Senior Accountant

Description: Senior Accountant
Minimum 6 months Potential to extend or convert, depending on business need.
Pay Rate: upto $65/hr
M-F, 8-5. End of Quarter (closing) must be in-office every day, but non-closing weeks can be hybrid (WFH) M,W,F and in-office T/Th
Work Location: 1064 Greenwood Blvd-Lake Mary, FL 32746
Blended / Hybrid - Hybrid - 2 days onsite and 3 days WFH, fully onsite during close


Job Duties:


Most important responsibilities and % of time:
• Intercompany accounting and reconciliations across 29 entities
• Month-end and quarter-end close execution and review
• Team coordination, review, and close management
• Project work related to acquisition integration and systems cleanup


Experience / soft skills - must have vs nice to have:


Must Have:
• Proven ability to hit the ground running in complex environments
• Extremely detail oriented with high volume journal entry experience
• Directive leadership style with clear expectations and follow through
• Comfortable working under tight deadlines with no room for delay
• Lead accounting experience
• Inter company accounting experience
• Multi-entity and consolidation experience - support the consolidation of 28 entities' books into one w 3 being on a different ERP system than the rest
• Good leadership skills
• Cost accounting background
• SAP
• Advanced Excel


Nice to Have:
• Prior experience supporting finance transformation or post acquisition integration
• Lease accounting experience and with systems such as Costar
• FCCS/HFM (EHFM)


Industry experience required: Yes, must have cost-accounting experience and in a global and multi-entity environment.


Company culture:
Highly professional, detail-driven, fast-paced, and deadline-oriented. Accuracy and accountability are critical.


Personality, dynamic and makeup of team and manager:
The role oversees two senior accountants. The team is experienced but requires a hands-on, directive manager who sets explicit expectations, deadlines, and deliverables. The manager must proactively ask questions, pull information from the team, and closely review work. This is not a hands-off role.


Interview Process: Single Teams interview.


Profile Summary
We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Accountant with deep expertise in intercompany accounting, lease accounting, multicurrency operations, payroll accounting, and global monthend close activities. This role is critical to ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant financial reporting across multiple regions and legal entities.
The ideal candidate is comfortable owning complex accounting areas endtoend, partnering across global finance teams, and supporting audit and reporting requirements in a fastpaced, multinational environment.


Key Responsibilities
Intercompany & Global Accounting
Lead the resolution of historical intercompany issues, including trade intercompany balances, intercompany loans, receivables, investments in subsidiaries, and equity mismatches across trading partners.
Prepare and reconcile monthly and quarterly intercompany recharge entries across global entities.
Investigate and resolve intercompany mismatches to ensure accurate consolidation across AMER, EMEA, and APAC regions.
Confirm and monitor subsidiary investments and intercompany balances, ensuring proper classification and documentation.


MultiCurrency, Payroll & Accruals
Perform foreign currency remeasurement and translation, including P&L and balance sheet variance analysis.
Prepare monthly payrollrelated journal entries across multiple regions, including restructuring charges and payroll reallocations.
Support quarterly estimate calculations for financial reporting and taxrelated purposes.


Fixed Assets & Lease Accounting
Prepare fixed asset roll forwards, depreciation reasonableness analyses, and intangible amortization schedules.
Manage lease accounting activities, including maintaining leases in Costar/Lease Query, preparing ROU asset and lease liability entries, and performing SAPtolease system reconciliations.


Close Management & Reporting
Execute key components of the monthend, quarterend, and yearend close, including journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, and flux analysis.
Provide trial balances, GL, and cost center mappings for consolidation systems (e.g., FCCS / HFM).
Maintain close calendars, manage accounting periods, and actively participate in preclose and close meetings.
Support management reporting and present assigned sections of monthly financial reviews.


Audit, Controls & Compliance
Support internal and external audits, including data gathering, audit selections, walkthroughs, and auditor inquiries.
Participate in SOX control walkthroughs and internal audit readiness activities.
Prepare quarterly and annual compliance deliverables, including support for insurance, statutory, and governance requirements.


Systems, Process & Collaboration
Maintain ERP master data (GL accounts, cost centers) and support system integrations.
Collaborate closely with global accounting teams and shared service partners.
Identify and implement opportunities for process improvement and automation.
Support adhoc projects, training, and crossfunctional initiatives as needed.


Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA or equivalent preferred.
4-7+ years of progressive accounting experience in a multientity, international environment.
Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and internal control requirements.
Handson experience with SAP (FI/CO preferred), consolidation tools (FCCS / HFM), lease accounting systems (Costar/LeaseQuery), and advanced Excel.
Proven ability to manage complex reconciliations, meet tight close deadlines, and operate independently.
Strong communication skills with experience partnering across multiple time zones.


Professional Attributes
Highly analytical, detailoriented, and well organized.
Comfortable owning complex accounting areas with limited supervision.
Calm under pressure and consistently meets deadlines.
High integrity and strong auditready mindset.
Independent problem solver with a strong investigative mindset, able to analyze complex issues, identify root causes, and drive resolutions with minimal direction