Accounting Lead

About the role

You will serve as an Accounting Lead supporting our business unit with hands-on operational accounting and high-impact financial insights. In this role, you’ll function as a senior individual contributor responsible for supporting the close process, reviewing accounting outputs, and ensuring accurate financial reporting for the business unit. This role partners with cross-functional teams on revenue, expense and contract-related accounting, maintains strong internal controls, supports audits, and drives process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Analyze operational and financial data to validate activity, identify trends, and translate findings into clear business insights
• Support the month-end close by preparing journal entries, performing balance sheet reconciliations, and partnering with Accounting to ensure timely, accurate results
• Train, provide guidance and review the work performed by accounting staff to ensure transactions are processed in accordance with company policy
• Maintain a strong control environment by executing key controls and documentation in alignment with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements
• Build and deliver recurring reporting, variance analysis, and commentary to deepen understanding of assigned balance sheet and P&L areas
• Deliver timely, accurate financial updates and dashboards to management and cross-functional partners, highlighting risks, opportunities, and actions
• Support internal and external audit requests by preparing documentation, explaining processes, and partnering to address findings and improvements
• Ensure financial results are presented fairly in accordance with GAAP and company policy, with a focus on accuracy, transparency, and consistency
• Maintain and continuously improve process documentation, bringing a “how can we make this better?” mindset to controls and workflows
• Take on additional projects as needed to help the Accounting organization scale and succeed

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in accounting
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, and data modeling)
• Familiarity with SEC reporting concepts is a plus
• Experience working in SAP, Oracle, or other ERP/financial systems
• Experience with improving processes through standardization, automation, and clear documentation

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education, related experience and/or military experience

Skills

• Strong understanding of GAAP and financial statement presentation
• Experience with improving processes through standardization, automation, and clear documentation

Benefits

• Fuel Your Life program to support your physical, financial, social, and emotional well-being
• Paid holidays and generous time away policies
• No-cost mental health support through Employee Assistance Programs
• Living Proof program to recognize your peers’ extra effort with points redeemable for rewards
• Eight Employee Resource Groups to foster a collaborative culture and expand your network
• Unparalleled professional growth with training, development, and internal mobility opportunities
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance options available from day one
• Retailer planning including 401k match and discounted shares with the Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Tuition assistance and reimbursement program

Pay

Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience.

Schedule

This role is on-site Monday through Friday in Omaha, NE. Fiserv considers in-person collaboration to be an essential part of this role as in-person office experiences help you with your overall onboarding experience and leads to stronger productivity. This role may require extra hours the week of month end close.