Senior Lead Accountant

Robert Half · Richmond, United States

Growing financial company based in Richmond is expanding their operations to include a Senior Lead Accountant. Lead Accountant will be part of the corporate team and oversee monthly close, reconciliations and management reporting.

Key responsibilities include:

• Prepare journal entries, account reconciliations, supporting schedules, and account analyses for assigned areas.
• Complete monthly and quarterly close responsibilities accurately and within established deadlines.
• Investigate reconciling items, unusual activity, and accounting or operational issues and recommend resolutions.

• Support accounting system implementations, enhancements, integrations, and reporting automation initiatives.
• Help automate recurring reports, reconciliations, and exception analyses using available finance and data tools.

• Support the preparation and tie-out review of quarterly and annual external filings and internal monthly management reporting packages
• Prepare disclosure support, variance analyses, and analytical reviews of financial results.

• Support the external audit process, including preparation of client-prepared schedules for quarterly reviews, annual audit testing, as well as maintenance of financial reporting process documentation
• Identify control, documentation, or process gaps and communicate practical improvement opportunities to accounting leadership.
• Assist with any remediation efforts and ongoing improvements to accounting, reporting, and system-related controls.

Requirements:

>Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance with 5+ years of public accounting and/ or corporate accounting experience

>Preference for CPA

>Excellent systems and automation experience

>Strong GAAP accounting and reporting background including consolidations experience

>Superior communication skills