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Senior Accountant position is focused on the General Ledger and responsible for owning the accounting and closing processes for cash and prepaid asset accounts. This role serves as a subject matter expert and escalation point for complex accounting issues within these areas, combining technical accounting depth with advanced troubleshooting capabilities to ensure the integrity of the general ledger. The ideal candidate brings strong GAAP knowledge, a process improvement mindset, and the ability to diagnose and resolve discrepancies with precision and efficiency.
- Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes for assets accounts, such as cash and prepaid expense accounts, ensuring timely and accurate journal entries, reconciliations, and supporting documentation.
- Serve as the primary escalation point for complex accounting issues, such as those related to cash reconciliations and prepaid amortization schedules.
- Perform advanced reconciliation and troubleshooting of balance sheet accounts, identifying root causes of variances and driving resolution through cross-functional collaboration with AP, Treasury, and Operations.
- Oversee the prepaid expense schedule, validating amortization accuracy and ensuring proper expense recognition timing in accordance with GAAP.
- Support cash accounting functions, including bank reconciliations, intercompany cash activity, and coordination with Treasury on daily cash positioning and month-end tie-outs.
- Collaborate with IT and Finance systems teams to troubleshoot ERP posting issues, account mapping errors, and subledger-to-GL reconciliation discrepancies.
- Partner with internal and external auditors, preparing schedules, supporting PBC requests, and providing technical accounting rationale for significant transactions.
- Drive continuous improvement in close processes through automation, enhanced documentation, and identification of control gaps.
- Prepare and present account analyses and technical memos to Finance leadership as needed.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, or equivalent from an accredited university.
- CPA license or active CPA candidacy strongly preferred; MBA a plus.
- Minimum of 3-5 years of progressive accounting experience, with demonstrated ownership of fixed assets, cash, or prepaid accounting functions.
- Advanced troubleshooting and analytical skills; proven ability to investigate and resolve complex reconciling items and subledger discrepancies.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (Power Pivot, Power Query); experience with Power BI or similar BI tools preferred.
- Familiarity with ERP and financial management systems (e.g., IFS, Hyperion, SAP, or similar); experience with subledger reconciliation and semantic data layers is a plus.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to partner effectively across Accounting, Finance, IT, and Operations.
- Detail-oriented with a demonstrated track record of improving close processes through technology and automation.
Supervisory Responsibilities: No
Work environment:- Exposure to computer screens.
- Required hybrid in-office work schedule.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
- Required job duties are normally performed in a climate-controlled office environment.
Pay Range: $105,000 - 115,000 per year.
