Sr. Financial Accountant (USI8)

About the Role

The Senior Financial Accountant will lead key financial functions, including financial reporting, budgeting, reconciliations, and analysis. This position ensures accurate, timely, and GAAP-compliant preparation of monthly financial reports. Success requires strong accounting expertise, analytical thinking, and effective problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Monthly Close
  • Own the monthly/quarterly/yearly close process, including preparation and/or review of journal entries, account reconciliations, financial statements, and various GL analysis for one or more business units.
  • Proactively identify process improvements.
  • Support, monitor, and implement cycle count processes for all segments within Aviation to ensure inventory levels reflect operations.
  • Draft inventory reports documenting inventory counts, discrepancies, and other statistical data.
  • Track daily inventory adjustments to identify opportunities in the inventory process.
  • Research and perform necessary stock adjustments.
  • Reconcile inventory against the ERP system and perform root cause analysis to correct discrepancies.
  • Maintain the general ledger and ensure accurate recording of financial transactions by reviewing daily subledger batches.
• Financial Reporting
  • Manage the review and preparation of financial statement reporting deliverables, adhering to established timelines and protocols.
  • Research and interpret complex accounting standards and provide guidance on their application.
  • Oversee and ensure proper Fixed Asset management.
  • Analyze actual performance against forecasted results to identify variances, trends, and key business insights.
  • Evaluate operational and financial data to identify cost-saving opportunities and optimize resource allocation.
  • Collaborate with business units to gather inputs and challenge assumptions used in forecasts and budgets.
• Compliance
  • Serve as a primary liaison for external auditors during financial and internal audits.
  • Provide supporting documentation and address audit queries.
  • Support an internal control structure that ensures the integrity of information maintained in all financial areas.
  • Ensure financial reports comply with GAAP.
• Other
  • Participate in system implementations, such as ERP upgrades or integrations.
  • Aid in the implementation of ad-hoc software modules.
  • Assist with the financial integration of new acquisitions.
  • Train and mentor junior accounting staff.
  • Share technical expertise across the accounting team.
  • Partner with FP&A, Legal, Tax, and Operations teams to provide accounting guidance on business transactions.
  • Other duties as assigned.