Senior Accountant

Overview

This role involves supporting the Finance department with month-end close activities, outsourced CFO services for member offices, tax preparation coordination, and the development and maintenance of scalable accounting and business processes. The position requires transactional accounting and other key finance and accounting responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Participate in month-end close processes across operating and affiliate entities, including reconciliations, journal entries, variance analysis, and financial statement preparation.
• Ensure adherence to GAAP and internal accounting policies, maintain strong internal controls, and address discrepancies or irregularities.
• Develop, prepare, and maintain financial statement and reporting frameworks for outsourced CFO services.
• Partner with member offices to provide financial guidance, best practices, and recommendations on accounting processes, systems, and technology solutions.
• Evaluate existing financial and operational processes to identify opportunities for efficiency, automation, and scalability; lead implementation of improvements.
• Serve as liaison with external tax advisors, facilitating communication, responding to inquiries, and ensuring timely and accurate filings.
• Coordinate collection, organization, and validation of financial documents required by external accounting firms for tax planning and preparation.
• Respond to financial inquiries from executive leadership, providing clear analysis and actionable insights.
• Collaborate with Financial Planning & Analysis team to support budgeting, forecasting, and strategic decision-making.
• Provide ad hoc financial analysis, reporting, and project support to drive business initiatives and leadership priorities.
• Oversee company expense processes, including credit card management, expense reimbursements, and policy compliance.
• Manage occasional treasury-related activities such as execution of ACH and wire transactions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of progressive experience in public accounting or corporate accounting, financial reporting, or related roles.
• Strong understanding of GAAP and experience applying accounting principles in a multi-entity environment.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Demonstrated experience with month-end close and financial statement preparation.
• Strong analytical thinking, attention to detail, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interact effectively with leadership and external partners.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and operate effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• High level of integrity, accountability, and professionalism.

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA certification or plans to obtain CPA certification.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Fully paid health, dental, and vision insurance for employee, spouse, and family
• Generous paid time off
• 401(k) plan
• Hybrid remote schedule for local employees
• Fully remote schedule dependent on location
• Regular team events (minimum monthly)

Location

Flexible remote options available depending on location, with hybrid remote schedules offered locally.