Sr. Accountant

Job Description

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced accounting specialist to support complex financial operations and process improvement initiatives for a long-term contract position in Indianapolis area. This role will focus on resolving transaction issues, strengthening financial accuracy, and improving workflow efficiency across accounting activities tied to sales, refunds, inventory, and reporting. The ideal candidate brings strong experience in general ledger accounting, reconciliations, and month-end close, along with the ability to identify control gaps and recommend practical solutions in a fast-paced business environment.

Responsibilities:

• Investigate sales orders that have not transferred into the financial system, determine the root cause, resolve outstanding issues, and complete accurate posting activities.

• Review refund transactions against open sales records, apply the appropriate accounting treatment, and ensure entries are properly recorded in ERP System.

• Evaluate existing accounting workflows to detect control gaps and recommend process changes that improve compliance, accuracy, and operational consistency.

• Partner with cross-functional teams to address system and process issues affecting sales activity, returns, refunds, inventory movement, receiving, pricing, and reporting.

• Support the correction and cleanup of inaccurate legacy financial records to reduce reporting risk and improve data reliability.

• Prepare and post journal entries, reconcile accounts, and contribute to month-end close activities with a high degree of accuracy and timeliness.

• Perform reconciliations related to bank activity, credit card transactions, payments, and inventory to ensure financial records are complete and balanced.

• Provide analysis and recommendations to accounting leadership regarding process enhancements, operational best practices, and system-related improvements.

• Assist with additional accounting and financial tasks as assigned in support of the broader business unit and controller organization.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field is required.

• At least 5 years of accounting or finance experience, preferably within a distribution, warehouse, or fulfillment environment.

• Strong background in general ledger accounting, journal entries, account reconciliations, and month-end close procedures.

• Experience with inventory accounting, inventory reconciliations, and payment or refund-related transaction review.

• Solid understanding of internal controls, accounting procedures, and process standardization.

• Ability to analyze transaction issues, clean up inaccurate data, and improve financial process efficiency.

• Proficiency in working independently, prioritizing multiple tasks, and communicating effectively with accounting leadership and cross-functional teams.