Senior Accountant - Consolidations, Reporting & Corporate Accounting

Brobston Group LLC; Whippany (NJ); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Brobston Group LLC is seeking a Senior Accountant to join the Consolidations, Reporting & Corporate Accounting team in Whippany, NJ. The role blends hands-on accounting with coaching responsibilities for junior staff in a hybrid office setting.

The candidate will lead complex journal entries, support global consolidation, and drive process improvements while ensuring accurate US GAAP/IFRS reporting and timely filings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 2+ years public accounting experience or 4+ years progressive private accounting experience.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP and/or IFRS.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel; familiarity with ERP/consolidation systems (HFM, JDE, BlackLine a plus).
• CPA license or pursuit preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to interface with cross-functional and international stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain complex recurring corporate accounting journal entries and balance sheet rollforwards across hedge, pension, equity, and minority interest accounting.
• Serve as primary first-level reviewer for work prepared by Staff Accountant, providing feedback and ensuring accuracy through the monthly close cycle.
• Support the monthly global consolidation process by preparing system submissions and selected chart of accounts reviews.
• Perform monthly account reconciliations and quarterly analytical reviews including intercompany P&L and balance sheet variation analyses.
• Prepare financial statement support, semi-annual management representation letters, and required US and Canadian filings.
• Identify and implement process improvements and automation opportunities for recurring close activities and analytical templates.

Skills

US GAAP

IFRS

Excel

ERP systems

HFM

JDE

BlackLine

Communication

CPA pursuit

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

HFM

JDE

BlackLine

Job description

Summary

The Senior Accountant is a technically focused accounting role on the Consolidations, Reporting & Corporate Accounting team supporting global entity reporting, hedge and pension accounting, equity and minority interest, and selected consolidation tasks. The position combines individual contributor ownership of complex recurring accounting work with first-level review and coaching responsibility for more junior staff. The role follows a hybrid schedule based at the Whippany, NJ corporate office.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain complex recurring corporate accounting journal entries and balance sheet rollforwards across assigned technical areas including hedge, pension, equity, and minority interest accounting.
• Serve as primary first-level reviewer for work prepared by Staff Accountant, providing feedback and ensuring accuracy through the monthly close cycle.
• Support the monthly global consolidation process by preparing system submissions and selected chart of accounts reviews.
• Perform monthly account reconciliations and quarterly analytical reviews including intercompany P&L and balance sheet variation analyses.
• Prepare financial statement support, semi-annual management representation letters, and required US and Canadian filings.
• Identify and implement process improvements and automation opportunities for recurring close activities and analytical templates.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Minimum 2 years public accounting experience or 4+ years progressive private accounting experience.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP and/or IFRS and ability to apply technical accounting standards to complex, recurring areas.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and comfort learning new ERP and consolidation systems; experience with HFM, JDE, or BlackLine is a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced month-end close environment with strong attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to interface with cross-functional and international stakeholders; CPA license or pursuit preferred.