and special projects as assigned.
Benefits
- competitive compensation package
- Total Rewards
- annual bonus
- long-term incentive opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
