DB - Senior Accountant

job summary:
Tatum by Randstad's client is building out its accounting function from the ground up, and we are seeking a Senior Accountant to be the hands-on owner of the general ledger and the monthly close. Reporting directly to the Controller, you will prepare journal entries, own account reconciliations, support the ERP implementation, and maintain the policies and procedures that will govern how this company keeps its books.

location: Charlotte, North Carolina
job type: Contract
salary: $40 - 50 per hour
work hours: 9 to 5
education: Unknown
experience: 0 Years

responsibilities:

Accounts Payable, Expense & Payroll Accounting

• Process and review vendor invoices, coding, approval routing, and payment runs, and maintain vendor master data.
• Enforce expense, approval-threshold, and documentation policies across all departments, and follow up on exceptions.
• Reconcile corporate card and employee expense activity, and ensure proper period recognition of reimbursed costs.
• Record and reconcile payroll and benefits activity in coordination with the payroll provider and the people function.
• Support 1099 and W-9 compliance, vendor onboarding documentation, and year-end reporting.

Financial Reporting Support

• Prepare supporting schedules for monthly financial statements, including income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement detail.
• Assist the Controller in preparing financial statements and reporting packages under US GAAP, and support IFRS reporting requirements.
• Prepare recurring and ad hoc reports and analysis requested by the Controller, executive team, and ownership group.
• Provide actuals, accrual detail, and account-level explanations to support budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.

Process & Policy Build-Out

• Document accounting procedures, desktop procedures, and close checklists for the general ledger, AP, expense, and reconciliation processes.
• Recommend and help implement automation and process improvements that reduce manual effort and cycle time.
• Help maintain integrations between the ERP and banking and payroll, and monitor them for completeness of data.

Technical Accounting, Audit & Controls

• Assist in researching technical accounting matters and drafting accounting memos for significant vendors, contracts, and transactions.
• Apply revenue recognition, lease, capitalization, and accrual guidance in day-to-day accounting, escalating judgment calls to the Controller.
• Prepare audit-ready workpapers and respond to requests from external auditors, banking partners, and program sponsors.
• Execute and evidence internal controls over the close, reconciliation, and disbursement processes, and identify control gaps.
• Support the preparation of information required for tax filings and regulatory or partner reporting.

 
qualifications:

Required

• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including ownership of month-end close activities and account reconciliations.
• Strong working knowledge of US GAAP, the full accounting cycle, and financial statement preparation.
• Demonstrated experience preparing complex journal entries and reconciliations with minimal supervision.
• Hands-on experience with an ERP or accounting platform, including transaction processing and report generation.
• Experience with full-cycle accounts payable, including vendor onboarding, invoice processing, and payment runs.
• Advanced Excel skills, including large data sets, lookups, pivot tables, and reconciliation techniques.
• Excellent attention to detail, organization, and documentation discipline, with a strong sense of ownership for accuracy.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to explain accounting outcomes to non-accountants.
• Self-starter who is comfortable with ambiguity, builds process where none exists, and follows through without reminders.

Preferred

• CPA license or active CPA candidate.
• Accounting experience in fintech, banking, payments, or another regulated financial services
• environment.
• Familiarity with transaction-based revenue such as interchange, ATM, transfer, and membership fees, and with settlement and clearing account reconciliation.
• Experience supporting an ERP implementation, system conversion, or finance process transformation.
• Exposure to IFRS in addition to US GAAP, and to intercompany or shared-services accounting.
• Prior external audit or public accounting experience.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Accounting with coursework in technical accounting research.

 
skills: Month-End Close


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Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, an incentive and recognition program, and 401K contribution (all benefits are based on eligibility).


This posting is open for thirty (30) days.