Senior Accountant

Accountants One has been hired by a repeat client to help them hire a Senior Accountant. We placed the current Accounting Manager. This is a great opportunity to work in a private equity-owned, global company. They are continuing to grow through acquisition and you will gain valuable exposure to M&A activity. This role offers visibility to senior management and a lot of project / ad hoc work in addition to the more traditional duties.

Job Responsibilities: 

• Maintain the integrity and accuracy of the general ledger, including sub-ledger to ledger reconciliations, account reconciliations, and resolve reconciling items in a timely manner. 
• Compile and analyze financial data to create and record month-end accruals and closing journal entries. 
• Assist with budgeting and forecasting activities, special ad hoc analysis project for senior management
• Responsible for authoring weekly cash forecast for senior management. 
• Manage ad-hoc reporting and special projects as directed by management. 
• Assist with preparation of supporting documentation for audits and resolves questions from external auditors. 
• Treasury administration to include cash positioning and payment processing. 
• Compile monthly consolidated GAAP financial statements for external reporting to ownership and various stakeholders. 
• Maintain fixed asset ledger and subject matter expert. 
• Prepare monthly capital spending reports for internal analysis. 
• Management of intercompany accounting functions, including Canadian entities. 

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or related field required 
• 2 or more years of relevant industry / corporate accounting experience
• Strong knowledge of financial reporting and US GAAP 
• Strong computer skills working with advanced ERP systems: JD Edwards, SAP, MS Dynamics
• Advanced Excel skills to include lookups, pivots, and building models. 
• Excellent interpersonal skills, written, and verbal communication.  
• CPA license preferred, but not required.