Senior Accountant

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Opportunity:

An established global manufacturing and technology company is seeking a Senior Accountant to join its growing finance team. This organization offers a collaborative environment, strong leadership, and the opportunity to gain exposure to a global, public-company structure. This role will be responsible for maintaining the integrity of accounting processes, supporting financial reporting, and partnering cross-functionally with operations and leadership teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes including journal entries, accruals, and balance sheet reconciliations
• Manage inventory reserve including reconciliations, adjustments and reporting
• Prepare and analyze financial statements and management reporting packages
• Support external audit processes by preparing schedules and assisting with audit requests
• Assist with budgeting and forecasting processes, including variance analysis
• Ensure compliance with GAAP and internal accounting policies
• Develop and improve accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls
• Partner with cross-functional teams, including operations, to analyze financial data (including inventory)
• Provide technical accounting guidance on complex transactions and reporting matters

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• CPA preferred
• 3-5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including experience at the Senior Accountant level
• Strong knowledge of GAAP and financial reporting
• Experience with month-end close and general ledger accounting
• Experience in a public company or supporting publicly traded clients required
• Exposure to inventory accounting, including reserves and analysis
• Experience working in a global or multi-currency environment is a plus
• Strong Excel skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, etc.)
• Excellent communication and business partnering skills

Preferred Experience:

• Public accounting background
• ERP experience (JDE, Oracle, or similar)
• Multi-Currency (fx) experience
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual's skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's 401(k) retirement plan.

Additional disclaimer:

Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.