Senior Accountant

A great client at UHY is seeking a Senior Accountant to join their team. The ideal candidate will have a CPA (or working on it), strong Excel / Systems experience, as well as 3+ years of experience in public accounting or public accounting + industry.

The Senior Accountant role is a hybrid position, with 1 day each week being onsite (this is flexible). This is a client direct hire position.

• Apply revenue recognition guidance to product and service sales, including identifying performance obligations, allocating transaction prices, and evaluating principal versus agent considerations.
• Record and reconcile customer deposits related to advance orders and prepayments.
• Reconcile revenue, inventory, cost of sales, and customer order activity for monthly financial reporting.
• Analyze inventory for valuation and impairment in accordance with applicable accounting standards.
• Manage monthly close activities, including journal entries, account reconciliations, inventory roll-forwards, and profitability reporting.
• Partner with FP&A on budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis related to revenue and cost of sales.
• Develop and maintain internal controls and scalable accounting processes to support compliance requirements.
• Support external audits and assist with financial statement disclosures related to revenue and inventory.
• Evaluate the accounting impact of new products, business initiatives, and operational changes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve and streamline the order-to-cash process.
• Participate in ERP implementation projects, including defining accounting requirements, performing user acceptance testing (UAT), and documenting results.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA or CPA candidate preferred.
• 3+ years of accounting experience; public accounting experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of revenue recognition guidance (ASC 606) and related accounting principles.
• Experience with inventory accounting, including cost of sales, reserves, and inventory reconciliations.
• Experience with ERP systems and working with cross-functional teams on system implementations or process improvements.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and strong analytical abilities.
• Experience developing or improving accounting processes in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills.

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