Senior Accountant

DescriptionOur client, a very well capitalized, private equity backed company that is in high acquisition mode with a number of current nationwide targets, is recruiting for a new Senior Accountant to join their world class team. This is a ground floor opportunity for a talented Senior Accountant to take their career to the next level quickly with a great amount of career runway as this company rapidly builds their finance team and overall infrastructure. This newly created Senior Accountant position will report to a tenured Senior Manager and support the corporate team with the close for multiple entities and related financial reporting. You will support their ongoing and active acquisition integrations. Duties for this exciting Senior Accountant position will include the following:Act as a key contributor to the month end and year end accounting close as well as three statement financial reporting for multiple acquired entities acting as their “Controller”Review and prepare journal entries including monthly accruals, adjusting entries and complex entries to support complex transactions. Perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations for accounts assigned and related account schedules Act as a key liaison to the outside accounting firm regarding the external audit process and provide supporting schedules and requested information to support the year end external audit and quarterly reviews Review and develop key accounting processes as continued analysis of internal controls with recommendations to strengthen them As a part of a team, project manage upcoming system implementations and related technology projects Effectively coordinate between operations teams and the corporate accounting team to maintain information flow and hit reporting deadlinesPerform ad hoc projects for senior management as assigned.Your base pay will depend on your skills, experience and training, knowledge, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. Our client offers medical benefits as part of their overall compensation package in addition to other robust benefits including strong bonus potential Please submit your resume in confidence to Raj Khanna, Senior Vice President at Robert Half for immediate consideration for this or one of our other active career opportunities in the Washington Metro area.RequirementsBachelor’s degree in accounting/finance or related fieldCPA preferred or active CPA candidate with parts passed5 or more years of progressive experience in accounting with demonstrated technical GAAP skillsPrior experience with the month end close, management reporting and related analyticsProven skills with a large ERP system such as Oracle/SAP/JDEPrevious experience with a Big 4/national or regional public accounting firm is a plusJob typePerm