Senior Accountant

Compensation: To $100K

Job Overview - Senior Accountant - 34165

Our client is seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Senior Accountant to join their Financial Reporting & Consolidation team. This role plays a key part in the preparation of internal and external financial reporting, SEC filings, and the global consolidation process for a publicly traded company.

This position offers significant exposure to the Companys financial reporting processes and senior leadership, with opportunities to take ownership of complex accounting areas and drive process improvements. The ideal candidate brings a strong technical accounting foundation, a proactive mindset, and experience operating in a public company or fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation and review of quarterly and annual SEC filings, including Forms 10-K and 10-Q, ensuring accuracy and compliance with reporting requirements.
• Own the preparation, review, and tie-out of financial statements and footnote disclosures within reporting tools.
• Manage detailed supporting schedules for financial statement disclosures, ensuring completeness, consistency, and accuracy.
• Oversee key aspects of the global consolidation process, including data collection, validation, and reporting across domestic and international entities.
• Review consolidation outputs and investigate variances to ensure integrity of financial data.
• Play a critical role in the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, ensuring timely and accurate reporting.
• Prepare and review complex balance sheet reconciliations for corporate accounts, ensuring proper support and resolution of reconciling items.
• Record and review corporate-level journal entries, including accruals, intercompany activity, and other non-routine transactions.
• Perform detailed account analysis and variance investigations, providing clear insights and recommendations.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls and maintain thorough documentation and audit-ready support.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Controllership, FP&A, Tax, and Treasury teams to support accurate and aligned financial reporting.
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency, automation, and accuracy within reporting and consolidation processes.
• Support system enhancements, reporting tools optimization, and documentation of accounting policies and procedures.
• Assist in audit coordination and serve as a key point of contact for external auditors.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 3-5+ years of relevant accounting experience (public accounting and/or public company experience preferred).
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and financial reporting requirements.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (e.g., pivot tables, lookups, data analysis).
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with SEC reporting and financial statement preparation.
• Familiarity with consolidation systems and ERP platforms.
• CPA license or active progress toward certification.
• Experience with financial reporting tools.

Additional Job Details

• Workplace Policy: #li-Hybrid
• Seniority Level: Associate
• Linked In Poster: #LI-TC1

About our Process

We will notify you if you are selected as a candidate for this role. If not, but you fit our specializations, well consider you for future openings, and encourage you to apply for other Sherpa roles youre qualified for/interested in.

Non-Local Candidates

Please note that you are competing with local candidates who dont require relocation expenses and can start quickly, so let us know if you have plans to move to the area soon.

Candidates for all Sherpa opportunities must be authorized to work in the United States.

Sherpa is an Equal Opportunity Employer.