Senior Accountant

Change people’s lives and love what you do! Cochlear is the most recognized brand in hearing health care.

Senior Accountant

Position Spotlight:

• 3 – 5 years experience
• Serve as a subject matter expert for SG&A reporting, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and adherence to reporting deadlines across the organization.                                                                                                    
• Prepare monthly recurring and non-standard journal entries related to SG&A activities.                                                                                                              
• Perform general ledger account reconciliations for prepaid expenses, accruals, and other related balance sheet accounts.                                                                                                        
• Prepare and present monthly actual-vs-forecast analyses to Accounting and Finance leadership.                                                                                                            
• Hybrid work schedule in the Lone Tree, CO location

Change people’s lives and love what you do!  Cochlear is the most recognized brand in hearing health care.

About the role

Cochlear is helping people hear, and be heard, all over the world. Come be a part of our amazing mission! If you know month-end close process and contributes to continuous improvements in financial processes, reporting, and internal controls, this is a fantastic opportunity to join the Accounting team at the global leader in implantable hearing devices! In this role, you will be based in our Americas head office in Lone Tree, CO. This role is hybrid, requiring you to be in the office 3 days per week minimum, with 2 days per week working from home.

Your success in this role is measured by completing accurate and timely SG&A expense reporting, performing detailed reconciliations of related balance sheet accounts, and ensuring the integrity of financial information across the organization . Work collaboratively with internal stakeholders including FP&A, Sales Operations, Marketing, Customer Service, Logistics, P&C, legal and global finance partners to analyze actual results, understand business drivers, and support effective financial decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform general ledger account reconciliations for prepaid expenses, accruals, and other related balance sheet accounts.                                                                                                        
• Prepare and present monthly actual-vs-forecast analyses to Accounting and Finance leadership.                                                                                                            
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to provide ad-hoc reports and analysis to help drive business decisions and understand financial results.                                                                                                                  
• Support the month-end close process, including preparation of financial schedules, account reconciliations, and quarterly/year-end audit work-papers.                                                                                                     
• Perform other ad-hoc analyses, projects, and process-improvement initiatives as needed by the Accounting team.                                                                                                        

Key Requirements

To add value to Cochlear in this role you'll be able to meet and demonstrate the following knowledge, skills and abilities in your application and at interview:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field                                                                                                
• 3–5+ years of relevant accounting experience, preferably in corporate accounting or auditing                                                                                                 
• Or                                                                                               
• Masters degree and 2 or more years of progressive public accounting experience, including financial analysis                                                                                              
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.                                                                                                    
• Proficiency with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, NetSuite) and advanced Excel skills.                                                                                         

Total Rewards

In addition to the opportunity to develop your knowledge and grow professionally, we offer competitive wages and benefits.

• Pay Range in the United States: $85,000 – $95,000 based upon experience, as well as an annual bonus opportunity of 7.5% of base salary. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.
• Benefit package includes medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance as well as 401(K) matching with immediate vesting, Paid Time Off, tuition reimbursement, maternity and paternity leave, Employee Stock Purchase Plan and pet insurance.

Who are we?

Human needs have always been our inspiration, ever since Professor Graeme Clark set out to create the first multi-channel cochlear implant because he saw his father struggle with hearing loss. We always start with people in mind – thinking about their needs.

For this reason, our products, services and support will continue to evolve and improve. We are by our customers’ side through the entire hearing journey, so they can experience a life full of hearing. Our employees tell us that the number one reason they enjoy working for Cochlear is the opportunity to make a difference to people’s lives and working in an organization where they can be part of bringing the mission to life each day.

Physical & Mental Demands

The physical and mental demands described below are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the individual is regularly required to be in a stationary (seated/standing) position; utilize business technology for work product delivery, communicate orally and in writing with others internal or external to the organization, utilize problem solving/critical thinking skills to discern and convey information.  May be asked to occasionally transport/move up to 30 pounds, depending on the position. Specific vision abilities required by this job include ability to adjust focus. The individual is regularly required to utilize comprehension, critical thinking, communication, problem solving, organization reasoning, relating to others and discernment of items such as product specifications, procedures and processes to customers (whether internal or external).  Influence, organization/classification of information and planning are also required.

The work environment is a home/office environment. This is representative of the environment an individual may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job.

Apply now by completing your application form online. Applicants must meet the job specific application criteria to be considered. Visit our careers site at www.cochlear.us/careers to learn more.  

Cochlear Americas is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.  If you require accommodation with completing the online application, please contact us via web or phone at 303-264-2549.

Posting to close: January 23, 2026