Senior Financial Accountant POST NUMBER: 432186
If interested in this opportunity, please apply directly to the Career Opportunities section of the Alamo Group website; found at https://www.alamo-group.com/career-opportunities.
We are seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Senior Accountant to join our Corporate Financial Accounting team. The Senior Accountant will play a critical role in managing and improving our financial processes, ensuring accuracy in financial reporting, and supporting the overall financial health of the organization. This role requires a strong understanding of accounting principles, excellent analytical skills, and the ability to work collaboratively across departments.
Essential Functions Of The Job
Financial Reporting: (1) Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, ensuring compliance with GAAP and company policies, (2) Assist in the preparation of consolidated financial statements for the company and its subsidiaries, (3) Analyze financial data to identify trends, variances, and potential areas for improvement.
General Ledger Management: (1) Maintain and reconcile general ledger accounts, ensuring accuracy and completeness, (2) Lead the month-end and year-end close processes, including journal entries, account reconciliations, and variance analysis, (3) Oversee intercompany transactions and reconciliations.
Audit and Compliance: (1) Coordinate and support internal and external audits, including the preparation of audit schedules and responding to auditor inquiries, (2) Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal financial regulations, (3) Maintain up-to-date knowledge of accounting standards and regulations.
Process Improvement: (1) Identify and implement process improvements to increase efficiency and effectiveness in financial operations, (2) Participate in the development and implementation of new accounting systems and processes.
Cross-Department Collaboration: (1) Work closely with the finance team and other departments to support business initiatives and ensure accurate financial reporting, (2) Provide guidance and mentorship to junior accounting staff, (3) additional duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities
- Strong attention to detail.
- Demonstrated capability to communicate effectively, both verbally, in writing and electronically, with the ability to formulate and deliver ideas and material in a clear and concise manner.
- Ability to build and foster effective business relations with manager and employees.
- Ability to make timely and effective decisions and produce results through effective time management skills.
- The ability to make timely and effective decisions and produce results through planning and the implementation and the evaluation of business processes, metrics, systems, policies, and programs, stressing accountability and continuous improvement.
- Strong analytical skills and computer skills, including mastery of Microsoft Office Suite
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience interacting with internal team members and senior management.
- Ability to adapt to a constantly evolving environment.
- Able to work irregular and/or extended hours including weekends and holidays as needed to meet objectives.
Vaco values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.
EEO Notice
Vaco is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.
Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR@vaco.com .
Vaco also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.
By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.
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Pay Transparency Notice
Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:
- the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
- licensure and certification requirements;
- office location and other geographic considerations;
- other business and organizational needs.
With that said, as required by local law, Vaco believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.