Senior Staff Accountant, Accounting and Reporting

Posted Yesterday
5 Locations
Remote
Senior level
Financial Services
The Role
Lead accounting and reporting activities including evaluating new accounting standards, preparing journal entries and financial analyses, designing controls and mitigating risk, coordinating internal/external reporting and audits, and driving accounting projects like system implementations and process improvements.
Summary Generated by Built In

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Staff Accountant with a CPA designation.  The ideal candidate will have a strong background in accounting, financial reporting, and auditing with a focus on handling complex financial tasks and contributing to key accounting projects. 

Essential Functions

  • Evaluate new accounting standards and perform accounting research on new business transactions to determine appropriate accounting.

  • Participate in the monthly closing of financial statements by recording journal entries and completing detailed analysis of financial statements by identifying trends and variances.

  • Evaluate financial risk and design controls for mitigation.

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Operations, Treasury, and Finance to provide accounting expertise on specific projects.

  • Complete weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual internal and external reporting duties.

  • Assist with external financial statement and bank auditor requests.

  • Lead or participate in special accounting projects, such as system implementations, process improvements and global accounting processes.

Required Education and Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, or Accounting, or commensurate work experience required

  • CPA required

  • 6 years of progressive experience in accounting or 4 years of public accounting experience required

  • Experience with designing and implementing internal controls and risk mitigation; Sarbannes-Oxley experience preferred

  • Excellent reasoning and critical thinking skills

  • Attention to detail and accuracy required

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills required

  • Proficient in the utilization of Microsoft Office Suite

  • Experience working with large sets of data and advanced Excel skills

  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced work environment

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand, walk, visualize, talk, hear, and handle or touch objects or controls. The employee may occasionally lift, push, or pull up to 20 pounds.

This position is an office-based position where you must be able to sit for long periods of time. The employee will be working on a computer 90% of the time.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, or Accounting or commensurate work experience
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
  • 6 years progressive accounting experience or 4 years public accounting experience
  • Experience designing and implementing internal controls and risk mitigation
  • Sarbannes-Oxley (SOX) experience
  • Excellent reasoning and critical thinking skills
  • Attention to detail and accuracy
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
  • Experience with large data sets and advanced Excel skills
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced work environment
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The Company
HQ: Wausau, WI
309 Employees
Year Founded: 1985

What We Do

At Aqua Finance, we help families from coast-to-coast experience life to the fullest by making clean water, home renovations, and the great outdoors more affordable and accessible. With our network of over 5,000 dealers, contractors, and retailers, we deliver flexible and consumer-friendly financing programs so families can bring their dreams to life. By taking a comprehensive approach to how we assess each application, we find more ways to help dealers, contractors, and retailers approve more consumers for financing.

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