Sr Accountant

EBI•Burlington, MA

36d•Hybrid

About The Position

EBI Consulting is seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Senior Accountant to join our Finance team. This role owns the month-end close process, including the large majority of balance sheet account reconciliations, while maintaining accurate financial records, assisting in the preparation of financial reports, and ensuring compliance with accounting standards and regulations. We are looking for a well-rounded accountant with working knowledge across the back office — general ledger, AP, AR, treasury, and revenue — who can also support payroll processing and expense report management. This role offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment, develop and refine technical accounting skills, contribute to financial decision-making, and support the company's growth. This position reports directly to the Director of Accounting and will be a hybrid role, with the expectation of three days per week on-site in our Burlington, MA corporate headquarters. Therefore, candidates will need to be geographically close to Burlington, MA and comfortable working in a hybrid environment to be considered.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
3+ year in accounting roles with escalating responsibility
Excel Expertise
Strong knowledge of accounting principles, and revenue recognition
Hands-on experience owning month-end close and balance sheet account reconciliations required
Working knowledge across back-office accounting functions (AP, AR, payroll, treasury, revenue) preferred
Excellent analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills
Attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines
Strong organizational and time management abilities

Nice To Haves

Experience with NetSuite and Salesforce preferred
Experience reviewing, auditing, or providing oversight of payroll and expense report processes preferred

Responsibilities

Assist with maintaining and reconciling the general ledger, ensuring accuracy and completeness
Own and complete the large majority of month-end balance sheet account reconciliations, researching and resolving variances
Assist with treasury management with cash applications and assisting the director of accounting with cash forecasting
Prepare journal entries for various financial transactions
Collaborate with FP&A to assist with tracking KPIs and budget variances
Work in partnership with AP to ensure costs are landing in the correct GL accounts and departments
Work closely with AR to ensure incoming cash is applied timely and appropriately
Run revenue in the system weekly and perform high level variance analysis
Review project financials as needed and reconcile any revenue recognition issues
Streamline the month end close process and deploy AI wherever possible to automate manual work
Consistently evaluate day to day processes to automate whenever possible
Provide day-to-day support and quality review of payroll processing performed by the Payroll Coordinator, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and proper GL coding
Serve as a cross-trained backup and provide payroll processing coverage when needed
Own the expense and travel policy and ensure travel and credit card costs are coded correctly
Help evaluate and optimize expense report software
Assist in the preparation for external financial statement audit and tax returns
Assist the Director of Accounting with ensuring compliance with relevant accounting standards and regulations
Provide iterative improvements to the internal control environment