Senior Accountant
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Role Overview
The Senior Accountant is a key contributor to the consolidated financial close, financial reporting, and control environment of global, multi-entity organization.
This role requires advanced analytical skills, hands-on experience with ERP systems, accounting automation and technical accounting expertise.
The role is also responsible for the day-to-day accounting, financial reporting, and compliance coordination of the Group's holding companies, ensuring accurate financial records and adherence to reporting and governance requirements.
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Sr. Accountant
Full Time
Salary Range
- $115,000 To $125,000.00 Annually
Location: This is a hybrid position based at the Company’s San Diego Facility.
- At Lighteum, we pride ourselves on being more than just a place of work. We are a vibrant, innovative team committed to making a difference in the world of medical device components by enhancing the lives of patients worldwide by delivering innovative, high-quality medical components to the MedTech industry.
- Be a part of a team dedicated to playing a role in creating solutions that make a real impact. Your work will contribute to improving lives.
- We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support our associates' well-being. Our health and wellness benefits feature comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance. To promote financial security, we also provide a 401(k) plan with generous company contribution and match, flexible spending accounts, and life and disability insurance. Our paid time off policy is generous, including PTO, sick leave, and paid holidays.
JOB PURPOSE
The Senior Accountant is a key contributor to the consolidated financial close, financial reporting, and control environment of global, multi-entity organization. This role requires advanced analytical skills, hands-on experience with ERP systems, accounting automation and technical accounting expertise. The role is also responsible for the day-to-day accounting, financial reporting, and compliance coordination of the Group's holding companies, ensuring accurate financial records and adherence to reporting and governance requirements.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES
Financial Close & General Ledger
Own key components of the month-end consolidation close process, including the preparation and posting of consolidation journal entries such as intercompany eliminations and consolidation reclassifications, ensuring timely completion, accuracy, and adherence to established close timelines.
Maintain and govern the chart of accounts, ensuring proper financial classification and reporting consistency across entities.
Maintain and govern the chart of accounts, ensuring proper financial classification and reporting consistency across entities.
Manage the complete accounting cycle for holding companies and other non-operating entities, including journal entries, accruals, intercompany activity, and period-end close, including monthly close activities, balance sheet reconciliations, and financial reporting requirements.
Manage the complete accounting cycle for holding companies and other non-operating entities, including journal entries, accruals, intercompany activity, and period-end close, including monthly close activities, balance sheet reconciliations, and financial reporting requirements.
- Ensure holding company ledgers are complete, accurate, and closed in line with the Group’s reporting calendar.
Account Reconciliations & Balance Sheet Integrity
Perform and review consolidated balance sheet reconciliations with full supporting schedules, ensuring timely completion, accuracy, and resolution of reconciling items.
Perform and review consolidated balance sheet reconciliations with full supporting schedules, ensuring timely completion, accuracy, and resolution of reconciling items.
- Investigate reconciling items, aged balances, and unusual transactions.
Holding Company Accounting & Governance
Maintain statutory books, corporate records, and support documentation for holding companies.
Maintain statutory books, corporate records, and support documentation for holding companies.
Record and reconcile investments in subsidiaries, intercompany loans, dividends, capital contributions, management fees, and other equity transactions.
Record and reconcile investments in subsidiaries, intercompany loans, dividends, capital contributions, management fees, and other equity transactions.
Coordinate with Tax, Treasury, Legal, and external service providers on statutory filings, tax compliance, entity governance, and documentation requirements.
Coordinate with Tax, Treasury, Legal, and external service providers on statutory filings, tax compliance, entity governance, and documentation requirements.
- Maintain an entity compliance calendar and proactively escalate overdue filings, unresolved balances, or governance matters.
Process Improvement & Ad Hoc Projects
Identify process improvement opportunities and recommend solutions that improve efficiency, accuracy, and effectiveness of accounting operations.
Identify process improvement opportunities and recommend solutions that improve efficiency, accuracy, and effectiveness of accounting operations.
Maintain standardized month-end close timelines, supporting schedules, and documentation procedures to improve consistency and efficiency.
Maintain standardized month-end close timelines, supporting schedules, and documentation procedures to improve consistency and efficiency.
- Use available ERP functionality, close tools, templates, data analytics, and automation to reduce manual effort, improve accuracy, and shorten cycle times.
Use available ERP functionality, close tools, templates, data analytics, and automation to reduce manual effort, improve accuracy, and shorten cycle times.
Simplify and standardize workflow across entities.
Simplify and standardize workflow across entities.
Prepare and maintain tools, checklists, supporting schedules, and procedural documentation to support consistent execution of accounting activities.
Prepare and maintain tools, checklists, supporting schedules, and procedural documentation to support consistent execution of accounting activities.
- Partner with accounting and cross-functional teams to identify root causes, remove bottlenecks, and implement sustainable process improvements.
Other Duties
- Perform other duties and special projects as assigned to support departmental and organizational objectives.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Close cycle duration and accuracy
Close cycle duration and accuracy
Timely completion of reconciliations
Timely completion of reconciliations
Automation and process efficiency gains
Automation and process efficiency gains
Demonstrated reduction in manual effort, recurring errors, and process bottlenecks
About Lighteum
Private medical-component manufacturer supplying precision nitinol, platinum, and coated components to medical-device OEMs worldwide.
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