Senior Accountant

Vaco by Highspring invites a Senior Accountant to join the Corporate Accounting team for a global consumer products company. This onsite role in New York offers high visibility across multiple business units and exposure to core financial operations.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the monthly close by drafting journal entries, recording accruals, and managing prepayments, while ensuring timely and accurate financial reflection of activities.
• Execute balance sheet reconciliations and analyze variances to identify underlying drivers and support accurate reporting.
• Handle and analyze large datasets using Excel and ERP platforms, ensuring data integrity and reliable insights for decision making.
• Perform inter-entity allocations across multiple business units and divisions, aligning with corporate allocation methodologies.
• Support fixed asset accounting and capitalization processes, including tracking substantial asset activity and depreciation schedules.
• Collaborate with FP&A and other business units to ensure accurate financial reporting and alignment with strategic goals.
• Assist with external audit requests by compiling schedules and documentation to facilitate a smooth review process.
• Identify opportunities to streamline processes and drive efficiency gains across close, reporting, and data handling workflows.
• Assist in preparing financial statements and internal reports to support management decision making and governance.

Requirements

• 3 to 5+ years of accounting experience, with a preference for corporate accounting or general ledger backgrounds.
• Solid understanding of month-end close procedures and the ability to apply them consistently.
• Experience managing accruals and prepayments within a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency in balance sheet reconciliations and identifying reconciliation drivers.
• Analytical capabilities with the ability to interpret financial data and extract actionable insights.
• Advanced Excel skills, including PivotTables, VLOOKUP, and SUMIFS, with the capacity to handle large datasets efficiently.
• Experience in mid to large size organizations, with a preference for familiarity with complex multi-entity structures.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to operate effectively under deadlines in a fast-paced setting.

Technologies

• Excel
• ERP systems

Location and Compensation

Location: New York, NY (onsite)

Salary: USD 110,000 - 120,000 per year