Senior Accountant
stevendouglasCharlotte, NC
Senior Accountant
stevendouglasCharlotte, NC
4 days ago
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Our client, a global organization with operations across multiple countries, is seeking an experienced Senior Accountant for a permanent role. You will support global accounting operations and bring hands on large ERP expertise to releases, testing, reporting, and process improvements. This role is built for long-term ownership of international accounting processes, ERP support, and continuous improvement.
Responsibilities:
- Independently manage month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close for multiple international entities
- Prepare and post complex journal entries, including intercompany, transfer pricing allocations, accruals, FX revaluations, and tax-related entries
- Perform detailed balance sheet reconciliations and resolve reconciling items independently
- Manage intercompany reconciliations across multiple countries and legal entities
- Support external, tax, and internal audits, including supporting schedules and documentation
- Prepare financial analyses, variance explanations, and management reporting for international operations
- Provide hands-on ERP support for releases, upgrades, enhancements, and process changes
- Develop and maintain report layouts, variants, and output formats
- Recommend workflow improvements, standardization, automation, and stronger controls
- Assist with billing, intercompany settlements, cash transfers, and banking activities as needed
- Review payroll-related journal entries or external payroll provider inputs when required (not a primary focus)
- Serve as a key finance contact for auditors, tax advisors, banks, government agencies, IT partners, and internal stakeholders worldwide
- Document accounting processes, controls, testing results, and user procedures
- Support special projects and international initiatives
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, or a related field (required)CPA or equivalent certification (preferred)3+ years of international accounting experience in a multinational environment (preferred)
- Strong hands-on ERP experience (required)
- Experience with GL, AP, AR, Banking, Fixed Assets, Reporting, and finance workflows
- Experience supporting ERP system releases, upgrades, testing cycles, UAT, and defect management
- Experience with multi-currency accounting, FX, intercompany accounting, transfer pricing, and tax-related entries
- Strong experience with international tax compliance, statutory reporting, and external audits
- Experience working with external accounting firms, tax advisors, auditors, and regulators across countries and time zones
- Payroll journal entry review experience is helpful but not required
- Skills and Attributes
- Strong knowledge of US GAAP (required); IFRS and international tax knowledge (VAT/GST, corporate tax) preferred
- Advanced expertise in complex journal entries, reconciliations, intercompany accounting, and financial reporting
- Highly independent self-starter who needs minimal day-to-day supervision
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, research, and documentation skills
- Excellent attention to detail and organization
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and tight deadlines across time zones
- Strong communication skills with Finance, IT, consultants, vendors, and external advisors
- Comfort using emerging AI tools to improve productivity and streamline workflows
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JOB OVERVIEW
Experience level
Senior
Location
Charlotte, NC
Occupation
Accountants and Auditors
Industry
Other Accounting Services
Posted
4 days ago
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