Senior Staff Accountant
About The Position
EnviroLogix is seeking a Senior Staff Accountant to own and improve core accounting processes while providing functional coordination and day-to-day guidance to remote shared-service personnel supporting Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable. The role performs and reviews accounting activities, supports month-end and audit requirements, monitors priorities and deadlines, identifies issues, and escalates performance or capacity concerns to the appropriate manager. The position will not initially have direct supervisory responsibility. Over time, the role is expected to expand into broader leadership of selected Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable processes and may develop toward formal people-management or Accounting Manager responsibilities based on business needs and demonstrated performance. The position is fully onsite at EnviroLogix’s Portland, Maine facility.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
- Five or more years of progressive accounting experience.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and ability to learn and effectively use financial systems, including IFS, Vena, DocAlpha, banking platforms, and invoice-processing tools.
- Experience preparing financial reports and performing general ledger and balance sheet reconciliations, including resolving reconciling items.
- Ability to communicate issues, risks, and recommendations clearly.
- Excellent analytical skills, high attention to detail, and commitment to accuracy.
- Ability to lead through influence, follow up on commitments, and hold process owners accountable without formal supervisory authority.
- Continuous improvement mindset.
- Ability to work collaboratively and communicate effectively with multicultural stakeholders at all levels.
- Strong organization and time-management skills, including ability to manage competing priorities and adapt to changing business needs.
- Strong knowledge of accounting principles and practices, including Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), preferably in a multi-entity environment.
Nice To Haves
- CPA or CMA certification, or progress toward certification.
- Experience coordinating remote or offshore accounting personnel.
- Prior functional leadership, mentoring, project leadership, and/or informal accountability experience.
Responsibilities
- Prepare and review accounting records, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger entries, reconciliations, and supporting documentation.
- Prepare financial statements and other financial analyses in accordance with applicable accounting standards, regulatory requirements, and internal policies.
- Perform bank, general ledger, and other account reconciliations; investigate discrepancies and ensure timely resolution.
- Support compliance with internal controls and internal and external audit requirements.
- Collaborate with the global finance team to complete accounting activities, projects, and reporting requirements accurately and on a structured cadence.
- Coordinate assigned Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable activities by tracking priorities, deadlines, dependencies, and open issues; follow up with shared-service personnel and escalate delays or recurring quality concerns to the appropriate manager.
- Review supplier statements, support payment-term initiatives, and escalate supplier-account issues.
- Establish and maintain key performance indicator reporting and visual management for assigned accounting and shared-service processes.
- Provide coverage and support for international accounting teams and processes as needed.
- Develop, update, and maintain Standard Operating Procedures for owned Finance and Accounting processes.
- Identify and implement opportunities to improve efficiency, accuracy, automation, and process control.
- Communicate financial information clearly and professionally to internal teams and external stakeholders.
- Provide training, coaching, and process guidance to junior Finance staff and remote shared-service personnel as appropriate.
- Support implementation and transition of finance processes into IFS, including testing, documentation, training, and issue resolution.
- Support the Accounting Manager and Director of Finance with additional accounting activities and special projects as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
