Senior Accounting Specialist

Job Summary

Under moderate supervision, provides support for month-end closing requirements including fixed assets, intercompany, journal entries, financial reporting and closing requirements. Acts as a liaison between multiple departments to resolve issues or answer inquiries.

• Performs senior accounting functions including monthly account reconciliations, monitoring monthly accruals and preparing journal entries in order to ensure proper reporting financials.
• Maintains and analyzes fixed asset ledger in order to ensure purchases are classified properly and fall within budget.
• Support monthly and quarterly KPI creation and monitoring.
• Lead the annual fixed asset count accordingly.
• Review and approve purchase requisitions for Fixed Asset.
• Ensures internal controls are operating correctly with the goal of zero deficiencies through JSOX auditing.
• Investigates and analyzes accounting and financial related data in order to reconcile and audit information.
• Perform complex fixed asset reconciliation and assists in financial reporting activities in order to ensure proper recording of transactions.
• Assists with process improvement activities including maintaining and implementing internal controls.
• Acts as a liaison between internal departments and other DENSO locations in order to resolve outstanding issues.
• Assist on internal and external audit.
• Performs monthly financial reporting as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills to discuss or transmit primarily factual information to internal and external customers in the normal course of performing duties
• Strong analytical skills to investigate, interpret and reconcile information from several distinct sources in situations where conclusions or resolutions are discernible
• Customer service skills to display a service-oriented attitude in addressing and responding to customer issues
• Intermediate understanding of accounting principles
• Fixed Asset Software (e.g. Sage, Oracle, SAP, etc.)
• Cross functional team member
• Process improvement mindset
• Intermediate system knowledge in Accounting
• Ability to take ownership of financial statements
• Advanced skills in Excel (e.g. Vlookups, sumifs, pivot table, etc.)

• 2+ years of relevant accounting experience
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• Experience working in Automotive or Manufacturing industries preferred
• Experience working at a public accounting firm in an assurance or similar line of practice
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and ERP/Accounting systems (Oracle experience is a plus)

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Drug plans
• 401K with 4% Company Match
• Vacation/PTO and 13 paid Holidays
• Bonus Program
• FSA/HSA and Dependent Care Programs
• Company provided Life, Disability, ADD and Business Travel Insurance
• Various No Cost Wellness & Chronic Condition Management Programs
• Various Optional Insurance programs such as legal, identity theft, critical illness, etc.
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Career Development and Ongoing Training
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Spotlight and Recognition Program
• Volunteer Opportunities
• Onsite Fitness Center (vary by location)
• Cafeteria and food markets (vary by location)
• Onsite Health Clinic and Pharmacy (vary by location)

Annual Salary: $68,000 - $85,000