Senior Accountant

Senior Accountant

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.

Qualifications:

• 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.