Senior Accountant - 19770
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About the Role
We are seeking a Senior Accountant / Junior Controller to become the financial backbone across multiple portfolio companies. This hands-on role involves financial statement preparation, audit coordination, and accounting oversight.
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Responsibilities
- Own monthly, quarterly, and year end financial statement preparation across multiple entities
- Establish and maintain a consistent monthly close process
- Review financial results and identify discrepancies, trends, and areas requiring attention
- Ensure accurate accrual accounting and financial reporting practices
- Prepare management reporting packages and supporting schedules
- Oversee and quality check work completed by individual company bookkeepers
- Review reconciliations, journal entries, classifications, and accounting adjustments
- Resolve outstanding accounting issues
- Drive accounting process improvements and standardization across entities
- Serve as the primary point of contact for external auditors
- Prepare audit schedules, supporting documentation, and PBC requests
- Support budgeting and forecasting processes
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- 5+ years of progressive accounting experience
- Previous experience in a Senior Accountant, Assistant Controller, Finance Manager, or Junior Controller role
- Strong U.S. GAAP knowledge
- Experience preparing financial statements independently
- Experience supporting audits and working directly with auditors
- Strong understanding of month end and year end close processes
- Advanced reconciliation and financial review skills
- Excellent written and verbal English communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple entities simultaneously
Full Job Posting
About The Company
- Our client is a well established family office with over 15 years of experience acquiring and operating lower middle market businesses across the United States and Canada.
- The firm focuses on businesses generating between $1M and $10M in EBITDA and currently owns approximately nine portfolio companies spanning multiple industries.
- This role will initially support three portfolio companies under the leadership of the CEO, with employee populations of approximately 20, 30, and 50 team members respectively.
About The Role
- This is a hands on accounting leadership role designed for a finance professional who can bridge the gap between day to day accounting execution and controller level financial oversight.
- The successful candidate will take ownership of monthly and quarterly financial statement preparation, coordinate accounting activities across multiple companies, oversee external bookkeepers, and become the primary accounting resource for audits, reviews, and financial reporting.
- The client is specifically seeking someone who can remove financial statement preparation and accounting management responsibilities from the CEO.
Key Responsibilities
- Own monthly, quarterly, and year end financial statement preparation across multiple entities.
- Establish and maintain a consistent monthly close process.
- Review financial results and identify discrepancies, trends, and areas requiring attention.
- Ensure accurate accrual accounting and financial reporting practices.
- Prepare management reporting packages and supporting schedules.
- Oversee and quality check work completed by individual company bookkeepers.
- Review reconciliations, journal entries, classifications, and accounting adjustments.
- Resolve 'Ask My Accountant' and other outstanding accounting issues.
- Drive accounting process improvements and standardization across entities.
- Ensure reporting deadlines are consistently met.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for external auditors.
- Prepare audit schedules, supporting documentation, and PBC requests.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
- 5+ years of progressive accounting experience.
- Previous experience in a Senior Accountant, Assistant Controller, Finance Manager, or Junior Controller role.
- Strong U.S. GAAP knowledge.
- Experience preparing financial statements independently.
- Experience supporting audits and working directly with auditors.
- Strong understanding of month end and year end close processes.
- Advanced reconciliation and financial review skills.
- Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.
- Strong attention to detail and problem solving ability.
- Ability to manage multiple entities simultaneously.
Preferred Qualifications
- Big Four experience (Deloitte, EY, PwC, or KPMG) strongly preferred.
- CPA or equivalent professional accounting qualification preferred.
- Experience working with U.S. and/or Canadian companies.
- Experience overseeing accounting staff or bookkeepers.
- Prior experience in multi entity environments.
- Experience with QuickBooks Desktop and Sage 50.
- Exposure to private equity, family office, or multi company structures is highly advantageous.
Technology Stack
- QuickBooks Desktop (U.S.)
- Sage 50 (Canada)
- Remote desktop and on premise accounting environments
- Various audit and reporting tools depending on portfolio company requirements
Ideal Candidate
- The ideal candidate combines the technical strength of a Senior Accountant with the ownership mentality of a Controller.
- They are highly organized, proactive, and capable of independently managing complex accounting responsibilities across multiple businesses.
- Candidates with Big Four training, strong U.S. GAAP expertise, and experience operating within growing multi entity organizations will stand out strongly for this opportunity.
Salary Range
- $2,500 $3,500 per month
Working Hours
- 8AM 5PM EST
- Full time (With flexible bridge hours for partial U.S./Canada overlap)
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