Senior Accountant

The Client: Our client is one of the Philadelphia area’s fastest-growing companies for the past 10-years. This is a privately held company which has tripled it’s revenue in the past 5-years, and is in the middle of explosive growth. Global manufacturing business with a fantastic corporate culture and excellent benefits. The ownership is expanding their operations and will soon open up a new facility vertically integrating the manufacturing of a key raw material through a joint venture deal. This will greatly reduce their raw material costs and give our client more control over the quality of their materials. Location: Camden County, South Jersey – This position is onsite. Position: Senior Accountant Compensation and Benefits: 85-95K plus bonus Full Suite of Benefits, 401(K) with a Match Summary: The CFO is looking for a career-minded Accountant that wants to be Controller in a short period of time. This is not an opportunity for the candidate that wants to work-from-home and turn-off their computer at 5:00 p.m. We are looking for someone who wants to learn, who wants to be challenged, who wants to obtain the skills and experience needed to be a Controller for a $300-400M complex entity. Responsibilities: Responsible for building standardization and consistency around the monthly financial close and financial reporting process. Ensure the accuracy of the income statement, balance sheet and statement of cash flows. The Senior Accountat will oversee the transactional accounting team ensuring that transactions are hitting the GL correctly for AP, AR and Payroll. Technical Accounting: staying up to date with recent changes to GAAP impacting revenue recognition (ASC 606), lease accounting (ASC 842), and exposure to joint ventures. Train and develop transactional accounting team Work closely with CFO and Corporate Senior Leadership during monthly and quarterly financial review meetings – analyzing financial results, cost drivers, monitoring inventory levels, and budget-to-actual variances. Provide senior management team with flash reports, KPIs, and other financial metrics as requested Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance plus CPA (prefered) MBA (plus) 2-4 years public accounting or corporate accounting experience 1-2 years of experience performing the accounting close and financial reporting process for a for-profit organization Willing to stretch beyond a narrow job description and take ownership of problems through completion. More interested in gaining meaningful experience and making an impact than simply maintaining a comfortable routine. Receptive to coaching, constructive feedback, and increasing levels of responsibility. Demonstrated experience streamlining the financial close processes, ensuring proper controls, and accurate reporting and compliance