Sr. Accountant

Position Title: Sr. Accountant Location: Mt Juliet - Mt. Juliet, TN 37122 Level: Experienced Position Type: Full Time Job Education Level: 4 Year Degree Job Category: Finance Description: Description Are you looking for the right employment opportunity that not only has a great compensation package that is based on skills and experience, but whose work is also meaningful? Join our Finance Team! Who we are Sunrise Medical is committed to improving people's lives by providing innovative, high-quality mobility products and services that exceed customer expectations. Sunrise Medical is a world leader in the development, design, manufacture, and distribution of manual and powered wheelchairs, mobility scooters, and both standard and made-to-order seating and positioning systems. What we offer Excellent health benefits plans, which includes FSA and HSA options Life insurance 401(k) with company match Generous vacation, paid sick time-off and paid holidays Employee Assistance Program Wellness programs and benefits Job Summary The Senior Accountant owns full-cycle accounting for the company's Selling, General & Administrative (SG&A) functions and holds overall balance sheet and P&L responsibility for the Canadian business. This is a hands-on role that pairs technical accounting ownership with active business partnering and team leadership. Working closely with SG&A department owners, the Senior Accountant helps build budgets, explains monthly results, and identifies opportunities to improve performance. This is a high-visibility opportunity to influence how the SG&A functions and the Canadian business are run. The role also leads and develops a team of two Staff Accountants, offering an excellent opportunity to build management experience while delivering accurate, timely, and insightful financial results. Additional responsibilities include lease accounting, non-EBITDA reporting and commentary, and shared administration of the company's travel and expense platform. Principal Job Duties & Responsibilities SG&A Ownership & Business Partnering Own full-cycle accounting for the SG&A functions, including annual budgeting, month-end journal entries, and account reconciliations. Perform monthly variance analysis against budget and forecast, and prepare management reporting with clear, actionable commentary. Partner directly with SG&A department owners to develop budgets, review spending, explain results, and identify opportunities to improve performance. Canadian Business - P&L and Balance Sheet Ownership Hold overall balance sheet and P&L responsibility for the Canadian business, including annual budgeting, month-end journal entries, and account reconciliations. Review the Canadian P&L for accuracy, consistency, and completeness, including variances to the Annual Operating Plan (AOP). Perform customer and product margin analysis and reconcile results to the financial statements. Prepare Intercompany and other foreign exchange (FX) entries and ensure appropriate treatment of currency transactions. Prepare the Canadian AOP and forecast P&L and balance sheet, enter the final AOP into TM1, and respond to inquiries from the corporate team. Present monthly Canadian financial results to the Canadian team during financial reviews. Reconcile and review monthly inventory reporting (stock status, goods-in-transit, and excess & obsolete inventory) and related analysis. Process Canadian capital asset transactions, including capital expenditure request forms and asset disposal/transfer forms. Prepare and distribute sales-sample reporting, monitor spending against the approved AOP, and maintain a physical inventory of Canadian samples. Complete Canadian audit requests, tax return requests, and required local government filings. Lease Accounting & Non-EBITDA Reporting Record and reconcile lease entries in Innervision in accordance with applicable lease accounting standards. Prepare non-EBITDA reporting and commentary, clearly explaining below-the-line and non-operating items. Travel & Expense Administration (Navan) Serve as one of the system administrators for the Navan travel and expense platform, including configuration and maintenance, and act as the primary point of contact for field representatives’ questions. Team Leadership & Development Lead, coach, and develop a team of two Staff Accountants, delegating and expanding their responsibilities over time as they are trained and ramp up: Staff Accountant - bank and intercompany reconciliations, prepaids, and sales & use taxes. Staff Accountant - Canadian accounts payable and cash application. Review the team’s journal entries and reconciliations for accuracy and completeness, and provide ongoing coaching, training, and professional development. General Accounting, Reporting & Controls Prepare additional month-end journal entries and perform balance sheet reconciliations across areas of ownership. Assist with establishing, modifying, documenting, and improving accounting and internal control procedures. Prepare internal and external reports for the monthly financial package and for distribution to Sales, Product Management, and the Corporate Office. Prepare quarterly and annual balance sheet and desktop reviews as required by the corporate team. Develop routine and ad-hoc reporting and provide insight to support the business. Qualifications Required Skills, Knowledge, and Experience BS in Accounting required. CPA preferred. Minimum five years of progressive accounting experience. Prior experience supervising, mentoring, or leading staff strongly preferred. Strong experience with financial statement preparation, variance analysis, and month-end close processes. Manufacturing background with standard costing experience highly preferred. Familiarity with IFRS, intercompany, and foreign exchange transactions preferred. Experience with lease accounting software (e.g., Innervision) preferred. Experience administering or using a travel and expense platform (e.g., Navan) a plus. Advanced Excel knowledge and highly experienced user. Experience with ERP and financial systems such as JD Edwards (JDE), Hyperion Financial Management, and TM1 strongly preferred. Strong interpersonal, communication, and business-partnering skills required. Competencies: Analytical Thinking - Approaching a problem by using a logical, systematic, sequential approach. Forward Thinking - Anticipating the implications and consequences of situations and taking appropriate action to be prepared for contingencies. Fostering Innovation - Demonstrating support for innovation and for organizational changes needed to improve the organization’s effectiveness. Results Orientation - Focusing on the desired end result of one’s own or one’s unit’s work; setting challenging goals, focusing effort on the goals, and meeting or exceeding them. Decisiveness - Making complex decisions in a timely manner. Business Acumen - Acting with insight and intelligence in the areas of commerce and industry. Fostering Teamwork - As a team member, the ability and desire to work cooperatively with others on a team; as a team leader, interest, skill, and success in getting groups to learn to work together cooperatively. Attention to Communication - Ensuring that information is passed on to others who should be kept informed. Flexibility - Openness to different and new ways of doing things; willingness to modify one’s preferred way of doing things. Physical Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among unrelated events). Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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