Position Summary:
The Senior Accountant is a hands-on professional responsible for day-to-day general accounting, reporting, and analysis across multiple global entities and functional areas.
This role requires expertise in implementing cloud-based ERP systems, with a preference for D365, and a strong focus on mandatory reporting creation.
We are seeking a proactive doer, not a manager, who thrives on technical system work and possesses a deep understanding of the debit and credit world.
The ideal candidate will take charge of the general ledger, making it their own, and relish the opportunity to bring order to a sometimes chaotic financial environment.
The Senior Accountant will lead process improvement initiatives and ensure the smooth functioning of financial systems.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Execute the implementation of cloud-based ERP systems, with a preference for D365, collaborating with IT and external partners.
Create and maintain mandatory reporting, ensuring accuracy and compliance with domestic and foreign regulations.
Undertake day-to-day general ledger and period-end activities, including posting journal entries, adjusting the trial balance, calculating accruals and deferrals, and performing comprehensive balance sheet reconciliations and account analysis.
Manage various accounting operations such as cash and banking, fixed asset accounting, accounts payables, accounts receivable, travel expenses, corporate credit cards, and taxes.
Establish and maintain robust supporting documentation for journal entries, adjustments, accruals, and account balances.
Review, analyze, and contribute to the preparation of monthly or ad-hoc presentation materials based on monthly results.
Collaborate with IT and external partners for continuous improvement of financial systems and processes.
Take the lead in external and/or internal audit engagements, preparing audit materials, responding to inquiries, and monitoring engagement progress.
Troubleshoot and resolve accounting and reporting issues by partnering with internal and external stakeholders.
Recommend and implement enhancements to accounting processes and workflows.
Participate actively in special projects focused on improving process efficiency and performance.
Requirements
Position Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:
Mandatory Systems Implementation Experience: Proficiency in implementing cloud-based ERP systems, preferably D365.
Reporting Creation Experience: Proven track record of creating and maintaining mandatory reports.
Technical Affinity: Passion for technical system work and a strong background in the debit and credit world.
Process Improvement: Demonstrated ability to improve processes and bring order to a chaotic financial environment.
Education and Experience Requirements:
CPA/CPA candidate preferred.
Bachelor’s degree in accounting; MBA or Master’s degree preferred.
Minimum of 5+ years’ experience in corporate accounting and/or public accounting.
Preference given to candidates with extensive experience in implementing cloud-based ERP systems, preferably D365.
Preference given to candidates with a proven history of mandatory reporting creation.
Preference given to candidates who excel in hands-on, doer roles rather than managerial positions.
Preference given to candidates with a strong technical orientation and a background in the debit and credit world.
Preference given to candidates with professional services industry experience.
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