Lead impactful accounting projects at a dynamic organization with growth opportunities. Enhance financial processes and scalability in a collaborative environment. Develop expertise in consolidated and intercompany accounting.
Senior Accountant
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Job Description
Overview
- The Senior Accountant role focuses on consolidated and intercompany accounting, monthly close processes, and audit readiness.
- Collaborate on process improvements to enhance scalability and efficiency within the accounting function.
- Prepare and reconcile multi-entity consolidations, ensuring accuracy and alignment across financial statements.
- Own key monthly close workpapers, streamlining processes, and maintaining standardized documentation.
- Support audit and compliance activities, preparing schedules and partnering with external auditors.
- Execute journal entries, reconciliations, and adjustments across multiple entities during month-end close.
- Collaborate cross-functionally to resolve discrepancies and troubleshoot system data issues.
- Participate in system updates and user acceptance testing impacting accounting processes.
Key Responsibilities & Duties
- Prepare and reconcile multi-entity consolidations, including eliminations and intercompany true-ups.
- Ensure subledger-to-GL alignment across entities and support consolidated financial statement accuracy.
- Own monthly close workpapers, streamlining designs to improve control consistency.
- Maintain clear audit trails and standardized documentation for compliance and audit readiness.
- Prepare PBC schedules and partner with external auditors during audits.
- Execute journal entries, accruals, reclasses, and intercompany adjustments during month-end close.
- Reconcile balance sheet and P&L accounts, ensuring accuracy and resolving discrepancies.
- Collaborate with IT and Operations to troubleshoot system data issues and participate in UAT.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting is required.
- 5-7+ years of progressive accounting experience, including consolidated and intercompany accounting.
- Experience with close-management tools such as FloQast or BlackLine is preferred.
- Proficiency in managing multiple accounting systems and ERP environments is a strong plus.
- Advanced critical thinking and problem-solving skills to design process enhancements.
- Hybrid schedule commitment with onsite presence two days per week.
- Completion of an in-person accounting and analytical skills assessment is required.
- Authorization to work for any employer in the US is mandatory.
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