Senior Accountant

Overview

This role involves reviewing balance sheets and income statements, investigating general ledger variances, participating in month-end close processes, reconciling accounts, managing accruals, acting as a liaison between Financial and Servicing Operations, ensuring GAAP compliance, and completing audit requests.

Responsibilities

• Maintain recurring reports and ad-hoc queries to support business needs
• Translate technical data findings into clear, actionable reports for non-technical stakeholders
• Resolve moderate to complex reconciliation exceptions
• Prepare, analyze, coordinate, and review regulatory reporting
• Document new departmental procedures and update existing ones
• Complete audit requests
• Participate in testing of corporate and departmental projects and communicate risks, issues, or defects
• Support monitoring and testing of internal controls, including quality reviews for moderate to complex departmental functions and GRC testing
• Proactively identify and implement improvements in current functions
• Utilize advanced Excel skills to develop and create complex calculations in workbooks
• Perform other duties as assigned by management

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience preferred
• 5+ years of experience in Accounting, Finance, or Audit preferred
• Ability to understand and interpret both manual and subsystem entries
• Experience managing accruals, amortizations, and identifying inconsistencies
• Ensure financial statements align with accounting standards
• Complete audit requests and maintain documentation
• Investigate causes of fluctuations in financial data
• Use data to support strategic decisions
• Experience with data visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau
• Familiarity with platforms like SAP, Oracle, or Workday
• Experience with BlackLine or similar reconciliation software
• Proficient in Excel features including macros, pivot tables, and formulas
• Ability to bridge Financial and Servicing Operations
• Tailor communications for different stakeholders and present findings to drive decisions
• Experience coaching junior staff and fostering accountability
• Comfortable working alongside AI and RPA tools, especially in client-facing or sensitive scenarios

Physical Demands

• Prolonged sitting
• Ability to communicate face to face or by phone with teammates and clients
• Frequent use of PC/laptop
• Occasional lifting/pushing/pulling of items up to 10 lbs

Travel

• Occasional travel including overnight stays

Work Location

• Hybrid work model with 3+ days in office

Compensation and Benefits

• Base salary range: $69,000 - $105,000 annually, placement within range depends on skills, experience, and location
• Eligibility for incentive compensation including production, commission, and/or discretionary incentives
• Comprehensive benefits package available

Equal Opportunity

The employer is committed to sustaining an inclusive culture and provides equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, pregnancy, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic by law.

Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified individuals with disabilities or disabled veterans upon request.