Senior Accountant

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Brother is a leading provider of home and office equipment, sewing and crafting products, and industrial solutions. With a legacy spanning over 115 years, our brand is renowned for producing award-winning printers, sewing machines, P-touch labelers, and more. Brother International Corporation (BIC) was established in 1954, marking over 70 years of operations in the United States. Our Americas headquarters is located in Bridgewater, New Jersey.

BIC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Brother Industries Limited (BIL), which was founded in 1908 in Nagoya, Japan, and operates in more than 30 countries worldwide. Brother’s Americas presence includes subsidiaries in Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, and Peru.

Why Work at Brother?

Brother has consistently been recognized as a best place to work, reflecting our commitment to fostering a workplace culture aligned with our core values of being inclusive, collaborative, customer-centric, and socially responsible. We value work-life balance and flexibility, and have introduced policies such as our hybrid office schedule, casual dress code, and flexible Fridays. We offer facilitated courses and certificate programs and resources for self-paced learning.

The Senior Accountant is responsible for day-to-day accounting operational activities including the preparation of accounting journal entries, accounting reconciliations, and financial analyses for Brother International Corporation and its subsidiaries. The Senior Accountant challenges the status quo while fostering relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure entries and reconciliations are captured timely and accurately, and provides ad-hoc financial data analysis to support the business and financial analysis within the organization.

This role ensures proper month-end accounting, develops best practices and procedures, assists in financial analysis and reporting, and identifies issues including responding to financial inquiries.

• Accounting Operational
  
  Activities:
  
  Manage the operational accounting activities for the assigned group, providing governance, oversight, and issue identification.
• Supervise and control financial transactions, ensuring accuracy and effectiveness in all accounting tasks.
• Reconcile account balances, maintain the general ledger, and oversee month-end close procedures.
• Ensure all accounting procedures align with IFRS requirements.
• Produce accurate and timely accounting reports.
• Collaborate with internal teams on accounting controls and procedures.

• Financial Analysis:
  Utilize analytical skills and accounting knowledge to analyze financial reports and forecasts.
• Perform variance analyses on a monthly basis comparing actuals to forecast and budget.
• Research, prepare, and present the monthly financial results.

• Process Improvement & Documentation:
  Assist with audit requests, conduct root-cause analyses to identify trends, and lead solution efforts to develop alternatives and cost-saving opportunities; maintain process documentation and explore automation opportunities.
• Build and present ad-hoc reports to support monthly analyses as needed.

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent experience) in Accounting

Experience

• 5+ years of experience solving complex accounting issues with cross-functional teams.
• Experience in a finance team performing day-to-day operational accounting activities.

Software/Technical Skills

• Technical knowledge of GAAP.
• S4 Hana / SEC FP&A - Preferred.

Other Skills, Knowledge, & Abilities

• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Solid mathematical knowledge and strong analytical abilities.
• Self-motivated with ability to meet deadlines and reporting requirements.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Team player with a positive attitude; ability to manage multiple work assignments and prioritize effectively.
• Cross-functional collaboration and alignment with company goals.

This role will be a hybrid role. Subject to business needs, employees may work remotely up to two days per week. Assigned office days…