Senior Accountant
Job Type
Full-Time Regular
Full-Time Regular
Location
Charlotte NC
Charlotte NC
Years Experience
2 — 5
2 — 5
Salary
$80,000.00 — $95,000.00
$80,000.00 — $95,000.00
Carolina PRG is partnering with a $2B+ Headquarters in the Ballantyne Area that is seeking accounting professionals that can help compliment their culture of collaboration, team work, mentorship, process improvement, and critical thinking. This is a newly created position that was established as a result of corporate services being centralized. This is a highly visible position and supports a Senior Director that leads the charge on the FANTASTIC company culture. He is well-known for his upbeat, outgoing personality, and mentoring leadership qualities.
The Senior Corporate Accountant will play a key role in the Corporate financial monthly accounting close cycle to ensure timely and accurate recording of transactions in accordance with GAAP and the company's accounting policies, including ownership of accounting, analysis, controls, and reporting. This role will assist the Senior Director and Accounting Supervisor in performing the month end close process, preparation of various reports and journal entries, working on ad hoc projects, and analyzing the financial results of the business.
CORE FUNCTIONS
- Participate in all aspects of the month-end close process including completion of journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, variance analysis and financial statements
- Prepare all aspects of the intercompany functions, including the accuracy of intercompany balances and intercompany variances research.
- Maintain and strengthen internal controls over accounting and financial reporting.
- Ensure timely and accurate recording of transactions in accordance with GAAP and company policies.
- Work cross-functionally with other groups to foresee, identify, interpret, and analyze potential accounting risks and issues and recommend practical solutions associated with business transactions.
- Support consolidation of financials through collaboration of inter-company accounting and other processes/ reports.
- Prepare the internal financial reports maintaining the highest quality, reliability, and accuracy; Analyze reports and collaborate with functional leaders to analyze and understand variances.
- Assist efforts to improve close processes, automation projects and process improvement initiatives.
- Assist with the coordination, gathering of support and other necessary tasks to complete the external audit.
- Assist with other projects or duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS
Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or other related degree is required. Master’s degree or CPA is preferred.
- 2-5 years of progressive accounting and or finance experience is required.