Senior Accountant

Compensation: To $130K.

Job Overview - Senior Accountant - 34305

Our client is seeking a highly motivated Senior Accountant to join their Corporate Accounting team. As a key member of the Controller's Group, this role plays a critical part in supporting financial reporting, accounting operations, compliance, and process improvement initiatives. This is an excellent opportunity for an accounting professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys solving complex accounting challenges, and wants to make a meaningful impact within a dynamic and growing organization. The ideal candidate is proactive, detail-oriented, intellectually curious, and excited about leveraging technology, automation, and AI-driven tools to enhance accounting processes. If you're looking for a role that offers visibility, ownership, and long-term career growth, we'd love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute monthly, quarterly, and year-end close activities, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting.

• Prepare and record routine and complex journal entries, accruals, and other accounting transactions.

• Perform detailed analysis of income statement, balance sheet, and subledger accounts.

• Prepare account reconciliations and proactively investigate and resolve discrepancies.

• Generate and distribute financial reports supporting close and management reporting processes.

• Support cash accounting activities, including daily transaction recording, bank reconciliations, cash applications, wire transfers, bank sweeps, and related reporting.

• Prepare daily cash dashboards and executive-level reporting utilizing Excel and Power BI.

• Prepare entries and maintain reporting related to investments and treasury activities.

• Support forecasting and annual general ledger budgeting processes.

• Participate in a broad range of accounting functions, including:

• Intercompany accounting

• Order-to-Cash (O2C)

• Procure-to-Pay (P2P)

• Record-to-Report (R2R)

• Payroll and benefits accounting

• Support internal and external audit requirements.

• Ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) controls and corporate accounting policies.

• Identify and implement process improvements that increase efficiency, accuracy, and scalability.

• Leverage AI-enabled tools, automation, and data analytics to streamline reconciliations, journal entries, reporting, and financial analysis.

• Partner with cross-functional teams to improve workflows and strengthen financial processes.

• Participate in special projects, system enhancements, and ad hoc financial analyses.

• Collaborate with accounting, finance, treasury, and business leaders across the organization.

• Help drive the adoption of technology and automation solutions that enhance decision-making and operational effectiveness.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting.
• CPA designation required.
• 3+ years of experience with a Big 4 public accounting firm.
• Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP, financial reporting, and internal controls.
• Experience working with large ERP systems such as NetSuite, Oracle, or SAP.
• Advanced Excel skills with the ability to analyze large datasets and identify discrepancies across multiple data sources.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a dynamic environment.
• Self-starter mindset with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• Corporate accounting experience within a complex organization.
• Experience supporting data analytics initiatives and reporting projects.
• Exposure to Power BI or similar business intelligence platforms.
• Experience utilizing AI-enabled tools, automation technologies, or workflow optimization solutions within accounting or finance functions.

Additional Job Details

Workplace Policy: #li-Hybrid

Seniority Level: Associate

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About our Process

• We will notify you if you are selected as a candidate for this role. If not, but you fit our specializations, we'll consider you for future openings, and encourage you to apply for other Sherpa roles you're qualified for/interested in.
• Non-Local Candidates: Please note that you are competing with local candidates who don't require relocation expenses and can start quickly, so let us know if you have plans to move to the area soon.
• Candidates for all Sherpa opportunities must be authorized to work in the United States.
• Sherpa is an Equal Opportunity Employer.