Accounting Consultant

About the role

The Senior Accounting Consultant will provide interim support during a key reporting and compliance period for a well-established organization in the music, publishing, and digital media space.

Responsibilities

• Month-End Close & Financial Reporting Support: Perform month-end and quarter-end close activities, assist with consolidation schedules and financial reporting processes, maintain and update Excel-based reporting and consolidation files, perform financial reviews and reasonableness checks on results.
• Accounting & Reconciliations: Prepare account reconciliations and supporting schedules, assist with documenting accounting procedures and workflows, perform routine financial analysis and balance validation, support the accuracy and completeness of financial reporting.
• Audit, Compliance & Tax Support: Respond to internal and external audit requests, gather supporting documentation and prepare audit schedules, assist with compliance reporting and filing requirements, support tax-related requests, trial balance preparation, and related schedules.
• Process Improvement & Documentation: Document existing accounting processes and reporting workflows, support knowledge transfer and process improvement initiatives, assist with reporting dependencies tied to current systems and processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
• 3+ years of accounting, financial reporting, or corporate accounting experience
• Experience supporting month-end close, account reconciliations, and financial reporting
• Strong Excel skills, including advanced formulas, lookups, pivot tables, and complex spreadsheets
• Experience supporting audits, compliance reporting, or tax-related requests
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities

Preferred Experience

• Multi-entity accounting or consolidation experience
• Experience in manufacturing, publishing, distribution, consumer products, or similar industries
• Exposure to audit preparation and tax support activities
• Experience working within manual, legacy, or transitioning system environments

What We're Looking For

• A hands-on contributor rather than a reviewer
• Comfortable rolling up their sleeves in a lean finance environment
• Able to learn processes quickly and operate with minimal direction
• Strong in Excel and financial analysis
• Adaptable, resourceful, and detail-oriented