Senior Accountant

The Bolton Group; Westfield (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary and Bonus Structure

Job summary

The Bolton Group in Westfield, IN seeks a Senior Financial Accounting Analyst to manage inventory accounting, fixed assets, accruals, payroll accounting, and month-end close, ensuring balance sheet integrity and compliant reporting for North America. This role offers growth toward an Accounting Manager promotion within a multinational, matrixed environment.

Responsibilities include reconciling balances, ensuring accurate expense recognition, and coordinating with HR and external payroll

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• CPA designation (preferred).
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive accounting experience, including exposure to inventory, fixed assets, and close-related activities.
• Strong understanding of IFRS-based accounting.
• Experience supporting month-end and year-end close processes.
• Proficiency in ERP systems and strong Excel skills.
• Knowledge of or experience with Power BI is a plus, particularly for reconciliations, reporting, or close monitoring.
• Experience supporting audit requests related to inventory, fixed assets, or payroll accounting.
• Exposure to multinational or matrixed organizations.
• Experience in industrial, manufacturing, or project-based environments.

Responsibilities

• Perform inventory accounting activities, including valuation, reserves, and reconciliation of inventory-related general ledger accounts.
• Review inventory movements, adjustments, and write-offs to ensure accurate accounting treatment.
• Support inventory-related close activities and provide audit support as required.
• Maintain fixed asset accounting, including capitalization, depreciation, transfers, and retirements.
• Ensure accurate asset master data and compliance with capitalization policies.
• Perform fixed asset reconciliations and support asset-related audit requests.
• Prepare and post monthly accruals and provisions, ensuring appropriate documentation and accounting judgment.
• Perform analysis and reconciliation of accrual and provision balances.
• Post payroll-related journal entries and reconcile payroll accounts in coordination with HR and external payroll providers.
• Ensure accurate and timely expense recognition in line with IFRS and corporate policies.
• Prepare vendor payment run proposals for review and approval by the North America Controller.
• Validate payment accuracy, timing, and completeness prior to execution.
• Support resolution of payment-related issues and reconciliations.
• Support month-end and year-end close activities, ensuring timely and accurate posting of all assigned accounting areas.
• Load and validate month-end financial results into Jungheinrich group reporting systems, ensuring alignment with corporate reporting timelines and requirements.
• Perform reconciliations and variance analysis for assigned balance sheet and P&L accounts.
• Ensure close documentation is complete, accurate, and audit-ready.
• Maintain process documentation and supporting schedules for audit and internal review purposes.
• Support internal and external audit requests related to assigned accounting areas.
• Identify process inefficiencies or control gaps and recommend improvements.
• Perform account and variance analysis to support the Controller’s review and decision-making.
• Support accounting process improvements, standardization, and automation initiatives.
• Utilize analytical and reporting tools, including Power BI, to support insights, reconciliations, and close monitoring where applicable.

Skills

IFRS accounting

Attention to detail

Analytical

Communication skills

Deadline management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

CPA designation (preferred)

Tools

ERP systems

Excel

Power BI

Job description

The Senior Financial Accounting Analyst – Core Accounting & Close is responsible for executing and maintaining key accounting areas outside of Order to Cash (O2C) and Procure to Pay (P2P), including inventory accounting, fixed assets, accruals and provisions, payroll accounting, payment run preparation, and month-end reporting activities. CONSOLIDATIONS EXPERIENCE IS A MUST! TREASURY experience is a MAJOR PLUS! 2-3 days in office role.

Reporting to the North America Controller, this role plays a critical part in ensuring balance sheet integrity, accurate expense recognition, and timely financial close, while supporting regional and group reporting requirements for the North American businesses of Jungheinrich. The role requires strong technical accounting skills, disciplined execution, and the ability to operate effectively in a matrixed, multinational environment. Seeking someone who can be promoted an Accounting Manager.

OVERALL RESPONSIBILITIES

Inventory Accounting

• Perform inventory accounting activities, including valuation, reserves, and reconciliation of inventory-related general ledger accounts.
• Review inventory movements, adjustments, and write-offs to ensure accurate accounting treatment.
• Support inventory-related close activities and provide audit support as required.

Fixed Assets & Capitalization

• Maintain fixed asset accounting, including capitalization, depreciation, transfers, and retirements.
• Ensure accurate asset master data and compliance with capitalization policies.
• Perform fixed asset reconciliations and support asset-related audit requests.

Accruals, Provisions & Payroll Accounting

• Prepare and post monthly accruals and provisions, ensuring appropriate documentation and accounting judgment.
• Perform analysis and reconciliation of accrual and provision balances.
• Post payroll-related journal entries and reconcile payroll accounts in coordination with HR and external payroll providers.
• Ensure accurate and timely expense recognition in line with IFRS and corporate policies.
• Prepare vendor payment run proposals for review and approval by the North America Controller.
• Validate payment accuracy, timing, and completeness prior to execution.
• Support resolution of payment-related issues and reconciliations.
• Support month-end and year-end close activities, ensuring timely and accurate posting of all assigned accounting areas.
• Load and validate month-end financial results into Jungheinrich group reporting systems, ensuring alignment with corporate reporting timelines and requirements.
• Perform reconciliations and variance analysis for assigned balance sheet and P&L accounts.
• Ensure close documentation is complete, accurate, and audit-ready.

Controls, Compliance & Documentation

• Ensure all accounting activities comply with IFRS, corporate accounting policies, and governance standards.
• Maintain process documentation and supporting schedules for audit and internal review purposes.
• Support internal and external audit requests related to assigned accounting areas.
• Identify process inefficiencies or control gaps and recommend improvements.
• Perform account and variance analysis to support the Controller’s review and decision-making.
• Support accounting process improvements, standardization, and automation initiatives.
• Utilize analytical and reporting tools, including Power BI, to support insights, reconciliations, and close monitoring where applicable.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS REQUIREMENTS

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• CPA designation (preferred).
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive accounting experience, including exposure to inventory, fixed assets, and close-related activities.
• Strong understanding of IFRS-based accounting.
• Experience supporting month-end and year-end close processes.
• Proficiency in ERP systems and strong Excel skills.
• Strong attention to detail with disciplined execution.
• Knowledge of or experience with Power BI is a plus, particularly for reconciliations, reporting, or close monitoring.
• Experience supporting audit requests related to inventory, fixed assets, or payroll accounting.
• Exposure to multinational or matrixed organizations.
• Experience in industrial, manufacturing, or project-based environments.

PROFESSIONAL QUALITIES

• Strong technical accounting foundation
• High ownership and accountability mindset
• Analytical and reconciliation-focused skill set
• Ability to manage deadlines and competing priorities
• Clear and effective communication skills

WORK CONDITIONS

• Office-based role in Westfield, IN.
• Standard business hours with increased workload during month-end and year-end close cycles.
• Fast-paced accounting environment with high accuracy and compliance expectations.

Additional Benefits

• Competitive Salary and Bonus Structure