Sr Financial Accountant

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Enhance financial transparency through expertise in GAAP compliance and process improvements while collaborating on complex accounting projects.

The Sr Financial Accountant is responsible for assisting with the execution of core accounting functions to ensure the accuracy, timeliness, and integrity of financial reporting. This role requires expert proficiency in core U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), and advanced proficiency in more complex GAAP with specific emphasis in revenue recognition, leases, reserves, and job costing. The successful candidate will be hands-on, detail-oriented, and capable of executing process improvements and implementations, supporting ERP development, and collaborating across teams to enhance financial transparency and operational efficiency.

Essential functions of the role:

Financial Reporting & GAAP Compliance

  • Ensure accurate and timely processing of transactions in compliance with GAAP
  • Assist in the preparation and consolidation of financial statements on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis
  • Perform detailed financial analysis to explain and report variances, identify trends and recommend improvements
  • Assist in ensuring accurate and timely dissemination of financial information; provide financial reports and analysis to various stakeholders.
  • Perform monthly reconciliation of assigned balance sheet and key P&L accounts according to deadlines
  • Perform month-end close activities, general ledger reconciliation, and compliance with accounting standards and regulations

Audit & Internal Controls

  • Support and facilitate internal and external audits of financial statements and internal controls
  • Develop and facilitate the preparation of complex audit schedules
  • Develop and facilitate documentation of business processes and accounting policies in assigned areas to maintain and strengthen internal controls
  • Support, maintain, improve, develop process documentation and SOPs in assigned areas

Operational Leadership & Process Improvement

  • Coordinate, administer, and control assigned areas of accounting operations
  • Support accounting projects and collaborate with functional teams to address accounting issues and business requirements
  • Implement new processes, systems, and technologies to streamline operations and improve data integrity
  • Support and implement changes needed to mitigate risks associated with transformation projects and coordinate with other teams to implement best practices
  • Maintain accounting workflows and productivity to ensure deadlines are met

Budgeting, Tax, and Cash Management

  • Support the process and preparation of annual budgets and forecasts
  • Support and successfully complete assigned areas for tax, audits, filings and payments
  • Review and analyze assigned cash management activities
  • Develop and facilitate analysis, reports, and other projects for management as needed

Team Development & Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Cross trains in general and financial accounting processes to provide backup and support to other team members
  • Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field
  • Public accounting audit, SOX internal control audit or implementation experience preferred
  • 5+ years of accounting experience with expert proficiency in core GAAP and advance proficiency in more complex GAAP with a focus on revenue recognition ASC 606, lease accounting ASC 842, reserves, margin analysis, and job costing.
  • Advanced proficiency working with fully integrated ERP systems

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