Sr. Accountant

Description We are looking for an experienced Sr. Accountant to support key accounting operations for a long-term contract opportunity based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This role will play an important part in maintaining accurate financial records, evaluating account activity, and helping ensure timely and reliable reporting each month. The ideal candidate brings strong knowledge of general ledger accounting, reconciliations, and financial analysis, along with the ability to manage detailed billing and client-related accounting tasks in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities:

• Manage core general ledger activities, including preparing and reviewing journal entries to support accurate financial reporting.
• Perform detailed reconciliations for balance sheet accounts and investigate discrepancies to ensure accounts are properly supported.
• Lead month-end close tasks by coordinating deadlines, validating account activity, and helping deliver complete and accurate results.
• Analyze financial statements and explain fluctuations by identifying trends, unusual balances, and period-over-period variances.
• Support consolidation processes by gathering financial data and ensuring results are aligned across entities and reporting structures.
• Oversee intercompany and client-related account activity, including reconciliation of credit card transactions and other billing components.
• Handle specialized client billing processes with close attention to accuracy, completeness, and timely follow-through.
• Use accounting and reporting tools such as Aggresso, Trams, GlobalWare, TravCom, and Excel to manage data, reporting, and reconciliations. Requirements
• 5+ years of accounting experience, including work in a senior-level accounting capacity.
• Strong background in month-end close, general ledger accounting, and journal entry preparation.
• Hands-on experience completing account reconciliations, including balance sheet and bank reconciliations.
• Proven ability to perform variance analysis and review financial results for accuracy and completeness.
• Familiarity with consolidations, intercompany accounting, and intercompany account reconciliation.
• High level of accuracy, organization, and ability to manage multiple priorities within a deadline-driven environment.

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