Corporate Accounting Lead: GAAP, Close & Controls

Foster McKay; New Jersey; On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Foster McKay in New Jersey is seeking an experienced accounting professional to lead month-end close, prepare journal entries, and manage accruals in accordance with U.S. GAAP and company policy.

You will own balance sheet reconciliations, support internal controls and SOX compliance, collaborate with FP&A, Tax, Legal, and offshore teams, and drive process improvements across the close cycle.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of progressive accounting, financial reporting, audit, or public accounting experience.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, month-end close, reconciliations, financial statement analysis, SOX compliance, and internal controls.

Responsibilities

• Lead purchase order and invoice-related accounting activities, including reviewing accruals, validating supporting documentation, and ensuring transactions follow company policy, and internal-control requirements.
• Prepare, review, and post complex journal entries and monthly accruals for corporate activities, including intercompany, legal reserves, facilities, cash, restructuring, prepaids, and other adjustments.
• Own assigned BlackLine reconciliations, ensuring timely certification, complete support, appropriate review evidence, and resolution of reconciling items.
• Perform balance sheet and P&L variance analysis and prepare explanations for corporate flux reporting and management review.
• Liaise with the offshore team to review journal entries and reconciliation quality, provide accounting guidance, and elevate issues or control gaps.
• Partner with FP&A, Treasury, Tax, Legal, Payroll, and other stakeholders to validate source data and ensure appropriate accounting treatment under U.S. GAAP and company policy.
• Support monthly and quarterly close activities, including close checklists, reporting packages, recurring documentation, and audit support.
• Maintain compliance with internal accounting policies, SOX requirements, and established process controls; identify risks, deficiencies, and remediation opportunities.
• Improve close procedures, reconciliation standards, and recurring accounting processes.
• Support ERP implementation, optimization, and transformation initiatives, including requirements gathering, testing, process design, and post-implementation support.
• Contribute to cross-functional initiatives that improve accounting processes, reporting, internal controls, and operational efficiency.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication

Project management

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance or related field

CPA or CPA-track preferred

Tools

Excel

Job description

Foster McKay in New Jersey is seeking an experienced accounting professional to lead month-end close, prepare journal entries, and manage accruals in accordance with U.S. GAAP and company policy.

You will own balance sheet reconciliations, support internal controls and SOX compliance, collaborate with FP&A, Tax, Legal, and offshore teams, and drive process improvements across the close cycle.