Senior Accountant

Performance Distillation Solutions; Bellefonte (Centre County); Presencial; USD 90.000 - 120.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da vaga

Performance Distillation Solutions (PDS) seeks an experienced Senior Accountant to own the company’s accounting, financial reporting, and day-to-day finance activities, excluding routine AP/AR processing.

Reporting to the CEO with a dotted line to the sister company’s Controller, you will deliver accurate financial reporting, support business decisions, and maintain consistent accounting policies and controls. Willingness to travel to Europe occasional.

Qualificações

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline.
• At least five years of progressive accounting experience with month-end close and financial reporting.
• Experience in multi-site business and multi-entity consolidation.
• Experience with intercompany accounting, elimination entries, and intercompany reconciliation.
• Experience with foreign currency accounting (revaluation, translation, gains/losses).
• Strong US GAAP knowledge and balance sheet accounting.
• Excellent Excel skills and experience with an integrated ERP system.
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines; effective communicator.
• Ability to explain financial results to non-finance colleagues.

Responsabilidades

• Own the monthly, quarterly, and year-end close and timely reporting.
• Maintain the general ledger and prepare journal entries, accruals, prepayments, allocations, and supporting schedules.
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations and investigate discrepancies.
• Prepare financial statements and management reports with budget/forecast comparisons.
• Provide CEO with clear financial analysis on performance, risks, and opportunities.
• Coordinate consolidation across multiple sites and intercompany eliminations.
• Manage cash forecasting, treasury administration, and bank reconciliations.
• Support inventory valuation, costing, and manufacturing variances.
• Coordinate external audits and tax requests.
• Assist with annual strategic planning.

Conhecimentos

US GAAP knowledge

Excel skills

ERP system experience

Intercompany accounting

Foreign currency accounting

Communication skills

Formação

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline

Ferramentas

EPICOR ERP

Descrição da vaga

PDS is seeking an experienced, hands-on Senior Accountant to take ownership of the company’s accounting, financial reporting, and day-to-day finance activities, excluding routine accounts payable and accounts receivable processing.

Reporting directly to the PDS CEO, with a dotted line to the sister company’s Controller, this position will work closely with headquarters to deliver accurate financial reporting, support business decisions, and maintain consistent accounting policies and effective financial controls.

The successful candidate must have experience in a multi-site environment, multi-entity consolidation, intercompany accounting, and foreign currency accounting.

Key responsibilities

• Own the monthly, quarterly, and year-end close, ensuring accurate results and timely reporting.
• Maintain the general ledger and prepare journal entries, accruals, prepayments, allocations, and supporting schedules.
• Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations, investigating and resolving discrepancies promptly.
• Prepare financial statements and management reports, explaining performance against budget, forecast, and prior periods.
• Provide the CEO with clear financial analysis, highlighting business performance, risks, and opportunities.
• Manage accounting across multiple sites and legal entities, maintaining consistent policies and reporting.
• Prepare consolidated financial results, including intercompany reconciliations, elimination entries, and consolidation adjustments.
• Account for foreign currency transactions, revalue monetary balances, and translate foreign entity financial statements where applicable.
• Maintain fixed asset records, depreciation schedules, and capital expenditure reporting.
• Complete bank reconciliations and manage cash forecasting and treasury administration.
• Support inventory valuation, costing, manufacturing variance analysis, and inventory reconciliations.
• Reconcile payroll-related accounts and coordinate with payroll and HR on accounting entries and reporting.
• Coordinate external audit and tax requests, preparing supporting schedules and working with external advisers.
• Coordinate the annual budget and periodic forecasts with the CEO and departmental managers.
• Maintain effective financial controls and improve accounting processes, ERP reporting, and automation.
• Work with AP and AR colleagues to ensure subledgers reconcile to the general ledger and support an accurate close.
• Work closely with the sister company’s Controller on technical accounting, group reporting requirements, financial controls, and consistent accounting practices.
• Work closely with headquarters on financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, cash management, and business analysis, ensuring timely submissions and alignment with group accounting policies and financial controls.
• Assist with annual strategic planning.
• Undertake occasional international travel to visit the subsidiary in Europe.

Required qualifications and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
• At least five years of progressive accounting experience, including ownership of month-end close and financial reporting.
• Experience working in a multi-site business and preparing multi-entity consolidations required.
• Practical experience with intercompany accounting, elimination entries, and reconciliation of intercompany balances.
• Demonstrated experience with foreign currency accounting, including revaluation, translation, and exchange gains and losses.
• Strong working knowledge of US GAAP and balance sheet accounting.
• Strong Excel skills and experience using an integrated ERP system.
• Ability to work independently, manage competing deadlines, and resolve accounting issues.
• Clear communication skills, including the ability to explain financial results to non-finance colleagues.
• Confidence working with senior leadership and balancing local business priorities with group reporting requirements.

Preferred experience

• Manufacturing accounting, including inventory, costing, and production variances.
• Experience improving financial reporting, controls, and accounting processes.
• Experience with EPICOR or a comparable ERP system is strongly desired.

What success looks like

An accurate and timely close, fully reconciled balance sheets, reliable consolidated reporting, and clear visibility into financial performance and cash flow. The successful candidate will provide dependable financial support to the PDS CEO while maintaining strong coordination with the sister company’s Controller and headquarters.