Senior Accountant

About the role

The Senior Accountant at Schellman is responsible for performing complex general ledger accounting activities, supporting the company's month-end close procedures, and ensuring financial records and statements are in compliance with U.S. GAAP.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, examine, and analyze accounting records, financial statements, and month-end reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance with U.S. GAAP
• Prepare and process journal entries and account reconciliations as part of the company’s month-end close procedures
• Analyze month-over-month variances and assist in analyzing performance variances; communicate findings clearly to management
• Serve as a backup for various accounting functions as needed to ensure continuity of operations
• Resolve issues arising from actions or events involving administrative functions
• Support financial audit activities by gathering and organizing supporting documentation and liaising with auditors as needed
• Maintain, update, and improve process flow documentation and policies and procedures supporting the assigned areas
• Identify inefficiencies and drive process improvement and automation initiatives; document workflows, evaluate controls, and leverage technology to reduce manual effort and drive sustainable change
• Afford support for month-end close procedures, ensuring all assigned tasks are completed accurately and on time
• Assist with other duties and special projects as assigned

Requirements

• Solid understanding of U.S. GAAP and general ledger accounting
• Proficiency with internal control concepts
• Experience collaborating with external auditors
• Organized with extreme attention to detail and deadlines; ability to work effectively in a fully remote environment
• Judgment to plan, prioritize, and accomplish goals; ability to think ahead and be proactive
• Able to manage multiple concurrent projects; meets commitments, works independently, accepts accountability, handles change, sets personal standards, and stays focused under pressure
• Communicates effectively both verbally and in writing; creates accurate and punctual reports, delivers presentations, shares information and ideas with others, and has good listening skills
• Tackles problems and takes independent action; seeks out new responsibilities, acts on opportunities, generates new ideas, and practices self-development
• Deals with others in a straightforward and honest manner; is accountable for actions, supports Company values, and conveys both good news and bad
• Meets all team and individual deadlines and responsibilities, listens to others and values options, helps meet goals and promotes a team atmosphere
• Ability to adapt approach to the situation, work through conflicts, gain trust, and persuasively influence outcomes
• Identifies inefficiencies and implements process improvements and automation; able to document workflows, evaluate controls, leverage technology to reduce manual effort, and drive sustainable change across accounting operations
• Experience supporting internal and/or external audit processes; familiar with audit request management, documentation standards, and working effectively with auditors
• Flexibility to work overtime during busy periods such as month-end, quarter-end, year-end close, and during audits

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required
• 3–5 years of related accounting experience required
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel required
• CPA or actively pursuing CPA preferred
• Workday Financials experience strongly preferred
• Experience with a professional services organization a plus
• Experience with a private equity backed organization a plus
• Experience with a middle market organization preferred