Job Description
Job DescriptionSenior AccountantLocation: Harrisburg, PA
Job Type: Full-Time
Why Join This Team?
- Opportunity to make a significant impact within a growing organization.
- Collaborative and supportive work environment.
- Leadership opportunity with mentoring responsibilities.
- Competitive compensation and excellent long-term career potential.
If you're an experienced accounting professional looking to take the next step in your career, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today!
Position OverviewOur client is seeking an experienced Senior Accountant to join their growing finance team. This role is ideal for a detail-oriented accounting professional with strong technical accounting knowledge, leadership skills, and experience managing full-cycle accounting processes. The Senior Accountant will play a key role in financial reporting, month-end close, treasury management, budgeting, and process improvements while supporting the continued growth of the organization.Key Responsibilities
- Manage month-end close activities, including journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and financial reporting.
- Complete monthly balance sheet reconciliations and perform income statement variance analysis.
- Analyze operating expenses and support budgeting and forecasting.
- Oversee treasury activities, including cash flow monitoring and bank reconciliations.
- Ensure compliance with GAAP, revenue recognition, lease accounting, and internal controls.
- Review accounts payable processes, invoice approvals, credit card transactions, and general ledger coding.
- Coordinate quarterly and annual financial statement reporting and work with external auditors.
- Identify accounting issues, investigate discrepancies, and recommend solutions.
- Develop and improve accounting processes through automation and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Mentor and support accounting staff while fostering professional development.
- Assist with additional accounting projects as business needs evolve.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required.
- CPA or Master's degree preferred.
- 7–10 years of progressive full-cycle accounting experience.
- Strong knowledge of GAAP, financial reporting, budgeting, and internal controls.
- Experience with payroll systems and multi-state tax compliance; ADP experience is a plus.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel and financial systems proficiency.
- Excellent analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to prioritize multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.