Senior Accountant
Job in
Darien, Fairfield County, Connecticut, 06820, USA
Listed on 2026-03-09
Listing for:
Thomas Byrne Associates
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-03-09
Job specializations:
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Finance & Banking
Financial Reporting, Accounting Manager, Accounting & Finance -
Accounting
Financial Reporting, Senior Accountant, Accounting Manager, Accounting & Finance
Job Description & How to Apply Below
- Submit a cover letter explaining why you are the right person, and provide more about yourself. Send cover letters to
- Applicants with cover letters and all information will be processed first.
About the Role
The Senior Accountant will be a key contributor to the integrity, accuracy, and timeliness of the company’s financial statements. This role owns core general ledger activities, including month-end close, journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial analysis. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, thrives in a deadline-driven environment, and brings strong technical accounting knowledge, process discipline, and ERP proficiency.
General Ledger & Close- Lead month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes; prepare and review journal entries (accruals, deferrals, reclassifications).
- Maintain the GL chart of accounts; ensure proper mapping to financial reporting structures.
- Prepare and review balance sheet account reconciliations (cash, AP, receivables, prepaid, accruals, intercompany, etc.).
- Own trial balance integrity; investigate and resolve variances.
- Perform flux analysis and provide commentary on period-over-period movements.
- Ensure accounting transactions comply with US GAAP; document policies and memos as needed.
- Support internal controls over financial reporting; design and perform key controls.
- Assist with complex areas such as leases (ASC 842), revenue recognition (ASC 606), impairment, and consolidations.
- Support external audit requests; prepare PBC schedules and respond to auditor inquiries.
- Oversee intercompany transactions and eliminations; reconcile and settle balances.
- Manage fixed asset lifecycle: capitalization, depreciation, disposals; maintain subledger integrity and roll‑forward schedules.
- Partner with AP, FP&A, payroll, transactional accounting functions, and treasury to ensure accurate period cut‑off and classification.
- Drive continuous improvement in close timelines, reconciliation quality, and automation.
- Administer or serve as a power user in ERP (Microsoft Dynamics 365); maintain posting rules and controls.
- Use tools like Power BI or advanced Excel to modernize workflows and reporting.
- Document processes and SOPs; train junior staff and cross‑functional partners.
- Prepare general ledger review analysis packages (balance sheet, P&L, cash flow, key metrics) with insightful commentary.
- Assist in budget/forecast alignment to actuals; support variance analysis and ad hoc projects.
- Support tax and treasury with financial schedules (e.g., interest expense, fixed asset roll‑forwards).
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
- Experience: 5–8+ years progressive accounting experience with a strong GL focus and month‑end close ownership.
- Technical: Solid US GAAP knowledge; hands‑on with reconciliations, journal entries, and close processes.
- Systems: Proficiency with a major ERP (Dynamics preferred) and advanced Excel (pivot tables, lookups, SUMIFS, text‑to‑columns, Power Query preferred).
- Communication: Strong written and verbal skills; ability to present findings to finance leadership.
- Certification: CPA or progress toward CPA
- Experience with SOX environments and internal controls.
- Experience with Power BI, SQL, or Power Query for data wrangling.
- Industry experience in Insurance environments.
- Exposure to ASC 842, ASC 606, and multi‑currency consolidations.
Position Requirements
10+ Years
work experience
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