The Senior Accountant will assist with the day-to-day operations of the accounting department and maintain accounting records for Sectigo in the general ledger. This position will actively support the accurate and timely submission of the monthly and quarterly closes and ensure the records are updated monthly to produce real time results and provide information to senior management and outside parties. They will prepare profit and loss, balance sheet accounts, group consolidations, general ledger journals, accruals, and prepayments. They will also be managing and controlling the fixed asset register and capital expenditure controls. As well as reviewing and interpreting financial reporting requirements, rules and regulations.
The Senior Accountant will prepare the necessary reconciliations and reports and communicate the progress of the reports with the Controller and CFO.
Responsibilities
Assist with day-to-day operations of accounting department.
Performs general accounting activities, including the preparation, maintenance and reconciliation of ledger accounts and financial statements, such as balance sheets, profit-and-loss statements and capital expenditure schedules.
Prepares, records, analyzes and reports accounting transactions and ensures the integrity of accounting records for completeness, accuracy and compliance with accepted accounting policies and principles.
Provides financial support including forecasting, budgeting and analyzing such as variations from budget, account variance and reconciliation analysis and preparing monthly account analysis and financial closing.
Analyzes and prepares statutory accounts and financial statements and reports.
Drive continuous improvement by reengineering processes and controls & implementing global standards.
Provide information to auditors for annual audits.
Maintain leases and Rent- Deferred Rent and lease commitments (new leasing standard), facilities expense accruals (office supplies, IT, utilities), accrued and prepaid expenses.
Manage fixed assets, capitalized software records and depreciation/amortization.
Prepare monthly account, bank and intercompany reconciliations.
Integration of newly acquired entities.
General Ledger maintenance including inputting of foreign currency rates, closing month and year end modules, reviewing sub-ledger reconciliations.
Support accounting functions in India, Japan, Spain, UK and Canada.
Ad-hoc requests and projects for detailed financial information and ensuring the information is provided accurately and timely.
Investigate and resolve any accounting and reporting issues that arise.
Assist with the application of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) to new transactions.
Establish rapport and build cooperative, respectful working relationships with relevant internal and external parties.
Additional duties and special projects as assigned.
Qualifications
Education
BA/BS in accounting or finance from an accredited college or university required
Experience
Minimum 5 years professional accounting experience
Public Accounting experience preferred (Big 4 or equivalent)
Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 GL software.
CPA preferred
Skills and Abilities
Proficiency in MS Office, with expert MS Excel and MS Word; Microsoft Dynamics 365 GL software.
Must have outstanding work ethic, willing to roll up sleeves work attitude.
Excellent problem-solving, research, and analytical skills and able to adapt to changing priorities and deadlines.
Ability to analyze and interpret financial data and ratios.
Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills with the ability to communicate ideas effectively to and proactively work with other employees of organization.
Deadline driven and detail oriented.
Strong organization skills and time management.
Self-motivated and team player with ability to work independently and collaboratively, as required, in a fast-paced, team environment consisting of internal and external team members.
Excellent planning, organization, attention to detail and time management skills including the ability to support and prioritize multiple projects.
Ability to work in a global and fast-growing environment.
Strong knowledge and understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
Supervisory Responsibilities
None