Senior Accounting Analyst

Responsibilities: Own and execute the recurring monthly IT project accrual accounting process. Partner with project owners to understand project status, progress, and what work has or has not been completed. Gather and evaluate information needed to accurately support monthly accruals. Understand the underlying accounting treatment and ensure transactions are appropriately supported. Assist with the preparation and support of journal entries and account reconciliations. Track project activity and maintain accurate documentation throughout the monthly close process. Analyze discrepancies, incomplete information, and accounting issues and work with appropriate stakeholders to resolve them. Evaluate the existing process with an eye toward its overall purpose, effectiveness, and accuracy. Identify opportunities to streamline workflows, strengthen controls, and improve the efficiency of the monthly process.

Qualifications: 6+ years of accounting, finance, or related analytical experience. Strong general accounting background with an understanding of accrual accounting. Experience supporting IT project accounting, project accruals, or similar project-based accounting processes is highly preferred. Experience supporting journal entries and account reconciliations. Ability to understand both the execution of an accounting process and the accounting principles behind it. Experience managing recurring monthly processes with minimal oversight. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a process-improvement mindset. Ability to communicate effectively with project owners and cross-functional stakeholders. Strong Microsoft Excel skills.