Senior Accountant (FP&A) Hybrid

Morrisville, NC - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 4 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The Senior Accountant (FP&A) is a senior expert who is responsible for providing financial and administrative support to the overall organization. He/she performs complex accounting activities in accordance with accounting principles and standards to control the organizations financial resources and ensure that they comply with all relevant regulations laws and reporting requirements. Additionally the senior accountant performs margin analytics that play a critical role in advancing the organizations financial planning and analysis capabilities with a strong emphasis on margin performance and strategic forecasting / budgeting. This position will assist in developing and preparing management reports along with enforcing the Ascom accounting and business policies and working cross-functional with internal teams to ensure the integrity and accuracy of data. This is a hybrid position requiring three days in the Morrisville office.

Key Responsibilities:

Analyze and reconcile key source data against financial information

Create relevant and timely reports on financial data analytics including the monthly flash report key financial metrics and actual departmental spend against budgets/outlook

Track trends and understand key business drivers

Spot errors and suggest ways to improve efficiency and spending. Process improvements and special projects.

Provide value-added commentary and financial analysis to complement the reporting

Participate in financial standards setting forecast processes project costing and revenue recognition

Ensure the integrity of key processes by understanding systems flow of transactions internal controls and recommend efficiency and effectiveness improvements

Prepare financial statements assist with forecasts and budgets according to schedule. Support the month quarter and year-end close processes.

Inventory review reconciliation and provision calculation

Manage tax VAT/CIT returns and tax audits

Cooperate with other departments (HR Billing Procurement) provide inputs and review their outputs

Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls

Ensure compliance with tax laws accounting standards and regulatory requirements.

Identify and drive implementation of areas of improvement within financial procedures automate workflows and streamline reporting

Prepare monthly reporting packages to corporate

Complete ad-hoc financial analyses as needed (e.g. Business case evaluation pricing reviews company metrics etc.)

Technical Skills:

GAAP understanding

Knowledge of financial statements and their components

MS Office proficiency a must

Manage projects like system implementations audit preparations policy updates etc.

Identifying opportunities for automation standardization and simplification of accounting processes

Designing and implementing best practices in financial workflows

Coaching and technical accounting guidance to team members

Practical results oriented team builder with analytical project management and problem-solving skills with attention to detail

Education and experience:

Bachelors degree in accounting or finance

CMA or CPA certification

6 years of financial accounting or FP&A experience

Highly regarded for integrity ethics flexibility teamwork professional excellence and interpersonal skills

Proven experience as a financial controller accounting supervisor chief or senior accountant

Proven track-record of successfully managing stakeholders

Experience with general ledger functions and the month-end/year-end close process

Hands-on experience with accounting software packages