Senior Accountant

Senior Accountant

Location:

Hybrid/Hillsborough, NC

The Senior Accountant is a key member of the corporate accounting team, responsible for the integrity of the general ledger and the accuracy and timeliness of the financial close in a SAP and Flo Qast environment. This role owns significant portions of the monthly, quarterly, and annual close, prepares and reviews journal entries and account reconciliations, and ensures financial results are recorded in accordance with U.S. GAAP and company accounting policies.

Beyond the recurring close, the Senior Accountant is a steward of the company’s internal control environment. This individual maintains SOX-level documentation, supports the design and implementation of internal controls, and serves as a primary liaison with internal and external auditors. The role also leads ad hoc process‑improvement projects — increasingly leveraging automation and AI tools — that streamline and strengthen the financial close, making it an excellent fit for a detail‑oriented, technically strong accountant who enjoys both hands‑on accounting and continuous improvement.

• Own assigned areas of the monthly, quarterly, and annual close within SAP, meeting all close‑calendar deadlines and ensuring the general ledger is complete, accurate, and fully supported before results are finalized
• Prepare, review, and post journal entries in SAP — including accruals, prepaids, allocations, reclassifications, and adjusting entries — each with clear, audit‑ready supporting documentation and appropriate approvals
• Ensure all transactions are recorded in accordance with U.S. GAAP and company accounting policies, researching the correct treatment for new or non‑routine transactions and documenting conclusions
• Analyze general ledger activity for reasonableness, investigate and resolve variances and posting errors, and confirm proper account, cost centre, and entity classification
• Prepare monthly and quarterly results, roll‑forwards, and supporting schedules, and deliver clear fluctuation and variance analysis with well‑reasoned explanations for management
• Maintain and continuously refine the close calendar, task checklists, and Flo Qast close workflows to shorten the close and improve accountability and visibility

• Prepare and review balance sheet account reconciliations in Flo Qast, ensuring every balance is complete, accurate, properly classified, and supported by appropriate documentation
• Research and resolve reconciling items on a timely basis, driving aged and unusual items to resolution and escalating risks with recommended corrective actions
• Ensure sub‑ledgers (e.g., accounts payable, accounts receivable, fixed assets, and inventory) tie to the general ledger, and investigate, explain, and correct any discrepancies
• Establish and enforce reconciliation standards, preparer and reviewer sign‑offs, and supporting evidence within Flo Qast to maintain a consistent, audit‑ready close
• Own the balance sheet review for assigned areas, presenting account analytics and proactively flagging risks, exposures, and required adjustments to management

• Maintain SOX‑level documentation — including process narratives, flowcharts, risk‑and‑control matrices (RCMs), and control evidence — keeping it current as processes and systems evolve
• Identify control gaps and support the design, implementation, and testing of new or enhanced internal controls, including automated and system‑based controls within SAP and Flo Qast
• Support quarterly reviews and the annual audit, proactively anticipating information needs and providing timely, well‑organized responses to auditor inquiries
• Lead the remediation of control deficiencies, developing action plans, implementing sustainable fixes, and tracking corrective actions through to validated completion

The ideal candidate will possess:

• Technical Accounting Expertise: a strong command of U.S. GAAP and hands‑on experience owning a full‑cycle month‑end close, preparing complex journal entries, and…