Accountant - Senior

Established in 2021,
Independence Pet Holdings is a corporate holding company that manages a diverse and broad portfolio of modern pet health brands and services, including insurance, pet education, lost recovery services, and more throughout North America.

We believe pet insurance is more than a financial product and build solutions to simplify the pet parenting journey and help improve the well-being of pets. As a leading authority in the pet category, we operate with a full stack of resources, capital, and services to support pet parents. Our multi-brand and omni-channel approach includes our own insurance carrier, insurance brands and partner brands.

Pet Partners, a subsidiary of IPH, is an ensemble of seasoned industry experts who are working to strip away all the complexities that don’t add real value to pet insurance coverage. We’re delivering solutions that make it easy for employers to offer this sought-after benefit in a way that’s painless and worry-free – a truly one-of-a-kind approach to pet insurance.

Job Location: Remote

The Senior Accountant will be a key contributor to the integrity, accuracy, and timeliness of the company’s financial statements. This role owns core general ledger activities, including month-end close, journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial analysis. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, thrives in a deadline-driven environment, and brings strong technical accounting knowledge, process discipline, and ERP proficiency.

• General Ledger & Close
• Lead month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes; prepare and review journal entries (accruals, deferrals, reclasses).
• Maintain the GL chart of accounts; ensure proper mapping to financial reporting structures.
• Prepare and review balance sheet account reconciliations (cash, AP, receivables, prepaid, accruals, intercompany, etc.).
• Own trial balance integrity; investigate and resolve variances in a timely manner.
• Perform flux analysis and provide commentary on period-over-period movements.

• Technical Accounting & Compliance
• Ensure accounting transactions comply with US GAAP; document policies and memos as needed.
• Support internal controls over financial reporting; design and perform key controls.
• Assist with complex areas such as leases (ASC 842), revenue recognition (ASC 606), impairment, and consolidations.
• Support external audit requests; prepare PBC schedules and respond to auditor inquiries.

• Operational Accounting
• Oversee intercompany transactions and eliminations; reconcile and settle balances.
• Manage fixed asset lifecycle: capitalization, depreciation, disposals; maintain subledger integrity and roll-forward schedules.
• Partner with AP, FP&A, payroll, transactional accounting functions, and treasury to ensure accurate period cut-off and classification.

• Systems & Process Improvement
• Drive continuous improvement in close timelines, reconciliation quality, and automation.
• Administer or serve as a power user in ERP (Microsoft Dynamics 365); maintain posting rules and controls.
• Use tools like Power BI or advanced Excel to modernize workflows and reporting.
• Document processes and SOPs; train junior staff and cross-functional partners.

• Reporting & Analysis
• Prepare general ledger review analysis packages (balance sheet, P&L, cash flow, key metrics) with insightful commentary.
• Assist in budget/forecast alignment to actuals; support variance analysis and ad hoc projects.
• Support tax and treasury with financial schedules (e.g., interest expense, fixed asset roll-forwards).

Minimum Qualifications

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Experience:
  
  5–8+ years progressive accounting experience with a strong GL focus and month-end close ownership.
• Technical:
  Solid US GAAP knowledge; hands-on with reconciliations, journal entries, and close processes.
• Systems:
  Proficiency with a major ERP (Dynamics preferred) and advanced Excel (pivot tables, lookups, SUMIFS, text-to-columns, Power Query preferred).
• Communication:
  Strong written and verbal skills; ability to present findings to finance leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certification: CPA or progress toward CPA
• Experience with SOX environments and…