Senior Accountant

job summary:
This is a Direct Hire opening with one of the areas premier global companies. This organization continues to expand and looking to add a knowledgeable and self motivated accounting professional to their team. This is an ideal opportunity for someone looking to transition out of public accounting into a hands on and wide ranging corporate finance role. Or, someone looking to build off their prior experiences in public companies.

 
location: Woburn, Massachusetts
job type: Permanent
salary: $75,000 - 85,000 per year
work hours: 9 to 5
education: Bachelor's degree
experience: 2 Years
 
responsibilities:
The Senior Accountant will be responsible for the timely and accurate accounting of assigned entities. The Senior Accountant will be responsible for a wide range of areas including reconciliations, GL maintenance, revenue rec, fiscal close, preparing financials, coordinating audits as well as improving controls and streamlining policies and procedures.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Responsible for assisting in the timely and accurate preparation of weekly and monthly accounting and financial reporting for all entities
2. Perform month end close duties and analysis
3. Responsible for inter-company relationships
4. Assist with preparing financial reports
5. Strengthen, streamline accounting policies, procedures on global scale
6. Provide financial statement analysis; variance analysis for senior management
7. Perform Balance Sheet Reconciliations
8. Responsible for P&L analysis for actuals compared to budget and forecast
9. Review staff accountant's work.
10. Coordinate with external auditors

 
qualifications:
REQUIREMENTS :

The ideal candidate will have

• 4 year degree, and any additional education is desired
• 2+ years of relevant accounting experience
• Prior experience in Public Accounting or Publicly Traded company is strongly desired
• CPA preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to interact with management at all levels are required.
• The ideal candidate will be a highly organized, detail oriented professional, with the ability to handle multiple priorities while adhering to strict deadlines.
• This person will also be self-motivated with the ability to problem solve.
• Excellent computer skills are a must, with knowledge of Excel and ERP systems

 
skills: Account Reconciliation
Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.