Senior Associate, Corporate Accounting

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, and post monthly journal entries, ensuring accuracy and appropriate supporting documentation.
• Perform timely and accurate account reconciliations for assigned general ledger accounts, identifying and resolving discrepancies.
• Support consolidation activities to assist in the preparation of financial statement schedules for internal and external reporting.
• Analyze monthly results and variances, providing clear explanations to management.
• Maintain and enhance close calendars, checklists, and process documentation.
• Support continuous improvements to the close process, including automation, standardization, and workflow enhancements.
• Partner with AP, AR, FP&A, Treasury, Payroll, and business units to resolve accounting issues and ensure accurate accruals and reporting.
• Identify opportunities to streamline reconciliations and journal entry processes.
• Support system improvement initiatives (ERP enhancements, reporting tools, etc.).
• Career Development
• Coordinate with external auditors to provide requested documentation and supporting schedules for interim and year-end audits.
• Help ensure compliance with GAAP and company accounting standards.
• Support ad-hoc financial analyses and special projects as requested by finance.

Competencies

• Elevated professionalism which demonstrates tempered emotions, empathy, positive intent, and integrity in all interactions.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build strong relationships across all levels of the organization. Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to effectively communicate and present information one-on-one and in group situations, and outside of the company.
• Ability to solve practical problems and manage a variety of variables in situations and with problems where only limited information or standardization exists.
• Open and transparent with a strong work ethic as well as the ability to handle sensitive and confidential information.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to see the “big picture” and understand the implications of decisions.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Must be a self-starter, independent, and strong organization skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines at any given time.
• Ability to establish and build effective working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders.

Education/Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 4+ years of progressive accounting/financial reporting experience; including public accounting.
• CPA strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of US GAAP and general financial reporting.
• Experience with ERP, Microsoft D365 a plus.
• Must be proficient in the Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint and Word.

Work Environment

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essentials functions.
• Must be able to regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.