Senior Accountant - Risk Management

Non-negotiable Skills:

- Strong working knowledge of GAAP and core financial accounting principles

- Demonstrated experience in financial risk management, internal controls, and compliance

- Proven ability to prepare and review journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, and supporting documentation

- Experience supporting internal and/or external audits, including walkthroughs and evidence preparation

- Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and judgment skills with high attention to detail

- Ability to own processes end‑to‑end and proactively identify risks or control gaps

- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, lookups) and solid PC skills

- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain accounting and risk matters clearly

- Demonstrated professional integrity, accountability, and sound business ethics

- Ability to provide guidance or review work of peers (informal leadership capability)

Job Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field (required)

- CPA license or CPA track preferred (or equivalent accounting/risk credential)

- Minimum of 4 years of general accounting experience

- Experience with financial controls, risk assessments, or audit support strongly preferred

- Prior experience acting as a lead, reviewer, mentor, or subject‑matter resource is a strong advantage

- Experience working in a deadline‑driven close environment (monthly, quarterly, year‑end)

Job Description:

Financial Accounting & Risk Management

• Identify, assess, and document financial accounting risks and related controls

• Support period, quarter-end, and year-end close activities with a risk and control

focus

• Prepare, review, and analyze journal entries, reconciliations, and supporting

documentation

• Maintain balance sheet account reconciliations, ensuring accuracy,

completeness, and timely resolution of variances

• Ensure compliance with GAAP, internal accounting policies, and financial control

standards

• Research and resolve accounting and control-related issues and discrepancies

Controls, Audit, and Governance

• Support internal and external audit activities, including walkthroughs, evidence

preparation, and remediation tracking

• Assist in documenting processes, controls, and risk assessments

• Monitor adherence to financial policies and escalate potential risks or control gaps

appropriately

• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen controls and

reduce operational risk

Leadership, Ownership, and Development (M1-Readiness Focus)

• Serve as a subject-matter resource for peers and junior team members

• Review work prepared by others and provide coaching and guidance to ensure

quality and compliance

• Support onboarding, training, and knowledge transfer within the team

• Demonstrate ownership of assigned processes and act as a point of contact for

stakeholders

• Partner with supervisors and managers on process improvements and risk

mitigation initiatives

General

• Communicate effectively with Accounting, Audit, and cross-functional partners

• Perform other duties as necessary to support departmental and company

financial objectives