Senior Accountant

Overview

A global leadership community is seeking a Senior Accountant to ensure the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of financial records through timely month-end close activities, general ledger accounting, and reconciliations in compliance with U.S. GAAP. This remote work-from-home position involves approximately 5% domestic and international travel and requires flexibility to accommodate international stakeholders' time zones.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accuracy and integrity of assigned balance sheet accounts by preparing timely reconciliations and resolving reconciling items.
• Prepare and record monthly journal entries, including accruals, prepaids, allocations, foreign currency gain/loss entries, and other adjusting entries.
• Evaluate and provide variance explanations for various line items on month-end and year-to-date financial statements.
• Support the Accounting Manager and Controller with financial projects, inquiries, analysis, and annual financial audit.
• Serve as Accounting Partner and advisor to managers of assigned departments and programs, including monthly financial data presentations, responding to inquiries, transaction analysis, correction entries, and providing historical reports.
• Complete assigned audit schedules, reports, and year-end adjusting entries.
• Evaluate and approve payment requests for assigned departments and programs.
• Research and maintain current knowledge of GAAP requirements for accurate reporting.
• Create and streamline processes to improve accuracy and efficiency.
• Manage special projects as assigned.
• Cross-train to learn other roles within the Finance Department.
• Apply organizational policies and procedures consistently and accurately.
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, strengthen internal controls, and enhance operational efficiency through automation and standardization.

Skills

• Ability to translate financial details into useful management information.
• Strong analytical and logical orientation.
• Commitment to detail and superior follow-up systems.
• Excellent organizational and prioritization skills.
• Proactive approach to achieving desired outcomes.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships at all levels.
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment with frequently changing priorities.
• Flexibility to work extended hours as needed.
• Sensitivity to multicultural environments.

Experience and Background

• Minimum of 5 years progressive accounting experience.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Multi-currency accounting experience preferred.
• Experience with accounting software required; experience with Certinia preferred.

Education

• Bachelor’s and/or master’s degree in accounting.

Location

• Remote work-from-home position.
• Must be flexible to accommodate international time zones.
• Approximately 5% domestic and international travel.

Equal Opportunity

The organization is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to supporting a diverse workforce. It does not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, or other employment practices based on race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.