Senior Accountant

Job Description

Job Description

Senior Accountant
Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, and post accurate journal entries to the general ledger in accordance with GAAP.
• Perform and support month-end and year-end close processes, including revenue, accruals, prepaid expenses, amortization, depreciation, and correcting entries.
• Prepare and maintain detailed balance sheet account reconciliations, including cash, receivables, inventory, prepaid expenses, fixed assets, amortization, accrued liabilities, debt, and taxes.
• Investigate, resolve, and document variances in a timely manner to ensure balance sheet and P&L accuracy.
• Ensure financial data integrity through ongoing review and validation of transactions.
• Support accurate revenue recognition through review of sales activity, billing, and related accruals or deferrals.
• Reconcile revenue-related balance sheet accounts, including accounts receivable, unbilled revenue, and deferred revenue where applicable.
• Review costs of sales and operating costs for proper classification, completeness, and accuracy.
• Assist with gross margin analysis and cost trend review, partnering with Operations as needed.
• Support management inquiries related to revenue performance and cost drivers.
• Maintain and reconcile inventory balances.
• Review inventory transactions for accuracy, including purchases, usage, transfers, adjustments, and write-offs.
• Support physical inventory counts and cycle counts; investigate and resolve discrepancies.
• Monitor inventory valuation, excess and obsolescence reserves, and costing methodologies.
• Partner with Operations and Supply Chain to ensure inventory activity is properly captured and supported.
• Maintain the fixed asset and amortization subledgers, including additions, disposals, transfers, depreciation, and amortization.
• Review capital expenditures for proper accounting treatment, capitalization, and useful life assignment.
• Reconcile fixed asset and amortization balances to the general ledger.
• Maintain schedules for intangible assets and deferred costs subject to amortization.
• Support debt accounting activities, including interest accruals, amortization of debt costs, covenant support schedules, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Review and analyze operating expenses for accuracy, completeness, and proper classification.
• Ensure timely and accurate expense accruals and reversals.
• Assist with budget-to-actual variance analysis and provide explanations to management.
• Support expense-related internal controls and identify opportunities for process improvement
• Support sales and use tax reporting by reconciling taxable sales, purchases, and tax-related balance sheet accounts.
• Assist with sales tax filings, audits, and information requests as needed.
• Prepare schedules and supporting documentation for internal and external audits.
• Assist with tax-related requests and compliance filings, including annual filings and ad hoc inquiries.
• Develop, document, and maintain accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls.
• Stay current on applicable accounting standards and regulatory requirements.
• Support integration and ongoing use of ERP, accounting, and operational systems.
• Identify opportunities to streamline accounting processes and improve accuracy, efficiency, and controls.
• Participate in system implementations, enhancements, and special projects as assigned.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Operations, Procurement, Sales, and Management to improve data quality and financial reporting.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Progressive accounting experience, preferably in an operating, manufacturing, services, or inventory-intensive environment.
• Strong understanding of GAAP across revenue recognition, inventory, fixed assets, amortization, accruals, and debt.
• Demonstrated experience with full month-end close, including P&L and balance sheet ownership.
• Experience preparing detailed balance sheet reconciliations and supporting audits.
• Exposure to sales and use tax reporting and compliance a plus.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel; ERP/accounting system experience preferred.

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Thomas Edwards Group is an Executive Search Firm specializing in the direct hire and interim placement of Accounting, Finance, HR and IT professionals. We’ve been in business since 1997 and the Dallas Business Journal has ranked us a Top Search Firm in Dallas and one of the “Best Places to Work” multiple times. Thomas Edwards Group also made the Inc. 5000 list in 2016 and our award-winning team of Search Consultants, which rank among the best and most experienced in the area, includes MBAs, CPAs, former Big 4 Professionals, Controllers, IT Search Professionals, Finance/Banking, and Business Professionals.

Company Description

Thomas Edwards Group is an Executive Search Firm specializing in the direct hire and interim placement of Accounting, Finance, HR and IT professionals. We’ve been in business since 1997 and the Dallas Business Journal has ranked us a Top Search Firm in Dallas and one of the “Best Places to Work” multiple times. Thomas Edwards Group also made the Inc. 5000 list in 2016 and our award-winning team of Search Consultants, which rank among the best and most experienced in the area, includes MBAs, CPAs, former Big 4 Professionals, Controllers, IT Search Professionals, Finance/Banking, and Business Professionals.