Senior Accountant (Hybrid)
Beacon Hill · Philadelphia, PA · 2 wk ago
HybridAccountingFull-time
About the role
An innovative, high-growth industrial technology company is seeking a Senior Accountant to join its expanding finance team. The organization is developing proprietary solutions focused on improving efficiency across energy, manufacturing, and infrastructure environments. This role offers a unique opportunity to gain exposure within a public company environment that still operates with the agility of a high-growth business. This is a high-visibility position with meaningful ownership, offering the chance to help build and improve accounting processes in a dynamic, evolving environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage and support the full-cycle month-end close process
- Oversee accounting in the areas of:
- Inventory
- Cost accounting
- Revenue recognition
- Identify opportunities to strengthen processes, controls, and workflows
- Support ERP optimization efforts, including inventory-related system enhancements
- Supervise and mentor a Staff Accountant
- Partner with leadership to help develop a scalable accounting function
- Operate in a collaborative, high-visibility environment requiring strong communication and professionalism
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
- 3–5+ years of progressive accounting experience
- Hands-on experience with:
- Inventory accounting
- Cost accounting
- Revenue recognition
- Experience managing full-cycle month-end close
- Prior leadership or team lead experience preferred
- ERP experience required (NetSuite preferred)
- Background in public accounting and/or a public company environment strongly preferred
- Big 4 experience is a plus
- CPA strongly preferred
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Detail-oriented with strong technical accounting capabilities
- Proactive, with a clear ownership mindset
- Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment
- Able to work independently while collaborating effectively across teams
- Strong communication skills and professional presence for cross-functional interaction
Why this role stands out
- Join a high-growth, innovation-driven company in an emerging sector
- Exposure to a public company environment with startup-like energy
- Opportunity to build, improve, and scale accounting processes
- Strong visibility and influence within the finance team
- Collaborative, down-to-earth environment with meaningful career growth potential