Senior Accountant

Location

Green Bay Support Office

Full‑Time

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Title:
Senior Accountant

Reports To:

Accounting Assistant Director

The Senior Accountant plays a key role in the integrity, efficiency, and effectiveness of our accounting function. This role requires strong technical accounting expertise paired with a process‑oriented, forward‑thinking mindset. The ideal candidate is collaborative, creative, communicative, and takes ownership of their work to drive continuous improvement across the Accounting team.

Working closely with the Accounting Director, the Senior Accountant will maintain the general ledger, analyze financial data, prepare and interpret financial statements, and contribute to process enhancements that support our business.

• Manage the accounting for real estate and asset leases ensuring compliance with standards such as ASC 842.
• Oversee fixed assets accounting ensuring compliance with GAAP.
• Assist with selection, setup, configuration, testing, and optimization of accounting software.
• Perform accounting for a multiple legal entity business structure including allocations, eliminations, and consolidations.
• Prepare journal entries, reconciliations, and financial schedules for fixed assets, inventory, prepaids, lease accounting, and other balance sheet accounts.
• Maintain accurate and complete general ledger records in accordance with GAAP.
• Ensure all month‑end, quarter‑end, and year‑end deadlines are met.
• Investigate and resolve discrepancies in financial data and proactively recommend corrective actions.
• Demonstrate a high level of ownership and decision‑making, contributing ideas to improve processes, mitigate risk, and support accuracy and timeliness of financial reporting.
• Assist with audit requests and support external auditors through timely and accurate documentation.
• Create and maintain automated accounting processes that increase efficiency and reduce error risk.
• Partner with cross‑functional teams and third‑party providers to design, test, and implement accounting system integrations and process improvements.
• Other duties and projects as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 5–7 years of progressive accounting experience; retail or multi‑unit experience strongly preferred.
• Strong technical knowledge of GAAP, month‑end close processes, and balance sheet account reconciliations.
• Experience with fixed assets, inventory, prepaids, lease accounting, and payroll‑related accruals.
• Creative and process‑minded, with demonstrated ability to improve accounting workflows.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across levels and functions.
• High level of ownership, accountability, and decision‑making.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Experience with Great Plains/Microsoft Dynamics or similar ERP preferred.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced environment and meet deadlines while maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.

The physical demands and work environment described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Ability to stand, walk, sit for extended periods of time.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• Bending, stretching, and occasional lifting of up to 50 lbs. is required.
• Professional presence and proper phone etiquette is required.

The Senior Accountant is a salaried position.

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