Senior Accountant

Job Description


Senior Accountant | Up to $100K + Bonus Potential | High Growth Company!


Location: Greater Tampa Bay | Hybrid | Local Candidates Only


A highly acquisitive, fast-growing organization is seeking a technically strong Senior Accountant to join a high-caliber accounting team during an exciting and pivotal period of expansion. This role sits within a corporate accounting function led by an exceptional director who brings deep expertise, a collaborative spirit, and a genuine investment in developing her team. The work is intellectually demanding and varied - spanning finance transformation projects, technical research, policy documentation, purchase accounting, and audit support - making it an ideal landing spot for a public accounting professional ready to bring their skills into a dynamic corporate environment. This person will be embedded in the highly acquisitive process from a financial reporting and integration standpoint, gaining exposure that few corporate roles at this level can offer. In addition to transaction-related work, the role contributes to month-end close, external audit support, and IPO readiness initiatives - giving the right candidate a genuinely broad and résum-building experience. The ideal profile is someone with an auditor's mentality - curious, skeptical in the best sense, and always asking whether something looks right and how it could be better. Those coming out of Big 4 or large national firms will find this transition particularly well-suited to their background and trajectory. Successful completion of background, drug, and reference checks required!


Responsibilities:

• Research and document the impact of new and updated accounting standards on the organization
• Draft and maintain internal accounting policies and technical memos as standards evolve
• Support purchase accounting for acquired entities including initial recognition and measurement
• Research complex or non-routine business transactions and document conclusions with precision
• Contribute to month-end close activities including journal entries and account reconciliations
• Support the external audit process by preparing documentation and responding to auditor inquiries
• Participate in SOX readiness initiatives including control documentation and testing support
• Contribute to IPO readiness activities and related financial reporting preparation
• Partner cross-functionally with accounting and other departments during acquisition integration
• Monitor emerging accounting guidance and assess applicability to current business activities
• Identify opportunities to strengthen processes, controls, and documentation across the accounting function

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance required
• CPA certified or actively pursuing - strongly preferred
• 3+ years of experience; Big 4 or large national public accounting firm background strongly preferred
• Strong technical GAAP knowledge; familiarity with revenue recognition and business combination standards a significant plus
• Experience drafting or contributing to technical accounting memos a meaningful differentiator
• Prior exposure to purchase accounting or acquisition integration highly valued
• Analytical and intellectually curious - asks the right questions and challenges assumptions constructively
• Detail-oriented with strong written communication skills for policy and memo documentation
• Comfortable working across departments in a fast-moving, acquisitive environment
• Insurance industry experience not required but valued

Why You'll Love Working Here:

• Work directly alongside a technically exceptional and genuinely collaborative director who invests in her team
• Rare corporate exposure to live M&A activity, purchase accounting, and acquisition integration at this level
• Broad scope touching technical research, readiness, and external audit
• A company in active growth mode where strong performers gain visibility and advance quickly

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