Senior AccountantLocation: Hybrid/Hillsborough, NCJob PurposeThe Senior Accountant is a key member of the corporate accounting team, responsible for the integrity of the general ledger and the accuracy and timeliness of the financial close in a SAP and FloQast environment. This role owns significant portions of the monthly, quarterly, and annual close, prepares and reviews journal entries and account reconciliations, and ensures financial results are recorded in accordance with U.S. GAAP and company accounting policies.
Beyond the recurring close, the Senior Accountant is a steward of the company's internal control environment. This individual maintains SOX-level documentation, supports the design and implementation of internal controls, and serves as a primary liaison with internal and external auditors. The role also leads ad hoc process-improvement projects - increasingly leveraging automation and AI tools - that streamline and strengthen the financial close, making it an excellent fit for a detail-oriented, technically strong accountant who enjoys both hands-on accounting and continuous improvement.
Major Accountabilities / Essential DutiesGeneral Ledger & Financial Close (Approximately 40%)- Own assigned areas of the monthly, quarterly, and annual close within SAP, meeting all close-calendar deadlines and ensuring the general ledger is complete, accurate, and fully supported before results are finalized
- Prepare, review, and post journal entries in SAP - including accruals, prepaids, allocations, reclassifications, and adjusting entries - each with clear, audit-ready supporting documentation and appropriate approvals
- Ensure all transactions are recorded in accordance with U.S. GAAP and company accounting policies, researching the correct treatment for new or non-routine transactions and documenting conclusions
- Analyze general ledger activity for reasonableness, investigate and resolve variances and posting errors, and confirm proper account, cost center, and entity classification
- Prepare monthly and quarterly results, roll-forwards, and supporting schedules, and deliver clear fluctuation and variance analysis with well-reasoned explanations for management
- Maintain and continuously refine the close calendar, task checklists, and FloQast close workflows to shorten the close and improve accountability and visibility
Account Reconciliations & Balance Sheet Integrity (Approximately 25%)- Prepare and review balance sheet account reconciliations in FloQast, ensuring every balance is complete, accurate, properly classified, and supported by appropriate documentation
- Research and resolve reconciling items on a timely basis, driving aged and unusual items to resolution and escalating risks with recommended corrective actions
- Ensure sub-ledgers (e.g., accounts payable, accounts receivable, fixed assets, and inventory) tie to the general ledger, and investigate, explain, and correct any discrepancies
- Establish and enforce reconciliation standards, preparer and reviewer sign-offs, and supporting evidence within FloQast to maintain a consistent, audit-ready close
- Own the balance sheet review for assigned areas, presenting account analytics and proactively flagging risks, exposures, and required adjustments to management
SOX Compliance & Audit Liaison (Approximately 20%)- Maintain SOX-level documentation - including process narratives, flowcharts, risk-and-control matrices (RCMs), and control evidence - keeping it current as processes and systems evolve
- Identify control gaps and support the design, implementation, and testing of new or enhanced internal controls, including automated and system-based controls within SAP and FloQast
- Support quarterly reviews and the annual audit, proactively anticipating information needs and providing timely, well-organized responses to auditor inquiries
- Lead the remediation of control deficiencies, developing action plans, implementing sustainable fixes, and tracking corrective actions through to validated completion
QualificationsThe ideal candidate will possess:
- Technical Accounting Expertise: a strong command of U.S. GAAP and hands-on experience owning a full-cycle month-end close, preparing complex journal entries, and completing detailed balance sheet reconciliations.
- Internal Controls and SOX Knowledge: a solid understanding of SOX and internal control frameworks (e.g., COSO), with proven ability to author documentation, execute and test key controls, and evaluate both control design and operating effectiveness.
- Audit Partnership: experience working directly with internal and external auditors, managing PBC requests, supporting walkthroughs, and preparing complete, well-organized, audit-ready support.
- SAP and FloQast Proficiency: hands-on experience with SAP (general ledger, journal entries, and reporting) and FloQast (close management and account reconciliations), used daily to drive an accurate and efficient close.
- AI and Automation Skills: experience using AI tools such as Claude or Microsoft Copilot to accelerate research, analysis, documentation, and process automation, with sound judgment on reviewing and validating outputs.
- Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills: the ability to work with large data sets, research and explain variances, and resolve complex reconciling items with sound, well-documented judgment.
- Advanced Excel: advanced Microsoft Excel skills - pivot tables, lookups, and analysis of large data sets - to support reconciliation, reporting, and process improvement.
- Process-Improvement Mindset: a proactive, continuous-improvement approach to identifying inefficiencies and implementing better, better-controlled, and more automated processes.
- Communication and Collaboration: clear written and verbal communication and the ability to partner effectively across teams and with external auditors and stakeholders.
- Ownership and Deadline Management: a detail-oriented, deadline-driven approach able to manage multiple competing priorities and deliver high-quality work in a fast-paced close environment.
Required Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
- 4+ years of progressive accounting experience, including ownership of month-end close cycles and balance sheet account reconciliations.
- Prior SOX experience with a demonstrated ability to author and maintain SOX-level documentation and execute internal controls (required).
- Experience serving as a liaison with internal and external auditors, including managing PBC requests and audit deliverables.
- Strong working knowledge of U.S. GAAP and the financial close process.
- Hands-on experience with SAP and FloQast.
- Experience using AI tools such as Claude or Microsoft Copilot to support accounting, analysis, and process-improvement work.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, and large data sets.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills, with high attention to detail.
- CPA preferred.
- Public accounting experience preferred.
