Senior General Ledger Accountant - MP RPO

JOB SUMMARY: Senior General Ledger (G/L) Accountant

MP's client views the Senior G/L Accountant as a key to the firm's Finance & Accounting (F&A) function. Primarily responsible for leading a team of accounting professionals through timely and accurate deliverables and by creating operational process efficiencies. Tasked with driving employee performance and engagement, continuous improvement, and results, the Sr. G/L Accountant will enhance the financial statement reporting and month-end close processes. The Sr. G/L Accountant reports directly to the Chief Financial Officer in a private equity (PE) backed business.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: Sr. Accountant

• Accurately prepare and review timely financial statements.
• Streamline and oversee the month end close process, significantly reducing the time to close.
• Provide financial information to leadership and the board to facilitate data driven decision making.
• Lead by example, exhibiting the company's core values.
• Work in tandem with broader F&A team to share success, enhance the function, deliver high quality results, and exceptional internal client service.
• Establish merger and acquisition (M&A) accounting integration best practices.
• Review, modify, and oversee the accounts payable (A/P) and accounts receivable (A/R) functions.
• Maintain monthly fixed assets schedules and all capital leases.
• Implement batch and billing audits and reconciliation processes to increase revenue.
• Lead audits and other compliance projects.
• Participate in the interviewing, selecting, and training of new F&A teammates.
• Perform managerial tasks regularly and complete ad hoc projects when necessary.

OUR REQUIREMENTS: Senior Accountant

• Education: Bachelors Degree in Accounting or a relevant field of study.
• Certifications: Active CPA
• Experience: 5+ years of corporate accounting experience including financial reporting required. Public Accounting experience required!
• Skills/Knowledge: Strong understanding and proven application of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) required! Detail oriented. Proficient in MS Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams, and Power Point). Professional and concise communication skills. Federal and tax knowledge. Service focused attitude.

NICE TO HAVE:

• Accounting leadership experience managing a team of varying skillsets
• Experience with M&A Transactions and accounting integrations a plus.
• Previous work with PE investors a plus.
• Various systems application knowledge including Sage, Centage Budgeting Software, etc. a plus.

ABOUT OUR CLIENT:

MP's Client is a growing financial technology retirement plan services company that partners with institutions and financial advisors to design and implement successful retirement plan strategies. They combine innovation and technology with hands on service to make retirement plans easy for their clients including 7,000+ small and mid-sized employers, representing 150,000+ plan participants.

In addition to their headquarters in Waco, Texas, they support a thriving virtual workforce. Their unmatched, value driven environment promotes talent development and career growth with competitive salaries and generous benefits, resulting in people centric employee experience.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Location: Remote within the United States
• Compensation Range: $100,000 - $120,000
• Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, and more!