Accountant, Financial Reporting, Financial Analyst

We're partnering with a prominent financial services organization that plays a crucial role in enabling seamless financial operations and strategic growth. This organization is dedicated to maintaining financial integrity and supporting its business units through accurate and insightful financial reporting. They foster an environment where precision, analytical thinking, and collaborative problem-solving are highly valued.

Step into a pivotal role where your expertise will be vital in maintaining the financial health and operational efficiency of a dynamic financial services organization. As a key contributor to the accounting team, you'll be at the forefront of ensuring accuracy, resolving complex discrepancies, and contributing to critical financial reporting processes that drive strategic decisions. Your meticulous attention to detail and analytical prowess will directly impact the organization's ability to deliver reliable financial data to internal stakeholders and external auditors, making you an indispensable part of their success.

• Accurately and timely complete complex monthly reconciliations, including those for various financial product leases and bank accounts associated with securitized portfolios.
• Perform in-depth account analyses and reconcile discrepancies, proactively researching and resolving out‑of‑balance conditions by collaborating with diverse internal groups.
• Ensure accurate and timely completion of daily general ledger to system reconciliations, providing support and assistance to internal teams for accounting problems and issues.
• Assist with month‑end and year‑end close processes, preparing adjusting entries to ensure general ledger accounts accurately reflect system balances.
• Provide insightful analytics for fluctuations in applicable general ledger balances and manage inter‑company billing for various charge backs.
• Complete all required accounting schedules accurately and timely on a monthly and quarterly basis for audit and tax purposes.
• Represent the accounting function in new projects, defining accounting requirements, performing system and user acceptance testing for new programs or changes in accounting standards, and documenting test results.
• Conduct thorough analysis of general ledger accounts during monthly reconciliations to detect potential errors, explain discoveries, and recommend controls to prevent future issues, logging system change requests as needed.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting from a major U.S. university.
• 3-5 years of experience in accounting, with a preference for experience in financing, leasing, or loan accounting.
• 1-2 years of experience utilizing enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and financial management software.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Highly detail-oriented and self-motivated.

• Demonstrated ability to identify and understand out-of-balance conditions to develop effective resolution plans.
• Exceptional analytical skills and strict attention to detail, with a proven ability to spot errors and suggest efficiency improvements.
• Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with various internal associates to ask questions and solve complex problems.
• Strong understanding and adherence to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), applying principles and procedures to diverse transactions.
• Adaptability to changing technology and a keen ability to learn the functionality of new systems quickly.

Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We're about creating an inclusive environment—one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.