Senior Financial Accountant

Senior Financial Accountant

Requirements

• Degree in Accounting.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in accounting, finance, or auditing roles.
• A proven experience of general ledger responsibilities and financial reporting.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including vlookup, pivot tables and power pivot.
• Effective communication skills for preparing, presenting, and liaising with department stakeholders.
• Ability to work collaboratively within finance and across other departments.
• Ability to prepare and analyze financial statements.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Attention to detail with a demonstrated ability to take initiative in research and follow-through.
• Excellent time management skills for meeting multiple projects simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of general ledger accounting functions including but not limited to journal entries, month-end and year-end close processes, annual report preparation, financial reporting accuracy, GL account reconciliations.
• Variance to budget analyses for income statement accounts, international companies, month over month variance analysis for balance sheet accounts.
• Working with Financial Accounting management to analyze and document proper GAAP accounting interpretations.
• Maintaining and updating internal process documentation for accounting procedures and policies that capture how to complete tasks and business purpose for activities.
• Identifying areas for automation, leveraging technology, and bringing innovative ideas and approaches to existing processes.
• Preparation of schedules and supporting data in conjunction with the issuance of annual financial statements and tax filings as requested.
• Preparation of data and schedules for audit requests during interim and year-end audit cycles in support of both external and internal audits.
• Maintaining accurate records of a company’s inventory records, ensuring proper valuation of inventory assets, and analyzing inventory costs by performing tasks like reconciling inventory discrepancies, calculating cost variances, and reporting inventory data to production management, all while adhering to accounting standards and internal controls to guarantee financial accuracy.
• Perform special project, analysis, and ad hoc reporting as needed.
• Provide excellent customer service to internal and external stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Chartered Accountant (CA) designation is highly desirable.
• Experience with Alteryx, Oracle, Hyperion Smartview, BlackLine, Salesforce, Bloomberg Tax and Accounting Leases and Fixed Assets and SAP software.