Senior Accounting Analyst in Bensalem, Pennsylvania

Accounting Analyst

Our client, a growing manufacturing organization in the Philadelphia suburbs, is seeking an experienced Accounting Analyst to join its team.

Core Accounting & Financial Reporting

• Prepare and post journal entries across multiple areas of the business.
• Perform account reconciliations, account analysis, and general ledger maintenance.
• Assist with the monthly close process and preparation of income statements, balance sheets, and other financial reports.
• Support monthly consolidation activities and analyze financial results across the organization.
• Reconcile intercompany balances and transactions.
• Maintain supporting schedules and other documentation used for financial reporting.

Analysis & Business Improvement

• Analyze financial and operational data to identify trends, inefficiencies, cost-saving opportunities, and potential revenue enhancements.
• Prepare sales and management reporting to support leadership decision-making.
• Investigate variances and unusual account activity and communicate findings to the finance team.
• Work with departments throughout the organization to improve processes and strengthen financial visibility.
• Assist with integrating and reconciling financial data from other systems.

Audit, Controls & Special Projects

• Support the annual audit process by preparing schedules, reconciliations, and requested documentation.
• Assist in maintaining and strengthening internal controls, accounting policies, and procedures.
• Participate in special projects and provide analytical support to senior finance leadership.
• Assist with activities such as annual insurance renewals and other corporate finance initiatives.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 3+ years of relevant accounting experience.
• Manufacturing industry experience is strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of general ledger accounting, consolidations, journal entries, reconciliations, and financial statements.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and comfort working with large sets of financial data.
• SAP experience is preferred.