Senior Accountant POST NUMBER: 450892
Our client, a well-established consumer goods company, is looking for a Senior Accountant to join their growing accounting team.
Location:
San Francisco, CA. This is a hybrid position requiring 3 days per week onsite.
Job Description:
This position is responsible for month-end close entries for fixed assets, leases, and CAPEX. They use Workday and Tango as their lease management system and would like to find someone who is comfortable working with systems and can help them continue to automate processes.
Responsibilities:
- Supporting monthly, quarterly and year-end financial close process, including account analysis, month-end journal entries, month-end and quarterly financial reporting, and balance sheet reconciliations as assigned.
- Creating and maintaining lease accounting schedule in accordance with ASC842 through Tango Lease Management System.
- Maintain and ensure accuracy and completeness of capital project’s budget and depreciation forecast.
- Collaborate with project manager and business asset accountant to ensure timely close of the capital projects in accordance with the company capitalization policy.
- Assisting with the monthly variance analysis including commentary of actual results vs prior year.
- Timely reporting and escheating unclaimed property to the states.
- Assisting with the preparation and filing of governmental and regulatory census forms.
- Investigating and resolving audit findings, account discrepancies, and issues of non-compliance.
- Initiating operational accounting efficiencies through process improvement and automation.
- Coordinating with the Business Analyst to troubleshoot issues with the ERP system.
- Assisting in various special projects assigned by management.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance with at least 3 years general accounting experience. Experience with Workday Financials or Tango Lease Management System is a plus.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (including creating/maintaining templates, Pivot Tables, V-lookups, X-lookups, Excel nested IF function).
- Experience using ERP systems, preferably Workday Financial Management and Tango Lease Management System.
- Thorough knowledge of U.S. GAAP
- Demonstrate great attention to detail and excellent analytical skills.
- Strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
- Able to work with minimal supervision in a highly collaborative manner to meet required deadlines and perform all necessary tasks
- Strong time management skills with ability to prioritize and work on multiple projects.
- Excellent teamwork and ability to step up to support the team.
Compensation:
Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:
- The individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
- Licensure and certifications;
- Office location and other geographic considerations;
- Other business and organizational needs.
Vaco by Highspring 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.
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Pay Transparency Notice
Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring 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 by Highspring 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.