Senior Accountant : Hybrid Michigan - BS&A

Senior Accountant
                                                                                   
Location: Bath, MI, Hybrid. We expect the Senior Accountant to be in the Bath, MI office 25% to 33%.
Directly Reports to: Controller
FLSA Classification: Exempt

Your Role
The Senior Accountant reports to the Controller and will have a clear path to Accounting Manager. A key player in the finance department, the Senior Accountant is responsible for managing complex accounting tasks, ensuring accuracy in financial reporting, and providing strategic financial insights. Contribute to a broad variety of financial and accounting activities to ensure compliance with generally accepted accounting principles, corporate policies, financial reporting, external audits, and internal control policies and procedures.

Responsibilities and Duties
General Ledge Management:

• Maintain and reconcile general ledger accounts.
  • Record payroll runs and accruals in the general ledger and reconcile related accounts.
• Perform as a key contributor in the month-end and year-end close processes.
  • Prepare journal entries during the financial accounting close process, including revenue recognition, lease accounting, accruals, prepaids, and capitalized software.
  • Ensure all costs are properly recorded via journal entry preparation and review, account reconciliations preparation and review and report preparation. 
  • Ensure revenue is recognized in compliance with GAAP rules.
• Ensure accuracy and completeness of data in the accounting system.

Financial Reporting:

• Prepare and analyze monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
• Prepare accurate and compliant financial statements and reports. 
  • Provide timely insights on financial condition of company. 
  • Monitor and analyze operating results. 
  • Investigate and report on variances.
• Prepare, maintain and analyze key Software as a Service (SaaS) performance metrics.
• Assist in the preparation of the monthly financial package.
• Help to ensure all financial reporting deadlines are met.

Account Reconciliation:

• Prepare regular reconciliations of balance sheet accounts.
  • Reconcile bank statements on a daily basis.
• Resolve discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information.
• Reconcile sub-ledger to general ledger account balances.

Year End Financial Statement Audit:

• Assist with, and help to lead the annual financial statement audit; coordinate with the third party auditors including preparation of the financial statements and footnotes.
• Ensure compliance with GAAP reporting requirements and support the external audit of financial statements, including preparation of audit schedules and responding to auditor questions and requests.
• Assist with the implementation of ASC 606; review new contracts for compliance; and track and report on revenue

Tax and Regulatory Filings:

• Manage and ensure compliance with local, state and federal government reporting requirements and tax filings
  • Prepare and file tax returns and other statutory filings.
  • Stay updated with changes in tax laws and regulations.

Other Responsibilities

• Build personalized and cross-functional relationships with internal stakeholders, collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, and contribute significantly to the accuracy and integrity of our financial processes
• Other responsibilities and duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

Mandatory Requirements

• CPA
• Bachelor's degree
• At least 3 years of experience in the audit function at a public accounting firm; or
• At least 4 years of experience between both public accounting and private industry
  • Experience with a SaaS company backed by institutional investors
    • Four (4) years’ experience as a Senior Accountant (or progressive roles) at a SaaS company backed by institutional investors (i.e., Private Equity or Venture Capital), or
    • Four years’ experience between public accounting firm and audited SaaS companies, preferably a minimum of two (2) years at each.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP and financial regulations.
  • Demonstrated and working knowledge of GAAP
  • Proficiency with technical accounting, including:
    • ASC 606 (Revenue Recognition)
      • SaaS revenue recognition and systems integration
      • Revenue recognition related to customer contracts
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Proficient in software and tools including for:
  • Advanced Excel skills, including VLOOKUP, pivot tables and cell referencing

Preferred

• Advanced degree in Accounting or Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• Certinia ERP

Physical Requirements
Standard office environment
In the Bath, MI office 25% to 33% .

Travel Requirements
Will work out of the Bath, MI office 25% to 33%

 

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