Senior Corporate Accountant

Carolina PRG has partnered with a local public company seeking a Senior Corporate Accountant to join its Charlotte based corporate accounting team. This individual will support core corporate accounting processes within an environment focused on strengthening controls, improving processes, and enhancing the overall close and reporting function.

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This is a hands-on opportunity for a detail oriented accounting professional who can take ownership of journal entries, account reconciliations, variance analysis, and supporting schedules.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare journal entries, account reconciliations, variance analyses, and supporting schedules for assigned corporate accounting areas.
• Support the monthly and quarterly close process, ensuring assigned responsibilities are completed accurately and within established deadlines.
• Research and explain account fluctuations, unusual activity, and reconciling items, escalating issues to management when appropriate.
• Execute assigned SOX controls related to journal entries, reconciliations, account reviews, and close activities.
• Support ongoing control and process improvement initiatives by strengthening documentation, evidence retention, and consistency of execution.
• Assist with external audit requests and management review support as needed.
• Identify opportunities to improve close procedures, reconciliation templates, journal entry support, and documentation standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• CPA preferred
• 3–5+ years of progressive accounting experience.
• Public accounting and/or public-company corporate accounting experience preferred.
• Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP, journal entries, account reconciliations, and monthly close processes. xhyhwjd
• Experience supporting SOX controls, audit requests, and well documented accounting processes.