Senior Accountant - Operational Assets

About the role

The Senior Accountant leads an accounting or transactional process on a global basis, managing transactions, reconciling, and resolving issues. They are a Subject Matter Expert for the specific processes they support and guide teams in identifying and implementing improvement opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Embed automation, AI tools, and digital solutions into core accounting and reporting processes to drive efficiency and accuracy.
• Independently conduct the analysis of complex financial data, particularly within the inventory, fixed asset, and leases cycles, providing solutions that drive strategic decision-making and optimize financial performance.
• Oversee the routine subledger maintenance within the fixed asset and leasing cycles, ensuring timely and accurate activities.
• Participate in the preparation and review of month-end closing processes, including recording journal entries, performing account reconciliations, investigating account variances from forecast or prior periods, and reviewing junior and mid-level analyst activities.
• Balance numerous priorities simultaneously, including proactively progressing ad-hoc projects, ensuring issues are identified, communicated, and addressed timely, and meeting all key deadlines.
• Leverage available resources to complete tasks efficiently while maintaining strong attention to detail and organized workflow, including developing a deep expertise in ERP modules, SmartView, Excel automation, and AI supported analytics.
• Ensure adherence to accounting standards and regulations by conducting self-audits, strengthening internal controls, implementing corrective actions, and developing policies to mitigate risks.
• Cross-functionally collaborate to solve problems and enhance accounting processes, driving initiatives that improve operational efficiency and accuracy in financial reporting.
• Partner with Global Supply Chain and Financial Planning & Analysis groups on owned topical areas including inventory variance analysis, capital expenditure spend, and forecasting compilation and review.
• Mentor and serve as a point of escalation for junior and mid-level analysts in a hybrid environment, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, technology adoption, and troubleshooting, and ensuring the team is equipped with advanced financial analysis skills.
• Prepare documentation of accounting processes, including end-to-end process flows, related accounting policies, and standard operating procedures, and provide recommendations for technology enabled improvements that reduce manual effort and accelerate cycle times.
• Support internal and external audits, including providing requested support and working directly with audit teams.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's degree in business or accounting required.
• Experience: 4-6 years in accounting role. Public accounting and/or manufacturing industry experience preferred.
• Systems: Familiarity with Microsoft Excel, Power BI and/or Tableau, Python or SQL. Oracle experience preferred (FCCS, ARCS, Fusion). ERP implementation experience a plus.
• Skills: Strong analytical, time management, prioritization, and organization skills. Experience with AI, automation, and data-driven decision-making a plus.
• Language: Spanish proficiency a plus.

Qualifications

• CPA certification required.

Benefits

Competitive Pay & Benefits: Enjoy a robust Total Rewards Program that includes health, financial benefits, and more. Work-Life Balance: Flexible work options to help you achieve the perfect work-life balance. Generous Time Off: Take advantage of our generous vacation, sick days, holidays, plus a volunteer day to give back to the community. Retirement & Growth: 401(k) match, profit sharing, and abundant growth and development opportunities to help you advance your career. Parental Leave: Because we care about your family and your future. Compensation: The expected annual base salary range for this role is $85,000 - $105,000. Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.