Senior Financial Accountant

Senior Financial Accountant
About the Job: Our client, a global leader in the service industry, is seeking a Senior Financial Accountant join their team! In this role, you will be critical to ensuring accurate corporate accounting across acquisitions, investments, and cross sector activity. You will partner closely with Technical Accounting, Financial Reporting & Compliance, other Corporate departments, and Sector Finance. Reporting to the Manager of Financial Accounting, you will focus on off-ledger accounting and support new business acquisitions, leveraging project management skills to drive successful integrations. With strong potential for upward growth, this is a great place to continue your accounting career!

About the Company: Our global Fortune 500 client is a world-class food service provider with a strong presence across the nation. Celebrating 30+ years in North America, this employee-focused company has received honors for diversity and inclusion, innovation, health and wellness, and company culture. CRG has successfully placed over 300 employees within the last 9 years within this organization, known for its continuous growth opportunities, fantastic benefits package, innovative technology, flexible work environment, and collaborative culture.

Location: Charlotte, NC (Airport area) - Hybrid
Hybrid Schedule: Remote Mon, Tue, Fri and Onsite Wed & Thu
Company Benefits & Perks:

• 4 weeks of vacation and sick days
• 12 paid holidays + 3 paid half-day holidays + Floating holiday
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance - multiple plan options!
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
• Life & Disability Insurance
• 401K: 50% potential company match on the $1 up to 6%
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Commuter Benefits & Pet Insurance
• Employee Discounts & Shopping Programs
• Health & Wellness Programs
• Onsite medical clinic, basketball court, and fitness center and other onsite perks!

Responsibilities:

• Lead post acquisition accounting activities including off-ledger reporting, integration support, and financial analysis
• Partner with sector finance to review and record equity method investments
• Coordinate with sector on revenue and expense eliminations for cross sector activity
• Proactively identify and implement process improvements using automation and artificial intelligence to enhance accuracy and efficiency
• Execute month-end close activities, including preparing journal entries
• Ensure balance sheet reconciliations are timely and accurate
• Assist in annual audit by providing requested reports and schedules
• Provide ad-hoc reports as requested by management

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting
• CPA/CPA Candidate (must have 1-2 exams completed)
• Minimum 2+ years of accounting/finance experience (large firm public accounting or company with $3B+ annual revenue HIGHLY preferred)
• Solid understanding of IFRS and US GAAP
• Experience with SOX compliance testing and internal controls preferred
• Equity, M&A, investment experience preferred

Category Code: JN001, JN005
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SeniorityLevel: Mid-Senior Level