Senior Accountant

CFS; South Bend (IN); On-site; USD 75,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

CFS, located in South Bend, IN, is seeking a Senior Accountant to join a collaborative finance team onsite. You will own reconciliations, financial reporting, and month-end activities, driving accuracy and insights for leadership.

The role emphasizes advanced Excel skills, large dataset analysis, and proactive process improvements, with opportunities to develop dashboards and executive-level reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field preferred.
• Experience with bank reconciliations, financial reporting, and general ledger account analysis.
• Advanced Excel skills including pivot tables, data analysis, reporting, and data validation.
• Ability to work with large datasets and independently identify and resolve discrepancies.
• Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and analytical problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Perform and review bank reconciliations by downloading data into Excel and validating information against internal reports.
• Prepare, analyze, and maintain financial statements using Excel, including pivot tables and advanced data organization.
• Apply a strong understanding of debits, credits, and account analysis to support accurate financial reporting.
• Analyze financial data, perform detailed tick and tie procedures, and ensure consistency across multiple reporting sources.
• Develop charts, dashboards, and executive-level reports, including exporting deliverables into PDF format for leadership review.
• Assist with month-end close activities and support ongoing process improvement initiatives.

Skills

Bank reconciliations

Financial reporting

Excel pivot tables

Data analysis

Month-end close

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

Excel

Job description

Position: Senior Accountant

Location: South Bend, IN | 100% Onsite

About The Opportunity For a Senior Accountant

• Join a collaborative finance team supporting critical accounting, financial reporting, and reconciliation functions
• Opportunity to take ownership of complex financial analysis, reporting, and month-end activities
• Play a key role in maintaining financial accuracy and providing meaningful insights to business leadership

Overview Of The Senior Accountant Role

• Perform and review bank reconciliations by downloading data into Excel and validating information against internal reports
• Prepare, analyze, and maintain financial statements using Excel, including pivot tables and advanced data organization
• Apply a strong understanding of debits, credits, and account analysis to support accurate financial reporting
• Analyze financial data, perform detailed "tick and tie" procedures, and ensure consistency across multiple reporting sources
• Develop charts, dashboards, and executive-level reports, including exporting deliverables into PDF format for leadership review
• Assist with month-end close activities and support ongoing process improvement initiatives

Preferred Qualifications For The Senior Accountant Role

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field preferred
• Experience with bank reconciliations, financial reporting, and general ledger account analysis
• Advanced Excel skills including pivot tables, data analysis, reporting, and data validation
• Ability to work with large datasets and independently identify and resolve discrepancies
• Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and analytical problem-solving abilities

Salary

$75,000 – $82,000 annually | 100% onsite