Sr. Accountant
Job Description
Senior Accountant
A client of ours is looking a Senior Accountant for a contract role to support key accounting and financial reporting functions across multiple domestic and international entities. This position will play a critical role in the monthly close process, financial analysis, regulatory compliance, and audit support activities. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment and possess strong technical accounting skills with a commitment to accuracy and continuous improvement.
Responsibilities of Senior Accountant
- Manage day-to-day general ledger activities and support monthly and year-end close processes through the preparation of adjusting journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial analysis.
- Oversee fixed asset and prepaid schedules, ensuring accurate recording of additions, disposals, depreciation, and amortization transactions.
- Process and reconcile payroll-related accounting activity, including wage expenses, accrued liabilities, and cash funding entries.
- Coordinate intercompany accounting functions, including transfer pricing calculations, invoice generation, and account balancing between entities.
- Evaluate lease contracts and apply appropriate accounting treatment in accordance with ASC 842 requirements.
- Monitor and maintain various accrual accounts, including referral programs, partner investment funds, employee travel reimbursements, purchase commitments, and consulting-related expenditures.
- Prepare and file recurring Canadian indirect tax returns, including GST, HST, and PST obligations.
- Review monthly financial results for international subsidiaries, ensuring balance sheet and income statement accounts are complete, accurate, and supported.
- Partner with external auditors by providing supporting schedules, reconciliations, requested documentation, and explanations for period-over-period variances.
- Develop year-end reporting packages that include financial statement analysis, accounts receivable performance metrics, workforce reporting, and compensation trend analysis.
- Identify opportunities to enhance accounting processes, strengthen internal controls, and improve reporting efficiency.
Skills/Qualifications of Senior Accountant
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting required.
- 5+years’ experience in accounting
- Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP principles and corporate accounting practices.
- Knowledge of internal control environments and financial reporting procedures.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including PivotTables, VLOOKUPs, IF statements, and data analysis functions.
- Experience participating in month-end and year-end close activities.
- Ability to prepare and analyze account reconciliations and financial statements.
- Exposure to foreign currency transactions and multicurrency accounting is highly desirable.
- Experience working with NetSuite or similar ERP systems is preferred.
- Proven ability to prioritize workload and consistently meet deadlines.
- Exceptional attention to detail with strong organizational and analytical skills.
- Excellent communication and problem-solving abilities.
- Experience supporting multiple legal entities, subsidiaries, or international operations is a plus..
If you are interested in this or similar Senior Accountant roles, please contact Bernadette Komatick at 484.254.9060 for additional information and reference JO# 03710-0013485807
