Senior Accountant

What Goes Around Comes Around; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

What Goes Around Comes Around is seeking a Senior Accountant in New Jersey to oversee complex accounting functions and ensure strict GAAP/IFRS compliance. The role supports financial reporting, audits, and the implementation of new accounting processes.

The ideal candidate has 4–6 years of accounting experience, expert Excel skills, and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment while maintaining attention to detail in a collaborative setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance is required.
• 4–6 years of related accounting experience or equivalent.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP and IFRS is essential.
• Experience with month-end close and ASC 842 is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare general ledger entries and review journal entries and reconciliations.
• Lead complex account reconciliations and GL management, including subledgers.
• Analyze financial statements for discrepancies and perform periodic analyses.
• Maintain GAAP-compliant reporting and chart of accounts mastery.
• Prepare workpapers under ASC 842 for leasing and fixed assets.
• Oversee month-end close, including variances, accruals, and reserves.
• Own balance sheet reconciliations (Cash, Prepaids, Accrued Liabilities, Lease Liability).
• Process and analyze sales tax returns and regulatory filings.
• Assist with audits and compile schedules and variances.
• Support monthly, quarterly, and annual management reporting.
• Develop and update accounting processes in new financial system.
• Provide ADHOC analysis and reporting for Accounting & Finance.

Skills

Excel expert

Strong communication

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Time management

US GAAP & IFRS knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

Tools

ERP/Financial systems

ERP implementation experience

Job description

The Senior Accountant role will be responsible for overseeing complex accounting functions, ensuring compliance with accounting standards, and assisting with financial reporting process.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prepare general ledger entries by maintaining records and files, including reviewing journal entries and reconciliations prepared by junior staff.
• Lead complex account reconciliations and general ledger management, including sales and subledger account reconciliations.
• Analyze financial statements for discrepancies by performing periodic analysis of key accounts or expense categories.
• Mastery of company chart of accounts to ensure GAAP compliance of financial reporting.
• Preparation of workpapers for rent based on ASC 842 standards, fixed asset depreciation, prepaid expense amortization.
• Maintain accurate reporting through month end close process: including but not limited to review of variance vs budget to identify missing entries and errors, booking of necessary accruals and/or reserves, and ensuring completeness and accuracy of the month end close process.
• Ownership, maintenance, and reconciliations of balance sheet accounts (Cash, Prepaids, Accrued Liabilities, Lease Liability, etc.)
• Sales tax processing and compliance, including but not limited to filing of monthly sales tax returns, ensuring company compliance with regulatory requirements, analyzing variances, and preparing related journal entries.
• Assist with audit process (financial, bank, sales & use tax), preparing schedules, gathering audit support and investigating variances.
• Assist with the compilation of monthly, quarterly and annual management reporting packages.
• Developing and updating accounting processes within new financial system.
• Support Accounting & Finance teams with ADHOC analysis and reporting.

Required Skills / Experience:

• 4-6 years of related accounting experience
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Expert level skills of Excel
• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance
• Strong technical, problem solving, and analytical skills
• Ability to work in a collaborative culture
• Intermediate level understanding of US GAAP and IFRS
• Experience with financial systems implementation
• Public Accounting/Audit experience preferred
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment with constantly changing demands
• Ability to juggle multiple demands with strong time management skills