Senior Accountant

Senior Accountant

Pittsburgh, PA

Type: Consulting

Category: Accounting & Finance

Industry: Financial Services

Standard Hours: Open

Reference ID: JN -082026-108435

Date Posted: 08/30/2026

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Description:

We are seeking a highly analytical and detail-oriented accounting professional to join a growing finance organization in Pittsburgh, PA. This role will play a key part in revenue accounting, legal entity controllership, financial analysis, and strategic business initiatives. The ideal candidate will have strong technical accounting knowledge, experience working in mid-to-large organizations, and a passion for leveraging technology to drive automation and process improvements.

This position offers the opportunity to partner with business leaders, influence contract structures, support a major billing migration initiative, and contribute to the overall financial integrity of multiple legal entities.

We can facilitate w2 and corp-to-corp consultants. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $40.00 w2

On-site in Pittsburgh, PA

Responsibilities:

• Deliver compliant financial processes and timely reporting across month, quarter, and year-end cycles.

• Process complex financial transactions and analyze exceptions.

• Prepare and post journal entries for complex general ledger accounts.

• Reconcile general ledger activity to validate trial balance completeness and accuracy.

• Support recurring and one-time transactions, including accruals, intercompany, and adjustments.

• Perform advanced account and financial data reconciliations.

• Document detailed processes for complex reconciliations, accruals, and allocations.

• Apply technical accounting guidance to one-time events and new recurring transactions.

• Support ERP and R2R tool implementation activities.

• Assist audits, ad hoc requests, and special projects.

• Contribute to standardization of end-state global, regional, and country-specific R2R processes.

• Capture performance metrics at functional, team, and individual levels.

• Participate in rotating assignments across service centers, business lines, legal entities, and geographies.

Experience Requirements:

• Experience across the full accounting cycle from transaction through consolidation, close, and financial reporting.

• Accounting experience in financial services preferred.

• Public accounting experience in the United States preferred.

• Proficiency with accounting applications such as PeopleSoft.

• Experience with direct customer contact and responding to business inquiries.

• Strong written and oral communication skills in English.

Education Requirements:

Bachelor's degree, preferably in accounting or finance, or equivalent work experience.

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Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.

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About Eliassen Group:

Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations reach further and achieve more through our technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions. For nearly 40 years, we have combined exceptional people, deep domain expertise, and intelligent capabilities to expand our clients' capacity and accelerate meaningful outcomes. We are driven by a purpose to positively impact the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities we serve.

Eliassen is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and all employment decisions are based on merit, performance, and business needs. Eliassen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender identity or expression, sexual preference or orientation, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), marital status, creed, religion, physical or mental disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, age, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, prohibited criminal record inquiries of applicants and employees, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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