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Senior Accountant
Location
New York
Posted
146 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Senior Accountant
Independence Pet Group
• Lead month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes; prepare and review journal entries (accruals, deferrals, reclasses). • Maintain the GL chart of accounts; ensure proper mapping to financial reporting structures. • Prepare and review balance sheet account reconciliations (cash, AP, receivables, prepaid, accruals, intercompany, etc.). • Own trial balance integrity; investigate and resolve variances in a timely manner. • Perform flux analysis and provide commentary on period-over-period movements. • Ensure accounting transactions comply with US GAAP; document policies and memos as needed. • Support internal controls over financial reporting; design and perform key controls. • Assist with complex areas such as leases (ASC 842), revenue recognition (ASC 606), impairment, and consolidations. • Support external audit requests; prepare PBC schedules and respond to auditor inquiries. • Oversee intercompany transactions and eliminations; reconcile and settle balances. • Manage fixed asset lifecycle: capitalization, depreciation, disposals; maintain subledger integrity and roll-forward schedules. • Partner with AP, FP&A, payroll, transactional accounting functions, and treasury to ensure accurate period cut-off and classification. • Drive continuous improvement in close timelines, reconciliation quality, and automation. • Administer or serve as a power user in ERP (Microsoft Dynamics 365); maintain posting rules and controls. • Use tools like Power BI or advanced Excel to modernize workflows and reporting. • Document processes and SOPs; train junior staff and cross-functional partners. • Prepare general ledger review analysis packages (balance sheet, P&L, cash flow, key metrics) with insightful commentary. • Assist in budget/forecast alignment to actuals; support variance analysis and ad hoc projects. • Support tax and treasury with financial schedules (e.g., interest expense, fixed asset roll-forwards).
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
- 5–8+ years progressive accounting experience with a strong GL focus and month-end close ownership
- Solid US GAAP knowledge; hands-on with reconciliations, journal entries, and close processes
- Proficiency with a major ERP (Dynamics preferred) and advanced Excel (pivot tables, lookups, SUMIFS, text-to-columns, Power Query preferred)
- Strong written and verbal skills; ability to present findings to finance leadership.
- CPA or progress toward CPA (preferred)
- Experience with SOX environments and internal controls (preferred)
- Experience with Power BI, SQL, or Power Query for data wrangling (preferred)
- Industry experience in Insurance environments (preferred)
Benefits
- Comprehensive full medical, dental and vision Insurance
- Basic Life Insurance at no cost to the employee
- Company paid short-term and long-term disability
- 12 weeks of 100% paid Parental Leave
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- Retirement savings plan
- Personal Paid Time Off
- Paid holidays and company-wide Wellness Day off
- Paid time off to volunteer at nonprofit organizations
- Pet friendly office environment
- Commuter Benefits
- Group Pet Insurance
- On the job training and skills development
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
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